'Shake-up' for internet proposed


	'Shake-up' for internet proposed

wildcat

6-23-2008 10:15 AM

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6-24-2008 9:42 PM

silvanaraihane

thanks for sharing, this is interesting.

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The net's regulators will vote on Thursday to decide if the strict rules on so-called top level domain names, such as .com or .uk, can be relaxed. 
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If approved, it could allow companies to turn their brands into domain names while individuals could also carve out their own corner of the net. 
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The move could also see the launch of .xxx, after years of wrangling.
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Top level domains are currently limited to individual countries, such as .uk (UK) or .it (Italy), as well as to commerce, .com, and to institutional organisations, such as .net, or .org. 
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To get around the restrictions, some companies have used the current system to their own ends. 
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For example, the Polynesia island nation Tuvalu, has leased the use of the .tv address to many television firms. 
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