ICANN: Recent Developments in Internet Governance

As a future computer scientist, it is hard not to write about the most recent issue of Landslide, published by the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law. The magazine contains an excellent article by Mark V. B. Partridge and Scott T. Lonardo.

The authors discuss ICANN‘s recent developments in the Internet domain name system:

1. Domain Name Tasting. In order to decrease the practice of domain name tasting, ICANN has adopted a new policy to limit refunds during the add grace period.
2. WHOIS Protocol. ICANN is following up on breach notices for registrars to cure data inaccuracy.
3. New gTLDs. About 5,000 new addresses will be available as early as 2009.

Follow this link to view the article (log in required): ICANN Can or Can It?, Landslide, May/June 2009.

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