[ncdnhc-discuss] Chinese court criticizes CNNIC domain name restrictions

[Chris Chiu]

A court in Beijing has reproached the China Internet Network Information
Centre (CNNIC) over its policy of pre-reserving domain names on behalf of
trademark holders. The case arose after CNNIC banned a local company from
registering www.2688.com, claiming that the requested term's Chinese
pronounciation was too similar to a name the Centre had already retained,
alibaba.com. 

See
http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org/#highlights

Sincerely,
Christopher Chiu
Global Internet Liberty Campaign Organizer
American Civil Liberties Union