ICANN Proposal on Top-Level Domains
In response to ICANN’s recent announcement to launch a new program to increase the number of generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD), a coalition of corporations and associations have asked the International Corporations for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to delay the launch until safeguards have been enacted to protect businesses, brand owners and consumers.
Cited concerns regarding the immediate launch of the program include:
- Protecting consumers across the new gTLDs;
- Protecting companies and brand-owners across the new gTLDs; and
- The effect of the new gTLD program on ICANN and the Internet.
More information regarding the ICANN program launch and corporate/association comments can be found here.
Top-Level Domains (gTLD) are the portion of the Internet address to the right of the dot (.com, .org, .gov, etc.) The ICANN proposal would allow individuals, corporations or groups to purchase new gTLDs that could include any word or phrase, including company or brand names (i.e. .google, .sunshine, .cocacola.) More information on the ICANN proposal can be found on the ICANN website. (http://icann.org)
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