An unnamed reader points to a story in the Chicago Tribune about another domain-name battle. Quoting the article: "As Chicago wages its battle to host the 2016 Olympics, it also finds itself scrapping over a substantial piece of cyberspace: the domain name of Chicago2016.com. The bid team along with the U.S. Olympic task force are trying to wrest that online address from Stephen Frayne Jr., a 29-year-old MBA student. Frayne snagged it back in 2004, about two years before the bid was launched. ... 'We doubtless see Chicago2016.com as the logical default domain for our site, and we believe having someone else control it is confusing for people seeking instruction about Chicago's bid,' said Patrick Sandusky, a spokeswoman



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