Tuesday, November 22, 2011

ICANN Opens Domain Naming: Is The 'Dot Com' Boom Over?

ICANN Opens Domain Naming: Is The 'Dot Com' Boom Over?: "The thorniest question surrounds category names and who controls the rights to them. Ernst says that "preference will be given to those groups that want to run an open community" and foresees industry associations and larger groups making collective bids, but with "strict guidelines as to who can participate."

Jeremiah Johnston, the chief operating officer for domain name marketplace Sedo, cautioned that "these are words," -- not trademarked names -- and warned that concerns will inevitably arise as to "who is the true custodian of them.""

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