.nazi, .gay And .islam Might Be Here Shortly
The .com domain was so 10 years ago. Thanks to ongoing negotiations by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), users may find a .love, .gay, .muhammad or .nazi that's more to their liking. These and other colorful domain names may be headed to your Web browser shortly, reports the Washington Post. If you want a .com website, you might want to look into taking out a massive pay day loan, because they are running out.
What is the Web land rush?
Simple domains like .com, .net and .org have managed to get the job done for individuals and private enterprise for a while. You are able to see .gov, .edu, and .mil for the public sector. That’s what the domain names are for. You will find more controversial domain names around now though. These consist of .nazi, .god, .muhammad and even .gay. You will find ownership problems to consider. For instance, .amazon could be a problem. There is somebody that owns .amazon. It's the online retailer or Brazil. You will find issues ICANN expects to resolve by March or April. These are just some examples. The Web land rush could be what happens to Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers when the floor for businesses and governments to do says starts.
Making a claim
The good news for corporations and celebrities is the price for one of the potential new domain names is far beyond what a basement armchair Web prospector can afford. The Washington Post reports that $185,000 is what it costs to apply for the domain. Maintaining it's another $25,000 a year. The domain may even be rejected by ICANN. This would leave only some of the application fee refundable. Lauren Weinstein is of the Los Angeles-based Individuals for Internet Responsibility. She is really upset about this. Trademark holders and users will just be upset about the domain names' being specific like this while Weinstein thinks it's just a way for ICANN to make money. There can be fees for the .gay, .nazi or any other domain names that are new. This is what ICANN chairman Thrush explained. There will most likely be lawsuits for the organization. That means the non-profit ICANN will need the money and will also need to defend against cybersquatting in the future.
“Our job is to protect competition and give extra choices for consumers and entrepreneurs,” said Thrush.
Citations
Washington Post
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/06/AR2011020603940.html?hpid=topnews
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