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Resources about domain names and their associated issues especially with regard to their effect on government.
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- ICANN overview of the new generic top level domains (gTLDs)
- Provides a brief overview of what the new generic top level domains (gTLDs) are and how they will work.
Added: 5 September 2011
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- Domain Names: A-M - Archive
- Resources about domain names and their associated issues especially with regard to their effect on government.
Added: 12 December 2005
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- Domain Names: N-Z - Archive
- Resources about domain names and their associated issues especially with regard to their effect on government.
Added: 12 December 2005
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- Overview of New gTLD Applications
- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) received a total of 1930 applications, after refunds, for new generic top-level domains. 1846 of those are "standard" applications. 84 are designated as "ommunity-based". Of the 1930, 66 have designated themselves as geographic name applications.
Added: 14 June 2012
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- ICANN - April public hearing forum - Responses to Questions/Comments from Public Forum Session - in pdf format (103kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). ICANN, Beijing, April 11, 2013. Questions raised along with the answers provided at the ICANN 2013 April public hearing forum held in Beijing, China.
Added: 13 May 2013;
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- ICANN unsure if gTLDs will make the internet more confusing
- By Michael Lee. ZDNet, May 13, 2013. "Summary: As ICANN begins making its initial approvals of generic top-level domain names, it has admitted that it can't predict whether it will make life easier for users or simply more confusing. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has released its responses to questions raised at its recent April public hearing forum held in Beijing, China, including an admission that it does not know if generic top-level domain names (gTLDs) will make the internet easier to use or just more confusing..."
Added: 13 May 2013;
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- New Registry Agreement, All Good?
- By Stéphane Van Gelder. CircleID, May 3, 2013. "In the run-up to the launch of new gTLDs, ICANN has been negotiating both of its main supplier contracts. The registrar contract (Registrar Accreditation Agreement or RAA) negotiations are now all but complete. A new contract draft has been posted for public comment and it now seems likely that in little over a month, this will become the official new 2013 RAA. The registry contract (Registry Agreement or RA) negotiations have been going on for much less time and really only picked up in earnest after several registries made outspoken, sometimes angry, comments at the way they felt ICANN was handling the negotiations..."
Added: 6 May 2013;
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- 2013 Registry Agreement Posted for Community Review and Comments
- by Cyrus Namazi. ICANN Blog, April 29, 2013. "I am delighted to report that we have now posted a proposed final draft of the New gTLD Registry Agreement. Similar to the proposed 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) that was posted for public comment on 22 April 2013, the ICANN community is now able to review and comment on this final draft before it is approved and adopted. The proposed agreement is the result of several months of negotiations, formal community feedback, and meetings with various stakeholders and communities. Based on the community feedback during the ICANN 46 meeting in Beijing, ICANN and the Registry Agreement Negotiating Team maintained a consistent and swift pace to finalize the negotiations and bring the proposed terms into a final draft form, ready for community review and comment..."
Added: 2 May 2013;
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- Google Wants To Operate .Search As A 'Dotless' Domain, Plans To Open .Cloud, .Blog And .App To Others
- by Frederic Lardinois. Tech Crunch, 11 April 2013. "If it gets it, Google wants to turn .search into a 'dotless domain', the company told ICANN a few days ago. Last year, Google applied to manage the .app, .blog, .cloud and .search generic top-level domain (gTLD) names as part of a major expansion of the domain-name system. ICANN, which is managing this expansion, hasn't awarded any of the gTLDs yet, and the whole program remains controversial. But in May, Google sent a letter to ICANN telling the organization that it would soon provide some specific details about its plans for these top-level domain names. Now, Google has done so through its Charleston Road Registry subsidiary..."
Added: 11 April 2013;
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- Revised Registry Agreement Posted for Review
- by Cyrus Namazi. ICANN Blog, April 1, 2013. "In the interest of transparency and accountability ICANN is providing the latest revision of the previously posted "Revised New gTLD Registry Agreement" for the community's information and review... This revision reflects the inputs and comments received from our stakeholders and other members of the community. We have carefully considered the feedback on the revised Agreement and many suggestions have now been implemented in the new version of the Agreement. Community discussions will continue at ICANN's Public Meetings in Beijing (7-11 April 2013)..."
Added: 5 April 2013;
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- ICANN Publishes 'Changes to Registry Agreement for New gTLDs'
- by Michael Berkens. The Domains, April 2, 2013. "ICANN has just posted the Revised Registry Agreement for Review 'In the interest of transparency and accountability ICANN is providing the latest revision of the previously posted 'Revised New gTLD Registry Agreement' for the community’s information and review.' 'This revision reflects the inputs and comments received from our stakeholders and other members of the community.' 'We have carefully considered the feedback on the revised Agreement and many suggestions have now been implemented in the new version of the Agreement. Community discussions will continue at ICANN's Public Meetings in Beijing (7-11 April 2013).' Here are the Summary of Changes to the Registry Agreement for New gTLD’s:..."
Added: 4 April 2013;
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- In wake of gTLD security criticism, ICANN announces emergency back-up registry operators
- The back-up registries were announced shortly after gTLD rollout security concerns were raised by Verisign and others, by Loek Essers (IDG News Service). Computerworld, 3 April, 2013. "The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has selected three emergency back-end registry operators to guarantee domain names within a new generic top-level domain (gTLD) will resolve in the event of a failure at a new TLD operator, it said on Tuesday. The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), U.S. based Neustar and the U.K. based Nominet were selected, the ICANN said in a news release..."
Added: 4 April 2013;
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- ICANN approves non-Latin 'dot word' domains
- More evaluation results to be announced weekly until August, by Adam Bender. Computerworld, 25 March, 2013. "ICANN published evaluation results of the first 27 new global top-level domains. The top-level domains are 'dot word' domains in the style of .com or .org. They are expected to go live in phases this year. Evaluation results are to be released 30 per week until August this year. The first group approved over the weekend were all non-Latin scripts, written in langauges including Arabic, Chinese and Cyrillic. One of the winning applications translates to .web in Arabic, for example..."
Added: 28 March 2013;
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- gTLDS: Catalyst for Disruptive Innovation
- by Jennifer Wolfe. ClickZ, March 27, 2013. "As the new gTLDs (generic top-level domains) are set to begin launching later this year, perhaps the most profound strategy to be deployed by brands will be tapping into their gTLD as a catalyst for disruptive innovation through enhanced online search and navigation..."
Added: 28 March 2013;
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- Are you ready for the new gTLDs? the Trademark Clearinghouse opens March 26
- Lexology - Fenwick & West LLP - Sally M Abel, Stephen R. Garcia and Mark Jansen, USA, March 22, 2013. "The universe of generic top-level domains (gTLDs), currently limited to about a dozen gTLDs such as .com, .net, and .org, will likely explode later this year, as some of the more than 1000 potential new gTLDs are rolled out, including vanity TLDs, like .amex, .ford, .microsoft, and generic extensions like .store, .cloud, .software. As a brand owner, you need to think about defensively filing for second level domains (SLDs) matching your mark(s) in the industry specific gTLDs you care about, and otherwise need to consider your enforcement strategy..."
Added: 27 March 2013;
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- Trademark Clearinghouse launches to protect brands amid gTLD expansion
- By Jamie Yap. ZDNet, March 26, 2013. "Summary: The new database is aimed at helping companies protect their trademarks with the impending influx of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), but it will not be a silver bullet for conflict resolution. Organizations now have a centralized database to enter their brand trademarks for protection against potential infringement, amid the upcoming expansion of several new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) on the Internet. Officially launched Tuesday, Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) is recognized by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) as the sole database for verified trademarks..."
Added: 27 March 2013;
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- Trademark Clearinghouse
- ICANN, March 26, 2013. "The New generic Top-Level Domain (New gTLD) Program promises to greatly expand the domain name system (DNS). Working with Intellectual Property experts and various community stakeholders, ICANN developed mechanisms that enable trademark holders to protect their rights during the DNS expansion. The Trademark Clearinghouse mechanism functions by authenticating information from rights holders and providing this information to registries and registrars. Benefits of registering a trademark with the Clearinghouse include access to Sunrise registration with new gTLD registries and notification from the Clearinghouse when a domain matching your trademark has been registered..."
Added: 27 March 2013;
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- Initial Evaluation Results Released for First Set of Applications
- ICANN, 22 March 2013. "Today marks a major milestone in the New gTLD Program: Initial Evaluation (IE) results for the first set of new gTLD applications have been released to applicants and the general public. This achievement is the result of many years of policy development and implementation work to bring diversity, competition, and innovation to the Domain Name System. Applicants, along with the greater ICANN community have dedicated countless hours toward reaching this goal. This is not only an important and exciting moment in the New gTLD Program but also in the continuing evolution of the Internet..."
Added: 26 March 2013;
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- Backing Out: Before Withdrawing a New gTLD Application, Consider the Costs
- by FairWinds Partners. GTLD Strategy Blog, February 25, 2013. "... Of course, there is always a cost factor to consider. Withdrawing a gTLD application now, when Initial Evaluation is underway but the first results have not yet been posted, means a refund of 70 percent of the application fee, or $130,000 per application. But at this point in time, when it is clear from the sheer size of the New gTLD Program that new gTLDs will undoubtedly have an impact on the way businesses and consumers use the Internet, but it is not yet clear exactly what that impact will be, it’s worth considering another cost: the opportunity cost of withdrawing..."
Added: 28 February 2013;
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This category last updated: 13 May 2013
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