J4720 Internet Law - Domain Names

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Slide 1: Domain Names AKA Acronym Overload Lauren Reid Slide 2: Some History…  ARPAnet + HOSTS.TXT = <3  …but not for long…</3  Too much traffic  Doppelgangers  Uniformity  Domain Name System (DNS)  Database like a file system: “.” instead of “/” to categorize  Translates Slide 3: Shamwhat?  Why?  67.207.209.30 vs. shamwow.com  URL: http://www.shamwow.com/  Domain Name: www.shamwow.com  Registered Domain Name: shamwow.com  Unique but still easy to remember! Slide 4: DNS? TLD? SLD? OMFG WTF!!!  Top-Level Domain (TLD)  Original 7: com, edu, gov, mil, net, org, int  gTLDs  Country-codes - not just US  sTLDs: Sponsored TLDs, have charter and organization, exclusive  .gov, .mil, .aero Slide 5: Country Codes (ccTLDs)   Slide 6: That’s Some BS  Domain Name Registrar Network Solutions, Inc. before 1999 for .com, .net., .org NO!!! YES!!! Slide 7: How Do I Get One???  Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) After ICANN established, UCANN go wherever you want to buy a domain - competition! Slide 8: .xxx .ianal .kids .cat .love .jobs .post .tel .nyc .bank .stock .health . テスト .kids .travel .mcfly