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Online Giants Concerned Over .eu Naming

Kieren McCarthy writes on the Times Online UK:

Online giants including Amazon and Skype are worried about losing their names in the Internet's new marketplace - .eu domains.

The book retailer has applied no fewer than 22 times through a variety of registration agents for "amazon.eu", with internet phone company Skype applying an impressive 16 times.

Both companies are keen to get their names established before the registry is opened to the public on April 7.

And they have good reason to worry, according to EURid, the company behind the domains. "We will give the domain to the first company that applies with a valid trademark," explained spokesman Patrik Linden.

posted by Fergie @ 3/08/2006 08:28:00 AM