Twitter does not have WHOIS yet and therefore users are allowed to make pseudonymous user names . Here are  five names that are still perfectly legal, but  funny. To read further about this topic click here.

@BobRecstrum

@thereforeICANN

@dns_borat

@DotSucks

@domainhumor

ICANN chairman saw little value in delaying a ICANN release of the new gTLD program, when critics have not found a specific problem that they needed to change in order to not delay the release. With the release of the the application, the cost to buy a new domain has a  huge application fee attached to it   of 185,000. The applicants will be able to push away from the traditional .dot com’s and will be able to have a new ending, opening all sorts of marketing strategies. The Federal Trade Commission claims that the new system will be able to create fraudulent websites and confuse users. However, ICANN says they have set up significant amount of time and financial interests aside to assure the success of the program. The concern is for users to become victims of internet cyber-hackers who pray on misspellings of websites. To read further on this topic click here.

ICANN was ready for the New gTLD Launch. Michael Salazar, the new programs director for the gTLD program was confident that the new launch would bring success.Every group and sect of ICANN was prepared for the launch according to the Director. The package for applicants is available at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/ and all applicants should have their paper work resolve by April 12th, 2012.  To read further on this subject please click here.

The legal battle about co.no is about to commence with a foreign company called Norwegian company Elineweb AS who registered the domain, and is administered by a Dutch company called  Dutch company CoDNS BV. The company Elineweb AS has a law filed a lawsuit against Norid. The the domain was illegally transferred and has now been put on the ban list of transfers. The court trial will start in march. To read further click here.

The spanish government has decided to pass a new legislation that will block websites selling pirated material within ten days of being online. The new law is called the Sinde law named after the Spanish Culture Minister Angeles Gonzalez- Sinde. The Intellectual Property Commission will decide whether the website will have legal repercussions. The entertainment industry is pleased about this new law, but bloggers and many online-journalists find that this law is pretty harsh. To read further click here.

The Internet made a new stride yesterday and is emerging  with possibilities for anyone to register web address suffixes for 185,000 dollars. This launch is the  so-called dot brand names and has endless opportunities for marketers to make brand new images for companies online. These new changes have not gone well with the federal trade commission and warned businesses that this new gTLD system could be a nightmare. Forty of the world’s largest companies have already complained to ICANN and to FTC that this will increase costs and they don’t see the benefit.  Applicants have until April 12th to sign up. The first domains will be seen in 2013.  To read further on this story click here.

The domain Vatican.xxx has not been registered by a pornographic company and was previously removed by the ICM registry prior to the public launch of the domain name earlier this month. Vatican.xxx is on the permanent reserve list, in other words no one will ever be able to purchase that domain name.  The new domain names were only recently released to the public last month and had several sunrise phases in order to have companies and trademark holders register in advance. The Vatican spokesman last week spoke too soon last week and Vatican.xxx will never make an appearance on the world wide web.  To read further please click here. 

Praise was awarded to the United States Federal Trade Commission from the Association of National Advertisers for sending a 15-page letter to ICANN highlighting the specific problems and concerns with the new gTLD program.  The letter voiced concerns and stated “the potential for significant consumer harm resulting from the unprecedented increase in gTLDs.” The letter also stated that they believe all the concerns they have about the program can be fixed prior to being released. The Federal Trade Commission fears that the consumer may have problems and lose confidence in the internet as a whole. The FTC outlined five steps to resolve the problems. To read further please click here.

1. Implement the new gTLD program as a pilot program and substantially reduce the number of gTLDs that are introduced in the first application round
2. Strengthen ICANN’s contractual compliance program, in particular by hiring additional compliance staff
3. Develop a new ongoing program to monitor consumer issues that arise during the first round of implementing the new gTLD program
4. Conduct an assessment of each new proposed gTLD’s risk of consumer harm as part of the evaluation and approval process
5. Improve the accuracy of Whois data, including by imposing a registrant verification requirement

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