[info] <nettime> What do you think about .art?

[Eugen Leitl]

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 04:24:11PM +0100, Karel Bmlek wrote:
> You cannot have it both ways.
> 
> The domain system will either be centralized with name arbitration and
> without cybersquatting, but with domain ceisures; or decentralized,
> but with rampant cybersquatting.
> 
> I can't imagine how to do decentralized DNS with domain name
> arbitration. You need to have a central power to do this.

How often do you enter the host names? Most people enter
Google into the Google search windows to find, you guessed it,
Google.

There are multiple decentral models to avoid cybersquatting.
Publishing at cost, credits gained by operating name resolution,
using a network of reputation for registries to penalize
flooders, and so on.