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Icann promises new web boom
New domains will create 'unprecedented growth'
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco,
vnunet.com 28 Jun 2008
The recent decision to
open
up the domain naming system will create the largest boom on the internet
since its creation, according to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (Icann).
The organisation approved a measure on Thursday which will remove the
restrictions on domain suffixes, allowing companies to register any word as a
URL suffix.
Users were previously limited to 21 suffixes, such as .com and .net, but will
now be able to use domains such as .news or .bank.
Icann expects the new rules to come into effect some by the second quarter of
2009.
"The potential here is huge. It represents a whole new way for people to
express themselves on the net," said Icann president and chief executive Dr Paul
Twomey. "It is a massive increase in the 'real estate' of the internet."
Icann plans to allow non-Latin characters as well, opening the door for
domains with Chinese and Arabic characters for the first time.
The organisation also provided further guidance on how the new domains will
be distributed and managed.
In the case of a trademark or cyber-squatting spat, Icann plans to allow
trademark holders to file appeals. The appeals will then be reviewed by Icann
and a decision made.
A similar system will be put in place for dealing with attempts to register
potentially offensive sites.
Users will be able to file an objection which will then be passed on to an
independent international review board which will base a decision on
international treaties.

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