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He is a Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society and a Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Fellow of the Royal Society and Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1999, he was named as one of the Great Minds of the Century by Time Magazine.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,990627,00.html The Great Minds of the Century-Time Magazine, March 29, 1999]</ref>  
 
He is a Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society and a Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Fellow of the Royal Society and Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1999, he was named as one of the Great Minds of the Century by Time Magazine.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,990627,00.html The Great Minds of the Century-Time Magazine, March 29, 1999]</ref>  
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==Comments on ICANN TLD Expansion Program==
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In 2004, Tim criticized the ICANN's plan to expand the number of top level domain names ([[TLD]]s) delegated in the [[Root Zone|root zone]] of the domain name system ([[DNS]]). According to him, the TLD expansion was a very disturbing influence and costly. He suggested that a new TLD should only be added if there is a clear benefit from it.He also encouraged ICANN not to approved the proposed [[.mobi]] and [[.xxx]] TLDs because it is harmful to the internet architecture.<ref>[http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/TLD New Top Level Domains .mobi and .xxx Considered Harmful]</ref>
    
==Career History==
 
==Career History==
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==Publications==
 
==Publications==
 
Berners-Lee wrote the book "Weaving the Web : The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web"  with Mark Fischetti in 1999. A complete list of his publications is available [http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/Publications.html '''here''']
 
Berners-Lee wrote the book "Weaving the Web : The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web"  with Mark Fischetti in 1999. A complete list of his publications is available [http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/Publications.html '''here''']
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==Comments on ICANN TLD Expansion Program==
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In 2004, Tim criticized the ICANN's plan to expand the number of top level domain names ([[TLD]]s) delegated in the [[Root Zone|root zone]] of the domain name system ([[DNS]]). According to him, the TLD expansion was a very disturbing influence and costly. He suggested that a new TLD should only be added if there is a clear benefit from it.He also encouraged ICANN not to approved the proposed [[.mobi]] and [[.xxx]] TLDs because it is harmful to the internet architecture.<ref>[http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/TLD New Top Level Domains .mobi and .xxx Considered Harmful]</ref>
      
==Reaction Against SOPA and PIPA==
 
==Reaction Against SOPA and PIPA==
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