10 July 2008
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With the announcement that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), has voted unanimously for the introduction of a new set of "top level" website addresses, is it time for your business to extend your web presence? and will it cause problems by encouraging cybersquatting?
Thomas Herbert of Hostway, one of the world largest hosting companies believes that, "If the domain name system is completely relaxed, cybersquatting will turn into a far greater problem, with companies struggling to protect their websites and intellectual property,"
"For example, Amazon would have to register many more domain names including Amazon.amazon, amazon.shopping, amazon.electronics. The list is practically endless, and the net result would be a much more chaotic and disorganised web."
A factor that may minimise this happening is the fact that buying one of this new generation of website addresses will not be cheap, indeed some could cost as much as £250,000 with application needing to be approved by Icann.
The web address world is now wide open, we're off to register .cotton.
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