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Considering a quota increase

…positive effects as the quota does. Whilst a more long-term solution is being considered, Norpol recommends an increase of the quota. We expect to conclude the process this autumn. Since…

Administrative model for the .no domain

…- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org RFC1591 ftp://ftp.uninett.no/pub/rfc/rfc1591.txt The GAC-principles http://194.78.218.67/web/docs/cctld/cctld.txt Exchange of letters between Norid and ICANN /omnorid/icann/icannbrev.en.html IETF – Internet Engineering Task Force http://www.ietf.org

Domain conflicts in the legal system

…and Lovdata. Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee: www.norid.no/en/domenekonflikter/domeneklagenemnda/ Complaints archive: www.norid.no/no/domenekonflikter/domeneklagenemnda/klagearkiv/ (Norwegian only) Court decisions archive: www.norid.no/no/om-domenenavn/spesialiststoff/rettslig-behandling/rettssaker/ (Norwegian only) Relevant measures in disputes about content and services The only effective means of making an unlawful service…

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New Domain Resolution Body members

As from 1 May 2010 the Domain Resolution Body consists of 11 members. Three of them, Liv Synnøve Taraldsrud, Thea Broch and Hans Marius Grasvold, are new members. The Domain…

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Domain names important for entrepreneurs

…Norid as partners. Starting and running your own business events, Technoport and Norwegian National Championship for Student Entrepreneurs – Norid was there (photo: mid bottom: Fredrik Ravn, Skatt øst, the…

The domain market: Are the rules of the game changing?

…cities and other geographical references (.berlin, .amsterdam), descriptions of industries (.lawyer, .doctor, .ceo), interests (.horse, .cooking), group identities (.mormon) and brand names (.statoil, .gucci, .bbc). .horse represents interests It will…

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Webinar about DNSSEC in the Nordics

…in the Nordic region. ICANN will also contribute with an overview of the global picture. To register for the webinar: https://features.icann.org/event/icann-organization/dnssec-nordics More about DNSSEC in Norway, https://www.norid.no/en/om-domenenavn/veiledere/sikrere-norske-domenenavn-med-dnssec/ About ICANN, https://www.icann.org/…

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Steady increase of domain names

…the rest of their life. Less visible – just as important To find what we want on the web, we use search engines, click on links or open apps. Thus…

Thinking about starting a business?

…Coordinating Register for Legal Entities (Brønnøysundregistrene), because then everyone else can see what you registered and guess which domain name you want. It’s better to keep your cards close to…

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1 in 5 state that they have been scammed online

…(31.05.2023) «Stor økning i netthandel av reiser» (Norwegian only) 2. Økokrim (National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime) (08.02.2023) «Rekordhøyt antall anmeldelser på bedrageri» (Norwegian only)…

All of the world’s top-level domains

…are also so-called generic top-level domains, such as .com, .org and .google. In principle, a top-level domain can be .anything. The international organisation IANA is responsible for delegating top-level domains….

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Watch out for domain scammers

…just short of 300 different top level domains today, either of the national kind like .no or .se, or the generic kind like .com or .net. It is up to…

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The tug of war over the Internet goes on

…for anything to be registered behind the dot – .companyname, .coffe or .anything – was made back in 2008. However, it turned out to be difficult to achieve an international…

Appendix A: Reserved and prohibited domain names under domains managed by Norid

…sor-aurdal soraurdal soeraurdal soer-aurdal søraurdal sør-aurdal sor-fron sorfron soerfron soer-fron sørfron sør-fron sor-odal sorodal soerodal soer-odal sørodal sør-odal sor-varanger sorvaranger soervaranger soer-varanger sørvaranger sør-varanger sydvaranger syd-varanger matta-varjjat mátta-várjjat sorfold soerfold…

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Operations and load remain regular

…businesses who want to become providers of Norwegian domain names. The graph compares registration numbers for the period 1 January through 31 May in 2019 and 2020 respectively. [1] https://centr.org/news/blog/is-the-lockdown-driving-domain-registrations.html…

Online presence – where and how?

…Facebook: Your Questions Answered» og Facebook (11.01.2018) «Bringing People Closer Together» 13. Novovic, M. (2018): «Licensing of User-Generated Content: How Online Platforms Exploit User’s Copyrighted Works» 14. Norid. (Figures from…

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Internet usage increases – trust varies

…links IP addresses to unique domain names. Examples of domain names many use daily: dagbladet.no, vg.no, google.com and facebook.com. The last part of the domain name – its “last name” – is the top-level domain…

How the domain name system works

…of top-level domains: country code top-level domains (such as .no or .se) and generic top-level domains (such as .com, .org or .shop). What happens when you look up a domain…