news The Domain Industry Is About To Change BIGTIME!!!

[daj]

The net could see its biggest transformation in decades if plans to open up the address system are passed.

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.

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.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7468855.stm

 

[CyberLaw.pro]

My firm has a blog post on this as well, setting out some of the standards for the new extensions. It certainly appears that we won't see stuff like coca.cola or pepsi.cola, but rather .xxx, .shop, etc.

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[advaita]

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[raredn.com]

For those thinking that people will be able to put in application to have .com typo's registered, thankfully this is not the case, Icann is not going to accept application for extensions like .comm, .ocm, vom, .xom, .cpm, .cim, etc :tu: which I think is a good thing :tu:
Source: http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=220005&nr= side note: found this source posted on dnf

 

[nstalk]

I'm a little confused by all of this. Someone please explain.

If someone puts out from $39,000 to $390,000 for a dot noun tld does that mean they own the rights to that particular dot noun (whatever it is) and can they use any name they want before the dot whatever? In other words can they have as many different domains as they may want preceeding the dot whatever they paid the big registration fee for?

Or is there only one particular dot whatever sold for $39,000 to $390,000 with only one preceeding name? And if this is the case how can anyone possibly think a $39,000 registration fee dot whatever name can compete with a $10 dot com registration fee?

Which brings up the question...is that $39,000 to $390,000 fee a one time fee or is it yearly like we have now with the other tlds?

 

[Brujah]

New.net won't like this?

 

[Steven]

I'm a little confused by all of this. Someone please explain.

If someone puts out from $39,000 to $390,000 for a dot noun tld does that mean they own the rights to that particular dot noun (whatever it is) and can they use any name they want before the dot whatever? In other words can they have as many different domains as they may want preceeding the dot whatever they paid the big registration fee for?

Or is there only one particular dot whatever sold for $39,000 to $390,000 with only one preceeding name? And if this is the case how can anyone possibly think a $39,000 registration fee dot whatever name can compete with a $10 dot com registration fee?

Which brings up the question...is that $39,000 to $390,000 fee a one time fee or is it yearly like we have now with the other tlds?

Good question.
If the cost to create a new .tld (for example) $39,000 without yearly fee, I wouldn't mind starting my own .BLOG service

I'm curious as to how this new plan by ICANN will turn out.

 

[raredn.com]

Good question.
If the cost to create a new .tld (for example) $39,000 without yearly fee, I wouldn't mind starting my own .BLOG service

I'm curious as to how this new plan by ICANN will turn out.

Now, that is one extension that would be 'VERY' popular IMO, .BLOG, good thinking

Rep Added

 

[james0306]

If someone puts out from $39,000 to $390,000 for a dot noun tld does that mean they own the rights to that particular dot noun (whatever it is) and can they use any name they want before the dot whatever? In other words can they have as many different domains as they may want preceeding the dot whatever they paid the big registration fee for?

Yes, for example, you can apply for .shop, and make yourself a registrar to sell all the name under it, such as camara.shop, car.shop, music.shop.....etc. That's why you see many people discussing about this topic lately.

Which brings up the question...is that $39,000 to $390,000 fee a one time fee or is it yearly like we have now with the other tlds?

We will know the price soon after ICANN meeting.

Hope this helps.

 

[JGK]

New.net won't like this?

New.net relies on software being installed, AFAIK. Its "TLDs" won't resolve, otherwise.

 

[bmugford]

First of all how will this even work.

How will popular extensions like .XXX or .SEX be granted? I am sure there will be several companies try to get them.

Second of all I don't think this will do anything other than increase the value of COM/NET/ORG. 95% of Internet users have only heard of the big three and are totally unaware of any other extension. I don't see .SOMETHING OBSCURE taken them over anytime soon.

 

[onewordonly]

I'm a little worried about all this really & hope our current names won't lose their value, it could just create an over flooded market with many cowboys involved.

 

[timmaay]

.xom would easily be worth a 39k reg

non-www savvy people ... like my mom, wife etc ... don't care about extension they have google as homepage and type chevy or whatever they are looking for.

i am even starting to hear radio commercials: google <company name> instead of the URL since it usually is a .bz or some other crap.

 

[npcomplete]

First of all how will this even work.

How will popular extensions like .XXX or .SEX be granted? I am sure there will be several companies try to get them.

Second of all I don't think this will do anything other than increase the value of COM/NET/ORG. 95% of Internet users have only heard of the big three and are totally unaware of any other extension. I don't see .SOMETHING OBSCURE taken them over anytime soon.

ICANN has stated that this will be by auction. If you thought the auctions were interesting for second level domains (e.g., sld.asia), just wait until the auctions for .sex

 

[brianlai]

Take an example, Apple recently acquires me.com
If the TLD are open, would apple also buy

.mobileme
.apple
mobile.me (.me ccTLD)

also
.mac (.mac TLD for Mac computers)
.iPhone
.iPod
.iTunes
.iWhatever


Just raise confusion on buying so many names. Apple have paid over million dollars for one .com domain name, it would just pay more if TLD opens

 

[npcomplete]

New.net won't like this?

New.net relies on software being installed, AFAIK. Its "TLDs" won't resolve, otherwise.

It will be interesting to see whether any of the operators (like new.net) in the alternate root systems apply for tld's that they are already operating. My guess is "yes" for new.net. Also, it is very easy to point dns servers to the alternate root servers to get things to resolve without plugins. That is dns 101. I do that myself (point to alt root) with my own dns servers.

 

[owntype]

Nissan Motors, don't forget to reg .nissan this time

 

[npcomplete]

Nissan Motors, don't forget to reg .nissan this time

hopefully the owner of nissan.com will apply for .nissan. That would be funny!

 

[cityforums.com]

Nissan Motors, don't forget to reg .nissan this time

:sold:

 

[bfluid]

"Hundreds of new domain names could be created by the end of the year, rising to thousands in the future. "

ROFL, if that's all the new name registered for development... we are in big trouble. :D

That may be so for the big, big end of town but for every one Macdonalds, there are 100 million other restaurants brands - these smaller players are the ones which control the markets. Also this argument doesn't hold for generics of course...

The smaller guys duplicate the big guys when they are smart. And when they don't, they usually fail. Why create a new system to make money if you can just observe what the best do... and then do it (and make money). The smaller guys follow the big guys. Therefore, the big guys 'really' control the market.

 

[GF]

You know what this means?? Better unload your LLL.com's and LLLL.com's CHEAP!

I'll buy them for $20 each while you can still sell them! :sold: