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==Background==

==Background==

In 1992, [[Network Solutions]] received a five-year contract from the National Science Foundation ([[NSF]]) to manage the domain name registration and to handle the coordination and maintenance functions of the Domain Name System. Under the NSF Cooperative Agreement, NSI will handle all these responsibilities on a "cost-plus-fee" basis wherein NSF will reimburse all the expenses of NSI plus a fixed fee. In 1996, Network Solutions started started restrictions on domain name registrations which led to the emergence of [[cybersquatters]] who would charge a huge amount of money for domain names. Trademark Infringement became a major concern among legitimate owners. NSI also started to charge $50 registration fee for domain names every year. On the middle part of 1996, Jon Postel proposed changes in the DNS management which include the creation of 50 competing domain name registries to handle the domain name registration thus, creating 150 new [[TLD]]s. The reaction of the internet community regarding Postel's proposal was mixed. Some supported it while others particularly the internet technical community criticized it. The proposal was revised and re-issued which was supported by the Internet Society. Further discussions and revisions were initiated to implement changes on the DNS management but the internet community were not able to reach a common consensus. The Internet Society and IANA organized the Internet Ad Hoc Committee to resolve the issue. The IAHC was composed of the World Intellectual Property Organization ([[WIPO]]), International Telecommunications Union ([[ITU]]and the Federal Networking Council ([[FNC]] which created the gTLD-MoU.<ref>[http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/history.htm#thomas History of DNS]</ref>  

In 1992, [[Network Solutions]] received a five-year contract from the National Science Foundation ([[NSF]]) to manage the domain name registration and to handle the coordination and maintenance functions of the Domain Name System. Under the NSF Cooperative Agreement, NSI will handle all these responsibilities on a "cost-plus-fee" basis wherein NSF will reimburse all the expenses of NSI plus a fixed fee. In 1996, Network Solutions started started restrictions on domain name registrations which led to the emergence of [[cybersquatters]] who would charge a huge amount of money for domain names. Trademark Infringement became a major concern among legitimate owners. NSI also started to charge $50 registration fee for domain names every year. On the middle part of 1996, [[Jon Postel]] proposed changes in the DNS management which include the creation of 50 competing domain name registries to handle the domain name registration thus, creating 150 new [[TLD]]s. The reaction of the internet community regarding Postel's proposal was mixed. Some supported it while others particularly the internet technical community criticized it. The proposal was revised and re-issued which was supported by the [[Internet Society]]. Further discussions and revisions were initiated to implement changes on the DNS management but the internet community were not able to reach a common consensus. The Internet Society and [[IANA]] organized the Internet Ad Hoc Committee to resolve the issue. The IAHC was composed of the World Intellectual Property Organization ([[WIPO]]), International Telecommunications Union ([[ITU]]and the Federal Networking Council ([[FNC]]) which created the gTLD-MoU.<ref>[http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/history.htm#thomas History of DNS]</ref>

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