INTA ON ICANN


ICANN: GROWING PAINS OF INTERNET DOMAIN EXPANSION


INTA is working to promote the public interest in the introduction of the forthcoming new gTLDs and helping trademark owners manage their exponential growth. John McElwaine and Paul McGrady report.


Some 15 years ago, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was formed to transition the management of Internet resources to the private sector. Today, with more than two billion people enjoying access to the Internet, some may call this experiment in a multi-stakeholder organisation a smashing success. But with ICANN’s performance in managing the Internet’s address system, known as the ’domain name system’, having a profound impact on trademark owners and the consumers, this massive growth in and dependence on the Internet has experienced some growing pains.


www.worldipreview.com Trademarks Brands and the Internet Volume 2, Issue 3 37


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