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==.org IDN==

==.org IDN==

The [[IDN|Internationalized Domain Name]] (IDN) registration for the .org TLD is available in German, Danish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Korean (Hangul), Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish and Swedish scripts since 2005. The Spanish language script became available in 2007, while Chinese IDN registration became available in January of 2010; IDN registration for Bosnian, Bulgarian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian languages using the Cyrillic script started February 19, 2011.<ref>[http://www.pir.org/why/global/idn .ORG Internationalized Domain Names]</ref>

The [[IDN|Internationalized Domain Name]] (IDN) registration for the .org TLD is available in German, Danish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Korean (Hangul), Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish and Swedish scripts since 2005. The Spanish language script became available in 2007, while Chinese IDN registration became available in January of 2010; IDN registration for Bosnian, Bulgarian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian languages using the Cyrillic script started on February 19, 2011.<ref>[http://www.pir.org/why/global/idn .ORG Internationalized Domain Names]</ref>

==Project 94==

==Project 94==

In October, 2012, it was announced that [[PIR]] would be auctioning off 85 one and two character domain names via [[eNom]] and [[GoDaddy]]. The names were released when PIR renwed its agreements with [[ICANN]] earlier in the year, and while 94 were released, 5 of them are being held back given that they match [[ccTLD]]s. Only organizations with registered and recognizable trademarks and rights to the letters and possible acronyms are allowed to participate in the auctions. These organizations will have to be pre-approved to participate. The project is known as '''Project 94'''.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10726-domainers-not-welcome-in-one-character-org-auction Domainers Not Welcome in One Character Org Auction]</ref>

In October 2012, it was announced that [[PIR]] would be auctioning off 85 one and two-character domain names via [[eNom]] and [[GoDaddy]]. The names were released when PIR renewed its agreements with [[ICANN]] earlier in the year, and while 94 were released, 5 of them are being held back given that they match [[ccTLD]]s. Only organizations with registered and recognizable trademarks and rights to the letters and possible acronyms are allowed to participate in the auctions. These organizations will have to be pre-approved to participate. The project is known as '''Project 94'''.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10726-domainers-not-welcome-in-one-character-org-auction Domainers Not Welcome in One Character Org Auction]</ref>

==U.S. Seizures of Domain Names==

==U.S. Seizures of Domain Names==

The U.S. government has stated that because .org's registry operator, PIR, is based in the United States, it has the right to seize any .org domain names at any time. The government goes straight to the registry in cases where the domain name is foreign, as foreign registrars are not required to comply with U.S. law. By early 2012, the government had seized 750 domain names like this, most registered through foreign registrars. Usually, the domain names are redirected at the [[DNS]] level to a U.S. government IP address that informs visitors that the site has been seized. Recently Bodog.com was targeted because federal law in the United States makes it illegal to offer online sports wagering and to payoff online bets, although online gambling isn’t illegal globally. The domain name was registered through a Canadian registrar, but the United States closed the site without any intervention from Canadian authorities or companies.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/feds-seize-foreign-sites/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=twitterclickthru Uncle Sam: If It Ends in .Com, It’s .Seizable, wired.com]</ref>

The U.S. government has stated that because .org's registry operator, PIR, is based in the United States, it has the right to seize any .org domain names at any time. The government goes straight to the registry in cases where the domain name is foreign, as foreign registrars are not required to comply with U.S. law. By early 2012, the government had seized 750 domain names like this, most registered through foreign registrars. Usually, the domain names are redirected at the [[DNS]] level to a U.S. government IP address that informs visitors that the site has been seized. Recently Bodog.com was targeted because federal law in the United States makes it illegal to offer online sports wagering and to payoff online bets, although online gambling isn’t illegal globally. The domain name was registered through a Canadian registrar, but the United States closed the site without any intervention from Canadian authorities or companies.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/feds-seize-foreign-sites/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=twitterclickthru Uncle Sam: If It Ends in .Com, It’s .Seizable, wired.com]</ref>

==References==

==References==