Currently restricted to local companies, the Norwegian namespace could be opened up to individuals before the end of 2008.
Norwegian registry Norid is looking into the possibility of giving individuals access to the .NO domain directly. Under current rules, individuals must use the .PRIV.NO domain, whilst only companies can register under .NO directly.
Before opening up its namespace, Norid is evaluating the potential impact of such of move, including:
the legal consequences of having private individuals as domain name holders in connection with personal data protection laws, consumer rights, etc.
whether private individuals are really interested in acquiring domains directly under .NO rather than .PRIV.NO;
how to implement a transition towards a relaxing of the current .NO registration rules.
To help its analysis, Norid will be able to look back on the experiences of other European countries that have opened up their Top Level Domain to individuals recently, such as Spain or France.
Norid aims to carry out a public consultation and does not plan to have a new policy ready before the end of 2008 at the earliest.
Surprisingly, Norid has apparently locked .PRIV.NO down until a decision is reached, which would seem to prevent individuals from registering any domain names at all in Norway until the new rules are enacted. "Until the process is completed, the .NO registry will manage .PRIV.NO so that the registrations that exist today can be maintained," says Norid. "In the interim period it will not be possible to register new domain names within .PRIV.NO."
• Who can register .NO domain names ? Local presence is compulsory. Applicants must be registered with the Norwegian company registry, the Brønnøysundregister. 20 name limit per registrant. Each name must have at least 2 working DNS servers. • How many registrations ? 367,316 .NO names are currently registered.
Lettre gratuite
Sur votre site
RSS
Print article
Email article
= requiert un