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.nu is the [[ccTLD]] for the country of Niue. The TLD is currently operated by [[Internetstiftelsen i Sverige]], the organization responsible for the management of Sweden's .se TLD. The domain was originally delegated to the nonprofit [[Internet Users Society - Niue]], organized by [[Bill Semich]], in 1997.<ref name="afnu">[https://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/cctlds/nu/nu-icann-af-16jan08-en.pdf .nu Accountability Framework (PDF)]</ref> | .nu is the [[ccTLD]] for the country of Niue. The TLD is currently operated by [[Internetstiftelsen i Sverige]], the organization responsible for the management of Sweden's .se TLD. The domain was originally delegated to the nonprofit [[Internet Users Society - Niue]] (IUS-N), organized by [[Bill Semich]], in 1997.<ref name="afnu">[https://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/cctlds/nu/nu-icann-af-16jan08-en.pdf .nu Accountability Framework (PDF)]</ref> Semich identified the .nu domain as a "business opportunity" and became deeply engaged with the domain name industry, finding an opportunity in .nu.<ref name="ppg">[https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2006/03/29/On-a-tiny-island-catchy-Web-name-sparks-a-battle/stories/200603290178 Pittsburgh Post Gazette, March 29, 2006: On a Tiny Island, Catchy Web Name Sparks a Battle]</ref> ICANN and IUS-N entered into an Accountability Framework regarding the maintenance and operation of the domain in 2008.<ref name="afnu" /> | ||
With the assistance of volunteers, Niue has initiated a proceeding asking [[ICANN]] to redelegate the TLD to its control.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com.au/niue-nu-internet-domain-reclaim-2020-12 Business Insider AU - 'Digital colonisation': A tiny island nation just launched a major effort to win back control of its top-level internet domain, Dec. 16, 2020]</ref> | With the assistance of volunteers, Niue has initiated a proceeding asking [[ICANN]] to redelegate the TLD to its control.<ref name="biau">[https://www.businessinsider.com.au/niue-nu-internet-domain-reclaim-2020-12 Business Insider AU - 'Digital colonisation': A tiny island nation just launched a major effort to win back control of its top-level internet domain, Dec. 16, 2020]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:33, 17 December 2020
.nu is the ccTLD for the country of Niue. The TLD is currently operated by Internetstiftelsen i Sverige, the organization responsible for the management of Sweden's .se TLD. The domain was originally delegated to the nonprofit Internet Users Society - Niue (IUS-N), organized by Bill Semich, in 1997.[1] Semich identified the .nu domain as a "business opportunity" and became deeply engaged with the domain name industry, finding an opportunity in .nu.[2] ICANN and IUS-N entered into an Accountability Framework regarding the maintenance and operation of the domain in 2008.[1]
With the assistance of volunteers, Niue has initiated a proceeding asking ICANN to redelegate the TLD to its control.[3]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 .nu Accountability Framework (PDF)
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post Gazette, March 29, 2006: On a Tiny Island, Catchy Web Name Sparks a Battle
- ↑ Business Insider AU - 'Digital colonisation': A tiny island nation just launched a major effort to win back control of its top-level internet domain, Dec. 16, 2020