Copyright Answers - The Internet Overseer

Keywords; ICANN, global, nonprofit, corporation, technical management functions, Internet Protocol, access, space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, root server system management. Copyright Answers March 2000

J. Dianne Brinson is a copyright attorney specializing in intellectual property. She is co-author of The Multimedia Law and Business Handbook ($44.95 plus $7 p&h), and author of INTERNET LEGAL FORMS FOR BUSINESS ($24.95 plus $5 p&h). LADERA PRESS, 3130 Alpine Rd., Suite 200-9002, Menlo Park CA 94025. On-line she may be reached at LaderaPres@aol.com; Web: www.laderapress.com. Her Web site includes a free primer on intellectual property law.

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Q. What is ICANN?

A. ICANN is a new global nonprofit corporation created to oversee the Internet's core technical management functions, including Internet Protocol access space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management. ICANN is currently accrediting new domain name registrars (Network Solutions, Inc. is no longer the sole registrar in for "com," "org," and "net" domain names). ICANN is also working on new domain name dispute resolution rules which will determine who wins when two people or companies want the same domain name. For more information on ICANN, visit its Web site, http://www.icann.org.

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