ICANN’s plan to open up the domain name space to new top level domains is scheduled to begin January 12, 2012. This long overdue implementation is the result of an open process that began in 2006. It would, in fact, be more realistic to say that the de…
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U.S. lawmakers ask ICANN to delay generic domain plan – Computerworld
IDG News Service – A group of U.S. representatives has asked the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to delay its plan to begin rolling out new generic top-level domains in early 2012. There is “significant uncertainty …
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Online Property Protection and the Public Interest
Proposals to enhance online property protection have received a lot of attention lately. Brand managers, goods manufacturers, and content distributors strenuously argue that current law enforcement mechanisms are inadequate to meet the challenges of to…
Preventing Cross-Border Domain-Name Disputes – Practical Ecommerce
Every ecommerce merchant has a domain name. For U.S. based merchants, it likely ends in a .com, or a .net, or both. But there are over 200 country-specific top-level domains — such as .cn for China, or .co.uk for the United Kingdom. Should a …
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.Jobs foes to ICANN: Hurry up, open up, and get a spine
Coalition calls out ICANN for apparent lack of progress in dealing with Employ Media. The .Jobs Charter Compliance Coalition, a group of job boards opposed to expansion of the .jobs namespace, has sent a letter (pdf) to ICANN’s CEO and Board of Directors asking it to hurry up, open up, and get a spine. Hurry [...]
Porn Tuesday: Colleges, universities ‘not prepared’ for .xxx domains – ZDNet
Summary: Many leading U.S. and UK colleges and universities show lack of preparedness and resilience to the now publicly available .xxx top-level domain name. So, it’s finally here. Porn Tuesday, where the controversial .xxx top-level domains …
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Porn Tuesday: Colleges, universities ‘not prepared’ for .xxx domains – ZDNet
Summary: Many leading U.S. and UK colleges and universities show lack of preparedness and resilience to the now publicly available .xxx top-level domain name. So, it’s finally here. Porn Tuesday, where the controversial .xxx top-level domains …
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