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===DOC & The Association of National Advertisers===

===DOC & The Association of National Advertisers===

In September 2012, the [[ANA|Association of National Advertisers]] (ANA) warned the DOC of the threats of not regulating ICANN's newly implemented [[TLD]]s or adopting a "Do Not Sell" registry.

In September 2012, the [[ANA|Association of National Advertisers]] (ANA) warned DOC of the threats of not regulating ICANN's newly implemented [[TLD]]s or adopting a "Do Not Sell" registry. [[Dan Jaffe]], ANA Group Executive Vice President, noted in a letter, "The Internet community is on the verge of a [TLD] tsunami which will create a huge wave of risk for both businesses and consumers... [there will be] explosive growth in secondary domains (those domains to the left of the dot in Internet addresses). We believe it is critical that the DOC push for a comprehensive protection system that includes both a Do Not Sell registry and strong Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs)."<ref name="marketingvox">[http://www.marketingvox.com/ana-warns-commerce-department-about-top-level-domain-tsunami-051580/ ANA Warns Commerce Department About "Top-Level Domain Tsunami"], MarketingVox.com. Published 28 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref>

 

[[Dan Jaffe]], ANA Group Executive Vice President, noted in a letter, "The Internet community is on the verge of a [TLD] tsunami which will create a huge wave of risk for both businesses and consumers... [there will be] explosive growth in secondary domains (those domains to the left of the dot in Internet addresses). We believe it is critical that the DOC push for a comprehensive protection system that includes both a Do Not Sell registry and strong Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs)."<ref name="marketingvox">[http://www.marketingvox.com/ana-warns-commerce-department-about-top-level-domain-tsunami-051580/ ANA Warns Commerce Department About "Top-Level Domain Tsunami"], MarketingVox.com. Published 28 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref>

The ANA emphasize that due to the high number of TLDs to be unveiled by ICANN's [[new gTLD Program]], policing TLDs on one-by-one basis will be difficult, and that taking precautions beforehand will be an important step in preventing future [[cybersquatting]] and fraud difficulties. Cited difficulties include the fraudulent use of brand names in secondary domains when the generic domain is [[.sucks]], or single company ownership of generic domains -- such as if L'Oreal owned [[.hair]], [[.makeup]], or [[.beauty]].<ref name="marketingvox"></ref>

The ANA emphasize that due to the high number of TLDs to be unveiled by ICANN's [[new gTLD Program]], policing TLDs on one-by-one basis will be difficult, and that taking precautions beforehand will be an important step in preventing future [[cybersquatting]] and fraud difficulties. Cited difficulties include the fraudulent use of brand names in secondary domains when the generic domain is [[.sucks]], or single company ownership of generic domains -- such as if L'Oreal owned [[.hair]], [[.makeup]], or [[.beauty]].<ref name="marketingvox"></ref>