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Are you referring to domain extensions (.com, .shop, .photos...) or to domain names (ie cnn.com). If the former you still have to get your extension approved by ICANN - this is a long and expensive process where you have to demonstrate you have the capital, resources and expertise to maintain a registry. If the latter then you can currently make up any random domain name you want - within a certain character set. There are currently protocols in place (IDN) to allow domains so be typed in non-latin characters (Chinese, Japanese..) and I believe there are plans to make this easier - so someone in Japan doesn't need a latin keyboard to enter a domain name. This is actually a situation where a body like ICANN is needed to develop standards and protocols. Or do you want to force worldwide users communicate with a latin keyboard? Why not let a Chinese business advertise their 都市データ.com site?
ICANN did do just that and has relinquished that job.
They regulated domain name suffixes.
They are the ones that ruled in 2011 about the arbitrary names and non Latin characters.
The amount of money is $185K with your application.
ICANN did do just that and has relinquished that job.
They regulated domain name suffixes.
They are the ones that ruled in 2011 about the arbitrary names and non Latin characters.
The amount of money is $185K with your application.
Note that all this happened while under "US control" - not that ICANN has relinquished anything. $185000 is just a non-refundable application fee. For example there are 12 applicants for .app who are racking up additional ICANN fees and their own expenses and lawyer fees. I'm hoping Amazon, one of the applicants, doesn't get chosen by ICANN to run the .app registry as they will run it and .music as closed extensions. Only Amazon services would use the .app and .music extensions - domain registration would not be available to the public or to other companies.
The following 64 applications have been approved and assigned by ICANN and are now available for pre-order: https://www.name.com/preorder
Obama gives US control of internet to unUnited nations
The U.S. government’s plan to give away authority over the Internet’s core architecture to the “global Internet community” could endanger the security of both the Internet and the U.S. — and open the door to a global tax on Web use.
ICANN "under US control" already charge 18 cents per domain registration. Call it a "global tax" if you must but most just call it a fee to cover the costs of their role.
ICANN "under US control" already charge 18 cents per domain registration. Call it a "global tax" if you must but most just call it a fee to cover the costs of their role.
There is far more to it than just domain registrations..
Giving up "control of the internet!". OMG! Sounds real scary until you look up exactly what the US is giving up - a clerical role in the assignment of top level domain extensions (.com, .net, .shop...)
The US never had clarical role in domain name extensions..
There is far more to it than just domain registrations..
one doesnt need a domain to open up a website
The poll is assigning powers and capabilities to ICANN that it doesn't possess. Instead of a fuzzy "controls the internet" please explain how ICANN could do anything on the list (apart from a per domain registration fee that already exists).
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Obama gives US control of internet to unUnited nations
