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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 | + | .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.<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/nu.html IANA Root Database]</ref> |
| − | + | ==Ownership Dispute== | |
| + | ===Early History=== | ||
| + | The domain was originally delegated to the nonprofit [[Internet Users Society - Niue]] (IUS-N), organized by [[Bill Semich]], in 1997.<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><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> Semich's interest coincided with the international participation in and eventual formation of [[ICANN]].<ref name="ppg" /> Semich was appointed to the [[DNSO]]'s Names Council in 1999.<ref>[https://nunames.nu/press-release/appointed-to-icann/ Nunames.nu Press Release, August 4, 1999]</ref> ICANN and IUS-N entered into an Accountability Framework regarding the maintenance and operation of the domain in 2008.<ref name="afnu" /> Semich's company [[WorldNames]] provided the technical back-end for .nu until 2013.<ref name="DIwifi">[http://domainincite.com/4357-niue-the-myth-of-the-wifi-nation Domain Incite, April 22, 2011: Niue: the myth of the 'Wifi Nation']</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2013, WorldNames transferred technical control of the domain to [[Internetstiftelsen i Sverige|IIS]].<ref>[https://nunames.nu/press-release/worldnames-selects-dot-se/ Nunames.nu Press Release, January 9, 2013]</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Litigation & Administrative Efforts at Redelegation=== | ||
| + | In December 2020, it was announced that Niue has initiated a proceeding asking [[ICANN]] to redelegate the TLD to its control.<ref name="biau" /> | ||
Revision as of 21:01, 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.[1]
Ownership Dispute
Early History
The domain was originally delegated to the nonprofit Internet Users Society - Niue (IUS-N), organized by Bill Semich, in 1997.[2][3] Semich identified the .nu domain as a "business opportunity" and became deeply engaged with the domain name industry, finding an opportunity in .nu.[4] Semich's interest coincided with the international participation in and eventual formation of ICANN.[4] Semich was appointed to the DNSO's Names Council in 1999.[5] ICANN and IUS-N entered into an Accountability Framework regarding the maintenance and operation of the domain in 2008.[3] Semich's company WorldNames provided the technical back-end for .nu until 2013.[6]
In 2013, WorldNames transferred technical control of the domain to IIS.[7]
Litigation & Administrative Efforts at Redelegation
In December 2020, it was announced that Niue has initiated a proceeding asking ICANN to redelegate the TLD to its control.[2]
- ↑ IANA Root Database
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 .nu Accountability Framework (PDF)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pittsburgh Post Gazette, March 29, 2006: On a Tiny Island, Catchy Web Name Sparks a Battle
- ↑ Nunames.nu Press Release, August 4, 1999
- ↑ Domain Incite, April 22, 2011: Niue: the myth of the 'Wifi Nation'
- ↑ Nunames.nu Press Release, January 9, 2013