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Domain to Estate of Queen Rocker Freddie Mercury — Tucows Donates

Domain registrar gives domain to estate of Freddie Mercury.

Tucows’ Yummy Names has donated the domain name FreddieMercury.com to the estate of the late lead singer of rock group Queen. An notice on QueenOnline.com reads:

In a recent act of fantastic generosity, domain registrar firm Tucows Inc. secured the domain name FreddieMercury.com and donated it free of charge to Freddie’s estate.

We would openly like to thank Bill Sweetman and his team for their gift and allowing us to have the use of the best domain name for Freddie’s musical legacy.

The domain right now points to www.loveroflifesingerofsongs.com, the site set up to celebrate the CD and DVD of the same name released in 2006. At this site you can also ‘Sponsor A Star’ for Freddie and donate to the Mercury Phoenix Trust.

The domain name was previously owned by a Tucows’ client who let the domain name expire earlier this year.

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