Welcome to the New Internet: The Great GTLD Experiment
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WELCOME TO THE NEW INTERNET:
THE GREAT GTLD EXPERIMENT
EDWARD NAZZARO
St. Thomas University School ofLaw
E-mail: treychristy@gmail.com
In 2011, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
approved a new policy that will result in dramatically increasing the number of
top level domains available on the internet. This article discusses the continuing
development of this policy, intending to serve as a substantialfootnote for historical
reference while remaining a forward-looking article to direct thefuturepolicy of top
level domain expansion. Using the New Haven Approach, various stakeholders and
their conflicting views are analyzed, from commercial interests such as Google and
Amazon, to ICANN's educational and policy-oriented Non- Commercial Stakehold-
ers Group, as are the current policies and procedures around the application and
36 assignment process for generic top level domains (gTLDs). This article is a snapshot
ofthe current state of the internet, looking backwards at the internet' successes and
failures, and examining what this gTLD expansion means for the future of the in-
ternet. As a policy solution, this article advocates for limiting the number ofgTLDs
an entity can own, conserving critical internet resources for developing countries
and other interests, while at the same time forcing applicants to act carefully when
applying for gTLDs.
Keywords: Internet Governance, Internet Regulation, Domain Name Governance,
Electronic Commerce, International Law ofTelecommunication, generic Top Level Do-
mains (gTLDs), Cyber Law.
Note. The author would like to thank his supportive family, including Khrysti, Isabella,
Anthony, and Christine, and the faculty of St. Thomas University School of Law, espe-
cially Roy Balleste, Professor of Law and Director of the Law Library, former Secretary of
the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet), and current member of
ICANN's Noncommercial Users Stakeholder Group (NCSG), for his tireless efforts in
educating the author on all things Internet Governance and ensuring a thorough article
on this very difficult topic; Professor Amy Ronner for her encouragement; and Gary
Kravitz, Assistant Professor of Legal Writing, for his writing expertise.
The Indonesian Journal of International & Comparative Law
ISSN: 2338-7602; E-ISSN: 2338-770X
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