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Originally Posted by Tivo

I think that you guys are over looking the potential of this and the reason it is prolly in place. If you really think about it this can be a very powerful tool, especially to a new business or a startup. A business usually does not just jump into buying a domain they brainstorm and have meetings to decide on what they will use. How would you feel if you were in meetings for a week deciding between 2 or 3 different names and then you come to find out when its all said and done that the name you just wasted 50 hours of your life deciding on is gone and has been hoarded by someone else?

I think this is why NetSol is held so highly by businesses and companies. Honestly i dont like it at all.

Is it ethical? No

Can it be used in an ethical way? Yes

Opinions?

I don't think so. Once a serious set on a name, you grab a bunch of varieties -- at least that's the way I've seen things done. A company I've worked with took 26 domains upon the launch of a single product.

If it's anything original, which I'd assume it is, and it wasn't registered from the beginning of time up until now, who would take the name?

NetSol is used because they've been around a long time and have a lot of credibility. I personally don't think they're a very good organization, and this stunt is just another of example of why I feel that way.