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74,000 .eu Domain Names Suspended, Registrars Accused of Stockpiling

EURid, the organization that administers the .eu top-level domain, has suspended 74,000 domain names after launching a lawsuit against 400 American registrars for "breach of contract". The domains in question were all registered for three UK-based limited companies, Ovidio Ltd, Fausto Ltd and Gabino Ltd. Between them the three companies registered 74,000 names.

According to EURid, the three companies are a front for a "syndicate" of 400 US-based registrars, who stand accused of "warehousing" the domain names registering them speculatively for resale, rather than following a client's request.

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Re: 74,000 .eu Domain Names Suspended, Registrars Accused of Stockpiling Suresh Ramasubramanian  –  Jul 24, 2006 7:55 PM PDT

Fantastic news.  Hope to see more such busts of squatters ..

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