The evolving gTLD environment

01-01-2010

Proposals to increase the number of available top-level domain names could radically change the online environment, says Andrew Mills of the European Communities Trademarks Association.

Proposals to increase the number of available top-level domain names could radically change the online environment, says Andrew Mills of the European Communities Trademarks Association.

Introduction

Every time you browse the web or send an email, you make use of a domain name. Domain names turn the complexity of numbers like 192.0.34.126 into the simplicity of names such as icann. org. ICANN is the body that co-ordinates the structure of the Internet to make this translation from a domain name to a unique number, or computer address, possible.


gtld, icann, .brand, cybersquatting

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