.nu
.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