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On April 7, 2006, EURid opened the .eu ccTLD for public registration, known as the [[Landrush Period]]. According to EUrid, there was a strong demand for .eu domain names.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4895206.stm Fast Start for European Net Names]</ref> By June of 2006 .eu registrations reached around 3 million.

On April 7, 2006, EURid opened the .eu ccTLD for public registration, known as the [[Landrush Period]]. According to EUrid, there was a strong demand for .eu domain names.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4895206.stm Fast Start for European Net Names]</ref> By June of 2006 .eu registrations reached around 3 million.

[[Bob Parsons]], Founder and CEO of [[GoDaddy]] openly criticized the Landrush registration process implemented by EUrid and described it as a scam. According to him, some notorious companies found loopholes to the process and took advantage of the system. Parsons explained that some companies' modus operandi was, instead of registering as real active registrars, they created hundreds of new phantom registrars with similar addresses and contact information designed to hijack the .eu landrush giving the notorious companies greater opportunities to register domain names.<ref>

[[Bob Parsons]], Founder and CEO of [[GoDaddy]] openly criticized the Landrush registration process implemented by EUrid and described it as a scam. According to him, some notorious companies found loopholes to the process and took advantage of the system. Parsons explained that some companies' modus operandi was, instead of registering as real active registrars, to create hundreds of new phantom registrars with similar addresses and contact information designed to hijack the .eu landrush giving the notorious companies greater opportunities to register domain names.<ref>

[http://www.bobparsons.me/113/eu-landrush-fiasco-bumbling-registry-allows-europe-own-domain-name-highjacked.html The .EU Landrush Fiasco]</ref>

[http://www.bobparsons.me/113/eu-landrush-fiasco-bumbling-registry-allows-europe-own-domain-name-highjacked.html The .EU Landrush Fiasco]</ref>

EURid Spokesman Patrick Linden denied Parsons allegations and explained that EURid validated the registrars that were accredited to sell .eu domain names.<ref>[http://www.bobparsons.me/115/eurid-denies-eu-landrush-abuse-guys-could-not-spin-top.html EU Denies .eu Landrush Abuse]</ref>

EURid Spokesman Patrick Linden denied Parsons allegations and explained that EURid validated the registrars that were accredited to sell .eu domain names.<ref>[http://www.bobparsons.me/115/eurid-denies-eu-landrush-abuse-guys-could-not-spin-top.html EU Denies .eu Landrush Abuse]</ref>