TY - GEN
T1 - The BIZ top-level domain
T2 - 13th International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2012
AU - Halvorson, Tristan
AU - Szurdi, Janos
AU - Maier, Gregor
AU - Felegyhazi, Mark
AU - Kreibich, Christian
AU - Weaver, Nicholas
AU - Levchenko, Kirill
AU - Paxson, Vern
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - On May 15, 2001 ICANN announced the introduction of the biz and info generic top-level domains (gTLDs)-the first new gTLDs since the inception of the Domain Name System-aiming to "increase consumer choice and create opportunities for entities that have been shut out under the current name structure." The biz gTLD, in particular, was to become an alternative to the popular com top-level domain. In this paper we examine the current usage of the biz gTLD in order to determine whether it has evolved into the role intended by ICANN, and whether concerns expressed in the early discussions of this expansion have been justified. In particular, using DNS zone files, DNS probing, and Web crawler data, we attempt to answer the question of whether biz has become a viable alternative to com, giving trademark holders who find themselves unable to register a com name an attractive alternative; or whether it has merely induced defensive registrations by existing trademark holders who already had equivalent com domains.
AB - On May 15, 2001 ICANN announced the introduction of the biz and info generic top-level domains (gTLDs)-the first new gTLDs since the inception of the Domain Name System-aiming to "increase consumer choice and create opportunities for entities that have been shut out under the current name structure." The biz gTLD, in particular, was to become an alternative to the popular com top-level domain. In this paper we examine the current usage of the biz gTLD in order to determine whether it has evolved into the role intended by ICANN, and whether concerns expressed in the early discussions of this expansion have been justified. In particular, using DNS zone files, DNS probing, and Web crawler data, we attempt to answer the question of whether biz has become a viable alternative to com, giving trademark holders who find themselves unable to register a com name an attractive alternative; or whether it has merely induced defensive registrations by existing trademark holders who already had equivalent com domains.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-28537-0_22
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-28537-0_22
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84859085380
SN - 9783642285363
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 221
EP - 230
BT - Passive and Active Measurement - 13th International Conference, PAM 2012, Proceedings
Y2 - 12 March 2012 through 14 March 2012
ER -