A "landrush" to get .eu domain names

"The Register" tells the fascinating tale of the recent rush to register domain names in Europe, websites that will end in .eu (European Union).

http://www.theregister.com/2006/04/07/eu_domain/

But it didn't go smoothly, say some:

http://www.theregister.com/2006/04/11/eu_bent_parsons/

Crafty business people set up sham companies to make dubious claims to the right to domains such as USA.eu. On the lighter side, there is the story of how a Dutch church narrowly missed the opportunity to bid on sex.eu for the purpose of promoting it "the way God wanted it".

http://www.theregister.com/2005/12/13/church_bid_on_sex/