Mother of All Changes: Icann Allows Custom Top Level Domains
Posted 06/27/08 at 01:00:49 AM | by Pulkit Chandna
ICANN members have approved the most drastic and liberating changes to the very quintessence of the internet that has survived impregnably for the past 25 years. The internet, dear Maximum PC readers, will never be the same again. ICANN members in a watershed vote finally allowed the freeing up of top level domains.
Now anyone including individuals and organizations can register top level domains of their choosing. Soon there will be domain names like YA.HOO, BLOG.JOHN and I.LIKE.MATT etc. In fact, the governing body has also permitted domain names in Arabic and other Asian languages.
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This is going to be a legal
Submitted by horzo on Fri, 2008-06-27 09:00
This is going to be a legal and regulatory nightmare.
ICANN trying to justify its own existence? The increase in staff required to resolve domain disputes will be huge.
They have this issue covered
Submitted by opulent_rigs on Fri, 2008-06-27 14:29
There will be elaborate arbitration procedures to settle disputes. As for the money, Icann will not sell top level domains for dime a dozen and will exact a considerable sum for them. Not to mention having a top-level domain can in turn open business avenues for the owner.
Phishing!!
Submitted by nsvander on Fri, 2008-06-27 07:12
Lets all sit back and watch the phishing threat get even bigger.
Chaos
Submitted by StormEffect on Fri, 2008-06-27 02:16
Who needs standards? Who needs order?
Apparently we don't! LET.ANARCHY.BEGIN!
Ideas
Submitted by nmanguy on Thu, 2008-06-26 23:53
home.maximumpc
blog.maximumpc
podcast.maximumpc
forums.maximumpc
Me like.
Submitted by Lestaticon on Fri, 2008-06-27 06:19
How about just http://maximumpc ?
Submitted by mikeart03a on Fri, 2008-06-27 14:12
Ever thought about http://maximum.pc?
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