The new .africa top level domain : an African initiative in ensuring Africa's rightful place on the global network

The new .africa top level domain : an African initiative in ensuring Africa's rightful place on the global network

The development of the network that is today known as the Internet was a very complex and technical process that spanned a period of close to 45 years. It can be said that the Internet's evolution to its present form of sophistication and its consequent rise to prominence was not meticulously p...

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Published in:Potchefstroom electronic law journal Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 1070 - 1108
Main Authors: Hurter, E., Pistorius, T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: North-West University 01-01-2014
Subjects:
Africa
African Union Commission
dispute resolution
dotAfrica
Government
ICANN
Intellectual property
Internet
land rush phase
Management research
mark validation system
new gTLD programme
priority rights
Privatization
reserve names list
Right
rights protection mechanisms
sunrise period
trade mark rights
trademark clearing house
ZACR
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Summary:The development of the network that is today known as the Internet was a very complex and technical process that spanned a period of close to 45 years. It can be said that the Internet's evolution to its present form of sophistication and its consequent rise to prominence was not meticulously planned or even foreseen, but in reality happened by accident. No grand plan and certainly no appreciation of its future growth and international relevance existed when the United States government funded the initial projects that started it all.
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ISSN:1727-3781
1727-3781
DOI:10.4314/pelj.v17i3.07