Re: registrar charging $30,000 for "platinum" pre-registration

[Ed Sweeney <ed@sweeney.net.au>]

To Mr Dimayuga and all interested parties I would like to point out that to
set a fixed price of $50 per name is otherwise known as "price fixing".
This is illegal and represents constraint of freedom of trade.  It is also
contrary to the free and competitive registration process which CORE was
formed to bring about.

If the opening of registrations is dealt with in a "round robin" manner
then it is up to the individual registry and interested clients to come to
an agreement regarding not only price but the position of their application
in the registrar's queue.

Some companies will require a service such as this to minimise the risk of
an "opportunist" registering their trademarked name.  Whilst the subject of
value is irrelevant (since interested parties are welcome to apply for
registration elsewhere) we feel this is likely to cost a lot less than a
lengthy legal battle.

Currently we see nothing wrong with offering parties the opportunity to
upgrade their level of service by agreeing to an increased registration
fee.  This is one of the advantages of utilising a "smaller" registry.
Capital Networks has a committment to customer service at the highest
possible level.

Ed Sweeney
Capital Networks Pty Ltd


Arminda Dimayuga wrote:
>
>if you don't believe me, point your browser to http://www.capital.net.au 
>and see for yourself.
>
>$30,000 (US) for "platinum paid pre-registration", meaning that if you 
>give them $30,000 (per domain name), they'll put your application near 
>the beginning of their que.
>
>What do you all think about this kind of practice?
>
>I personally don't think that should be allowed.  I think that every 
>registrar should be required to accept registration and pre-registration 
>applications in a fair manner (i.e., first-come, first-serve), for a 
>competitive price (e.g., $50).
>
>Arminda Dimayuga
>
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