• homes@piefed.world
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    12 hours ago

    It would cost the Onion $81k a month for the domain

    all things considered, that could be renegotiated with the registrar now that Jones is no longer the owner. It’s no longer worth that as it’s not raking in Jones-level revenue. Sure, it’s still worth a lot, especially with The Onion owning it, but, still, not $81k/mo.

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      10 hours ago

      That $81K/mo isn’t going to the registrar. Its going to the manager of Jone’s debt to be distributed to his creditors, including the families of Sandy Hook.

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        12 hours ago

        oh, my mistake

        The deal calls for The Onion to pay $81,000 a month to license the Infowars.com domain and brand name, which the receiver says will “cover carrying costs to preserve and protect the assets of the receivership estate” until an appeal filed by Jones is decided and the path is cleared for a sale.

        I see, so it’s temporary, although that appeal could take years

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          it is not temporary and it is not permanent. there isn’t ANYTHING yet. they have a wish they brought to a judge and now they wait for what the judge will decide. if the judge decides to their liking, then it will be temporary…