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Internet group approves addition of new domain names
YOKOHAMA. Japan. July 16: The private corporation overseeing changes on the Internet approved the creation Sunday of the first new top-level domain names on the computer network since the 1980s. reports AP.
The decision, made at a conference in Japan by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, will bring additions to existing website suffixes such as ".com" and ‘ org."
The resolution, passed unanimously by ICANN's 19-member board, was praised by some as a boon to companies that register and sell the Internet labels, known as LTDs.
"It's beautiful. It's a major step," said Steinar Grotterod. of Active ISP, and Internet service provider in Oslo, Norway. "It's taken some time to come to that step."
But the move was criticised by some — including members of the ICANN board itself — for falling to set clear guidelines for the number of new names to be Introduced and how LTDs will be phased Into use.
"It leaves too much to be decided later," said Esther Dyson, an ICANN board member.
The addition of new names
Is aimed at boosting competition among companies that sell and register domains for Web site owners, and giving customers more names and vendors to choose from.
It would also make it easier for Internet users to search the Web for specific topics. Travel agencies, for example, could use a ".travel" LTD that would save tourists time in finding their companies.
The Internet now has a limited number of LTDs, including ".com," ".mil," ”.lnt," ".gov," "org," and ".net," in addition to special two-letter codes assigned to countries, such as ",us," for the United States.
Most of the country codes were established In the mid-1990s. but no new domain suffixes have been approved since the late 1980s. ICANN was chosen by the US government in 1998 to take over Internet naming duties.
The resolution passed Sunday calls for the Introduction of new names In "a measured and responsible manner." The group set a schedule for the phasing in of the names, with a target date of Dec 31 for wrapping agreements on additional LTDs.
The resolution, however,
was notable for what it did not spell out: How many LTDs would be approved, whether they would be specific — such as being only for travel agencies — or would be available to anyone. and how trademark infringement would be avoided.
Some board members said the process would work because It would be up to companies applying for new LTDs to propose measures to handle problems and guarantee stability on the Internet Members also agreed that they would probably only be able to approve about six new names.
The vagueness, however, left many uneasy.
"They're not saying much so far," said Caroline De Cock, whose lawflrm. Stanbrook-Hooper of Brussels, represents companies that register LTDs. "They're not Into making decisions in a clear way at ICANN."
Worries about the introduction of new domain suffixes have bogged down discussion of the move for five years — and were a main theme running through the four-day conference in Yokohama.
Trademark Infringement has been a major fear Conferees discussed, for example, how
to handle a request for "amazon.shop" and whether that would infringe on the rights of the well-known "amazon.com."
The resolution, however, only called on companies making applications for new names to show how they would avoid legal troubles.
Eileen Kent, an intellectual property rights consultant, said the Internet could end up paying down the road for the failure hi Yokohama to set clearer groundrules.
Kent also criticised the ICANN for not taking a more regulated approach, such as approving only one or two names and then taking stock of the effects before continuing with more.
"There has to be more control. rules and regulations to make sure this goes smoothly." she said. "The result ... is going to be an avalanche of infringement lawsuits."
ICANN members, however, have said there are legal and other precedents to prevent widespread confusion.
The ICANN board on Sunday also approved a proposal to allow the election by registered Internet users of five of the board's 19 members. Elections will be held In October.