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By the time Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany assumed his new papal moniker on Tuesday, it was already too late for the Vatican to buy the corresponding dot-com Web address.-washingtonpost.com Florida Man Registers BenedictXVI.com Name Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany is not the only person to value the papal moniker Benedict XVI. ICANN In The News
Security Concerns Boosted VeriSign's Dot-Net Bid: Decision on Domain Registry Signals ICANN's Post-Sept. 11 Priorities (TechNews.com, April 18, 2005; 7:50 AM)
VeriSign Maintains Hold on .net Domain (TechNews.com, March 28, 2005; 11:23 PM) Ruling on '.us' Domain Raises Privacy Issues (TechNews.com, March 4, 2005; 4:26 PM) Firms Bid to Control .net Addresses: ICANN to Select Registrar of 5 Million Domain Names (Post, Jan. 20, 2005) Race Is On for Control of Key Internet Domain (TechNews.com, Jan. 19, 2005; 9:46 AM) Key Internet Domain Up for Grabs (TechNews.com, Oct. 25, 2004; 10:28 AM) AU President Loses Web Site Challenge: Eponymous Page Protected by Free Speech Rights, Group Finds (Post, Oct. 21, 2004) Kerry Edwards Seeks Big Payout for Web Address (TechNews.com, July 23, 2004; 8:50 AM) ICANN Panel Pans VeriSign Search Service (TechNews.com, July 9, 2004; 5:54 PM) Kerry Team Shops for New Web Address (TechNews.com, July 6, 2004; 8:14 PM) Web Addresses Extending Their Global Domain (Post, June 17, 2004) Web Address Sales Hit Record High (TechNews.com, June 8, 2004) Exclusive Address Not That Expensive (Post, May 23, 2004) For Sale: A 100-Year Web Address: Service Can Prevent Renewal Oversights (Post, March 25, 2004) Network Solutions Offers 100-Year Net Addresses (TechNews.com, March 24, 2004; 7:11 PM) Internet Regulator OKs Wait-Listing Service (TechNews.com, March 8, 2004; 4:59 PM) Internet Address Sellers Sue ICANN, VeriSign (TechNews.com, Feb. 27, 2004; 4:58 PM) Internet Regulator's Authority Challenged In VeriSign Lawsuit (Post, Feb. 27, 2004) © 2002-2005 The Washington Post Company About TechNews.com | Advertising | Contact TechNews.com | Privacy My Profile | Rights & Permissions | Subscribe to print edition | Syndication |
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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the nonprofit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for the worldwide Internet addressing system. The Board of ICANN is composed of nineteen Directors: nine At-Large Directors, nine selected by ICANN's three supporting organizations, and the President/CEO (ex officio). Five of the current At-Large Directors were selected according to a vote of Internet users worldwide. -- 
