ICANN - auction off disputed domains

TheEnforcer · 08-19-2008

Make sure to click the link for the full article.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...main_auctions/

The body behind the internet's addressing systems has said that it will settle disputes over who wins the right to new generic top level domains (gTLDs) by auction.

ICANN (International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has said that auctions will be used if two organisations vying for the right to a gTLD are tied on other grounds.

ICANN announced earlier this summer that it would no longer limit the number of gTLDs to 21, and that almost any word or phrase could be registered as a domain.

The move has been condemned as a "nightmare" for brand owners because many will feel compelled to buy their brand's name on each of numerous new TLDs expected to appear.

ICANN's announcement that auctions will settle disputes over who will have the right to register words as domains is likely to be just as controversial.

RawAlex · 08-19-2008

ICANN has effectively given up and now they just want the money. Probably some massively increased salaries coming up.

08-19-2008	#1
TheEnforcer Scored VIP to Anton's Piss Tank Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 8,781	ICANN - auction off disputed domains Make sure to click the link for the full article. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...main_auctions/ The body behind the internet's addressing systems has said that it will settle disputes over who wins the right to new generic top level domains (gTLDs) by auction. ICANN (International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has said that auctions will be used if two organisations vying for the right to a gTLD are tied on other grounds. ICANN announced earlier this summer that it would no longer limit the number of gTLDs to 21, and that almost any word or phrase could be registered as a domain. The move has been condemned as a "nightmare" for brand owners because many will feel compelled to buy their brand's name on each of numerous new TLDs expected to appear. ICANN's announcement that auctions will settle disputes over who will have the right to register words as domains is likely to be just as controversial.

08-19-2008	#2
RawAlex Members $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,036	Re: ICANN - auction off disputed domains ICANN has effectively given up and now they just want the money. Probably some massively increased salaries coming up. __________________ Let's go to the edge of disaster Push the pedal and go a little faster Let's slam into a wall at ramming speed Let's go to the edge of a mountain Jump off and lets start countin' Hit the ground and tell me if it bleeds