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===Races.com=== | ===Races.com=== | ||
Another controversial domain name was races.com, which was bought for thousands of dollars by MBA student John McLanahan. Network Solutions inadvertently bungled the transfer of races.com and put it on the available list. SportWorld Ltd, a domain name speculator registered the domain name through [[Register.com]], a competing registrar; Network Solutions had no authority to make Register.com return the domain. SportWorld Ltd. | Another controversial domain name was races.com, which was bought for thousands of dollars by MBA student John McLanahan. Network Solutions inadvertently bungled the transfer of races.com and put it on the available list. SportWorld Ltd, a domain name speculator registered the domain name through [[Register.com]], a competing registrar; Network Solutions had no authority to make Register.com return the domain. SportWorld Ltd. advertised races.com for $500,000. John McLanahan suffered the loss of payment and received no compensation, other than an apology from Network Solutions.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1999/12/32974 Races.com]</ref> | ||
==Overcrowding of .Com Domain Space== | ==Overcrowding of .Com Domain Space== | ||