Re: New top level domains for nations (not countries)

[Mark Measday <measday@josmarian.ch>]

Dear Sir,

I'm not sure whether this is a reply to your statement or a further
question. A similar idea was raised a couple of years ago with respect
to a refugee nation, or at least a unit spanning geographical area and
representing community of interest and experience. So there are further
applications for your question. I believe the ITU administers the
ISO-3166 list from which the country TLD system is derived, they would
probably be those best able to reply.

Best regards,

Mark Measday
Josmarian SA
Geneva
Switzerland
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Alfredo E. Cotroneo wrote:
> 
> Dear Sir,
> 
> I represent a non profit organization associated to Dept. of Public
> Information of the United Nations, active in reporting human rights
> violations on an international basis, using all media at our disposal,
> and
> particulrly via International radio and the Internet.
> 
> We have been approached by an organization representing a large nation
> (i.e. an aggregation of persons of the same ethnic family, speaking
> the
> same language, but not being represented by a particular government)
> who
> would like to make steps to request the registration of a top level
> domain
> which would both qualify them as members of their nation, and at the
> same
> time make a clear distinction from the top level country domain of the
> country they live in. As far as we know, no steps have been taken yet
> to
> qualify any nation of this kind with a top level domain.
> 
> At this time I have not been authorized to reveal the name of such
> nation,
> and the organization who would represent their interest. However you
> may
> think that, i.e., a nation like Catalunia (the region with Capital
> Barcelona, Spain); Padania in Northern Italy; the Ladini people's land
> across boundaries of Switzerland, Italy and Austria; the Indian
> nation(s)
> of America may want to apply for their own nation's top level domain.
> 
> I would be very grateful if you could provide information on whether
> such
> possibility of registering DNS Top Level Domains for nations has been
> already considered at any standardisation level, and or to whom we may
> further apply. Our contacts are ready to appeal to the higher
> international
> bodies and courts, if necessary, to have their rights honored and
> granted.
> 
> I thank you very much in advance for any information that you may
> provide.
> 
> With best regards from Milano, Italy,
> 
> Yours Sincerely,
> 
> Alfredo E. Cotroneo
> President
> NEXUS-IBA, Milan
> (A non profit organization associated to Dept. of Public Information
> of the
> United Nations)
> 
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> Alfredo E. Cotroneo, President,  NEXUS-Int'l Broadcasting Association
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