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INTERNET GOVERNANCETHE NEW DOMAINSThe Winners Are...Of nearly 50 applications for new domainson the Internet, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Namesand Numbers chose the following seven, which will go intoeffect next year. Here are brief descriptions of the newdomains and the groups that will oversee them. FORUMCan the Internet be impartially governed, or will special interests inevitably hold sway?Go to ForumREVIEW• Private Takeover of Net Administration to Begin• Governance Board Confronts Public• Ira Magaziner Resigns• A Net Constitutional Convention• Jonathan Postel, Dead at 55• Planning the Net's Privatization• Debating How to Form Online UnionGUIDE• The ICANN Board• All Country CodesDOCUMENTS• ICANN Bylaws• ICANN Articles of IncorporationSITES• The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) • The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) • F.C.C. • gTLD-MoU • Center for Democracy & Technology New Domain Name OwnerBy CHRIS GAITHER (November 27)When the governing panel of the Internet's naming systemdecided this month to add new suffixes, it ended discussionand argument over how to relieve the pressure on thecrowded .com domain. 7 Domains to Compete With .ComBy CHRIS GAITHER (November 17)The board that oversees the Internet's address systemdecided on seven domains to compete with the popular.com. Agency to Vote on Web Domain NamesBy CHRIS GAITHER (November 16)With the number of desirable Web addresses growing scarce,the board that administers Internet names prepared to issuethe first viable competitor to the .com suffix in more thana decade.ICANN Holds Public ElectionBy SUSAN STELLIN (October 12)The first public election to select five members to the international board that administersthe Internet domain-name system demonstrated distinct similarities to the issues thatplague many national political elections.Celebrities Take Back Web Site Addresses From SquattersBy REUTERS (October 12)French actress Isabelle Adjani and Grammy Award winnerSade have won the right to their domain names afterindependent arbitrators ruled in their favour incybersquatting cases, a United Nations agency said onTuesday. Enlisting Congress on TechnologyBy AMY HARMON (October 2)The continued contretemps over entertainment copyrights in the digital era raise a question:Rather than trying to ajudicate disputes case by case in court, why not simply update thelaw? NEW ECONOMYTrademarks Winning Domain FightsBy LAURIE J. FLYNN (September 4)In the continuing battles between the owners of trademarks andindividuals with Internet domain addresses identical to them ornearly so, the trademark owners appear to be way ahead. Domain Name Industry RisesBy SABRA CHARTRAND (August 22)The best addresses for Web sites have all been claimed, leading to a rising secondary market in domain names. Fund Managers Name DisputeBy DANNY HAKIM (August 7)Thomas F. Marsico was a star money manager at Janus Capitalbefore he left to form his own company. But hisname, it seems, has found its way back to his old employer. Or atleast his domain name. ICANN Accepting Domain ProposalsBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (August 5)The Internet's oversight body will begin accepting proposals nextmonth to expand the pool of addresses used to find Web sites. Icann Votes to Add More Domain NamesBy BLOOMBERG NEWS(July 17) Regulators who manage addresses on the Internet voted Sunday to increase the number of suffixes at the end of every e-mail address and Web page. In August, they will begin accepting applications for the establishment of new domains. Web Regulators Mull New AddressesBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS(July 13) In an effort to lessen the crowding in the .com Internet domain, conferees in Japan this week are about to vote on a plan to give the Internet its first new set of addresses since the 1980s.Groups Begin Campaign for Internet Board ElectionBy JERI CLAUSING(June 29) Hoping to raise public awareness and participation in an international election to help administer the Internet, public interest groups launched a voter registration and education campaign to recruit what it called "Cyber Citizens." Internet's Domain Administrator Is SuedBy JERI CLAUSING (June 26) The Internet's administrative body, already low on cash and facing heavy criticism from international groups, has been served with what is believed to be its first lawsuit challenging its work. The suit was filed by Afternic, a New York company denied entrance to the lucrative business of registering Internetaddresses, or domain names. International Net Governance DisputeBy JERI CLAUSING(June 7) In the latest setback for the Internet's new private management authority, the operators of 30 so-called country-code domains in Europe voted to ignore the nearly $1 million in bills they have been sent. CYBER LAW JOURNALTrademark Holders Dominate ProcessBy JERI CLAUSING(May 19) Several cases are raising questions about whether a dispute resolution system established by the Internet's oversight board is working properly. Palestinians Given Own DomainBy JERI CLAUSING(March 22) After years of lobbying for its own piece of cyber real estate, Palestine was granted official status on the Internet with the designation of its own two-letter addressing suffix, or top-level domain. Internet Board Agrees to Overhaul Election PlanBy JERI CLAUSING(March 11) One day after a sometimes heated and tense public forum, the international organization that administers the Internet on Friday bowed to demands that it overhaul an unpopular plan for electing new board members who will represent the world's individual computer users. NEWS ANALYSISMore Growing Pains for IcannBy JERI CLAUSING(March 13) Months of frustration exploded into a tense showdown between the appointees who have been trying to invent a democratic charter for the Internet's first administrative body and the people theywere supposed to represent. Opposition Over Icann Voting PlanBy JERI CLAUSING(March 10) An election that would select half of the international board that administers the Internet faced a serious challenge when a united front of groups representing businesses, public interests and ordinary users called for an overhaul and possible delay of the voting plan. Report Sees Major Hurdles for Internet ElectionBy JERI CLAUSING(March 3) An international plan to create the Internet's first democracy is plagued by skepticism, conflicting goals and a lack of accountability, which will make it nearly impossible for the Internet's new oversight organization to hold a fair election in September, according to a report to be released on Friday. February 2000 • Icann Opens Membership Site (February 28) • Hundreds of Net Disputes in International Mediation (February 24) January 2000 • Challenge to Domain Fees Rejected (January 19) • International Panel Resolves First Domain Dispute (January 15) • Suits Seek Online Trademark Names (January 10) • Defending Domain Names (January 8) • ICANN Seeks to Revoke Domain Names (January 6) December 1999 • Suits Seek Online Trademark Names (Dec. 9) • Domain Sells for $7.5 Million (Dec. 1) November 1999 • A Marketplace for Net Addresses (Nov. 28) • Bill Passes on Digital Contracts (Nov. 10) • Group Approves Domain Rules (Nov. 5) • Agreement to End Registrar's Monopoly Meets Resistance (Nov. 4) • ICANN Gets $1 Million Gift (Nov. 3) • More Questions for Internet Board (Nov. 2) October 1999 • Effort to Halt Cybersquatting Bill (Oct. 16) • Internet Name Provider Can't Be Sued (Oct. 16) • U.S. Shut Out in First Round of Internet Board Elections (Oct. 16) • Internet Board Election Is Delayed (Oct. 16) • Internet Oversight Body Starts Election Process (Oct. 11) September 1999 • U.S. Reaches Deal on Internet Names (Sep. 29) • Ralph Nader Critiques ICANN (Sep. 27) • Another Domain Delay (Sep. 10) August 1999 • ICANN Feels Democracy's Tug (Aug. 30) • ICANN Says Individuals Can Wait (Aug. 26) • Internet Board Meets in Chile (Aug. 25) • Upstart in Domain Name Business (Aug. 23) • ICANN Secures Operating Loans (Aug. 21) July 1999 • Address Plan Delayed (Aug. 7) • Internet Address Company Grilled in Congress (Jul. 23) • Internet Board to Open Meetings and Drop Fee (Jul. 20) • Measures Taken Against ICANN Board (Jul. 10) • ICANN Gets a Watchdog (Jul. 7) June 1999 • Delays in Domain Registration (Jun. 28) • Making Cybersquatting a Crime (Jun. 22) • Dyson Attacks Network Solutions (Jun. 16) • Casting Too Wide a Net? (Jun. 7) • Competition in the Name Game (Jun. 7) May 1999 • Rules to Limit Cybersquatters (May 28) • ICANN Asked to Slow Down Vote (May 18) • Proposal to Outlaw 'Cybersquatting' (May 1) April 1999 • High Earnings for Network Solutions (Apr. 19) • AOL to Compete in Domain Names (Apr. 19) • Internet Registrars to Be Set (Apr. 19) • Obstacles on Internet Addresses (Apr. 10) • Domain Ruling Could Set Precedent (Apr. 9) • Crackdown on Domain Name Registrants (Apr. 5) March 1999 • U.S. Questions Domain Name Company (Mar. 24) • Proposals for '.us' Domain (Mar. 10) • Standards Set for Registering Internet Names (Mar. 8) • New Internet Board Makes First Policy Decisions (Mar. 5) February 1999 • Names Proposal Favors Corporations (Feb. 19) • Domain Requirements Announced (Feb. 9) January 1999 • Lottery May Select Domain-Name Registrars (Jan. 22) • Busy High-Tech Session in Congress (Jan. 6) • Network Solutions to Increase Shares (Jan. 5) • Domain Name Speculators Turn to Politicians (Jan. 2) Top of page var movieWidth = 468; var movieHeight = 60; var altSrc = "http://graphics8.nytimes.com/adx/images/ADS/18/67/ad.186741/tech_468x60.jpg"; var swfFile = "http://graphics8.nytimes.com/adx/images/ADS/18/67/ad.186741/tech_468x60.swf"; var altClickThru = "http://www.nytimes.com/adx/bin/adx_click.html?type=goto&page=www.nytimes.com/library/tech&pos=Bottom&sn2=ac2d4d18/cf638d90&sn1=ea3065ef/e9c92a3d&camp=NYT2009-Mktg-Tech-468x60-ROS&ad=TE-D-I-NYT-AD-BAN-BRC-ROS-1108&goto=http%3A%2F%2Fnytimes%2Ecom%2Fmarketing%2Fmv%2Ftechnology%2Fmicrosite%5Ftech%2Ehtml%3FWT%2Emc%5Fid%3DTE%2DD%2DI%2DNYT%2DAD%2DBAN%2DBRC%2DROS%2D1108%26WT%2Emc%5Fev%3Dclick"; var swfSrc = swfFile + "?clicktag=" + escape(altClickThru);Home | Site Index | Site Search | Forums | Archives | MarketplaceQuick News | Page One Plus |International | National/N.Y. | Business | Technology | Science | Sports | Weather | Editorial | Op-Ed | Arts | Automobiles | Books | Diversions | Job Market | Real Estate | Travel Help/Feedback | Classifieds | Services | New York Today Copyright 2000 The New York Times Company| --BEGIN VALIDATION CODE-- Y kFxE dXjMkK oOtI lJ cT kPr YkMqOtHeYyWoAx RjRcY sQpOzPxZpAcYvZvChTwC gIpKmVoZmM sMpEtPuTeJ uSdAeOeUrGmJyRx U mYp Q mJyHj FaRwP uN qUdFpQiK iHdDkZrZ mIgG aVbMsMhV fXpXuLnQiWrCkUpA aUjA dA aXpUdTmFlUoVn HlToK xSiViNwNfNiJfLeMbY bD hInX hUsIjNoQiMxJ uU hohositeX2006 --END VALIDATION CODE-- |
