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21 May 2008

gTLD expansion ahead

Peter Ollier, Berlin

ICANN yesterday explained that it will reshape the domain name system by allowing any business to register global top-level domains (gTLDs) and introduce new domains that contain only non-Roman characters

“We are trying to anticipate and avoid as many of the pitfalls as possible,” said Tim Cole, chief registrar liaison for ICANN—the not-for-profit body that regulates Internet domain names. ICANN is creating a dispute resolution process that will enable trademark owners to oppose applications for new gTLDs.

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