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In 1993, NSF and NSI entered a five-year cooperative agreement, which appointed NSI as the sole provider of domain name registrations for the .com, [[.net]], and [[.org]] gTLDs.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010301153634/http://networksolutions.com/en_US/legal/internic/cooperative-agreement/agreement.html NSI-NSF Cooperative Agreement]</ref> In 2000, Network Solutions was acquired by [[Verisign]],<ref>[http://about-networksolutions.com/corporate-history.php Network Solutions History]</ref> which retained NSI's registry business. Verisign is the curent registry operator of the .com gTLD.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/com/ .com Registry Agreement]</ref>
In 1993, NSF and NSI entered a five-year cooperative agreement, which appointed NSI as the sole provider of domain name registrations for the .com, [[.net]], and [[.org]] gTLDs.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010301153634/http://networksolutions.com/en_US/legal/internic/cooperative-agreement/agreement.html NSI-NSF Cooperative Agreement]</ref> In 2000, Network Solutions was acquired by [[Verisign]],<ref>[http://about-networksolutions.com/corporate-history.php Network Solutions History]</ref> which retained NSI's registry business. Verisign is the curent registry operator of the .com gTLD.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/com/ .com Registry Agreement]</ref>
===.com Boom===
===.com Boom===
The first .com registration was for Symbolics.com on March 15, 1985. Two and a half years later there were still only 100 names registered in .com. In 1992 there were less than 15,000 .coms, and the million-domain mark was crossed in 1997; however, the following two years were known as the ".com boom", when about 20 million domains were registered. This was an exciting but also turbulent time, as many [[domainer]]s believed the best way to make money was through newfound methods of trademark infringement, known as [[cybersquatting]]. Processes to reverse and punish registrations made by third-party registrants not associated with a person or trademark that is referenced in the domain were eventually developed, such as the [[UDRP]]. An early and well-known dispute over a domain includes the legal battle over madonna.com between the famous performer and an unassociated web-developer.<ref>[http://articles.cnn.com/2000-10-16/entertainment/wb.madonna_1_cybersquatter-madonna-louise-ciccone-wipo?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ Madona 1 Cybersquatter, Articles.cnn.com]</ref> The boom eventually levelled off, though steady growth in the .com namespace continued. Some believe that the .com boom initiated the era of scarcity for .com name, and fueled the high-value aftermarket for domain names, but currently popular websites, such as youtube.com and twitter.com, were registered years after the boom ended.<ref>[http://www.25yearsof.com/25years/ 25years, 25yearsof.com]</ref>
The first .com registration was for Symbolics.com on March 15, 1985. Two and a half years later there were still only 100 names registered in .com. In 1992 there were less than 15,000 .coms, and the million-domain mark was crossed in 1997; however, the following two years were known as the ".com boom", when about 20 million domains were registered. This was an exciting but also turbulent time, as many [[domainer]]s believed the best way to make money was through newfound methods of trademark infringement, known as [[cybersquatting]]. Processes to reverse and punish registrations made by third-party registrants not associated with a person or trademark that is referenced in the domain were eventually developed, such as the [[UDRP]]. An early and well-known dispute over a domain includes the legal battle over madonna.com between the famous performer and an unassociated web-developer.<ref>[http://articles.cnn.com/2000-10-16/entertainment/wb.madonna_1_cybersquatter-madonna-louise-ciccone-wipo?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ Madona 1 Cybersquatter, Articles.cnn.com]</ref> The boom eventually levelled off, though steady growth in the .com namespace continued. Some believe that the .com boom initiated the era of scarcity for quality .com names, and fueled the high-value aftermarket for domain names, but domains for currently popular websites, such as youtube.com and twitter.com, were registered years after the boom ended.<ref>[http://www.25yearsof.com/25years/ 25years, 25yearsof.com]</ref>
===25 Years of .com===
===25 Years of .com===