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Second WIPO Internet Domain Name Process

The Recognition of Rights and the Use of Names in the Internet Domain Name System

 

ANNEX XII
Examples of Names of Countries Registered as Domain Names 1

 

Country

Domain Name

Domain Name Holder

Country of Domain Name Holder

Activity 2

Albania

albania.com

Albanian Connection

United States of America

Server error 3

Afghanistan

afghanistan.com

Carribean Online, Inc.

Bahamas

afghanistan.com offered for sale

Algeria

algeria.com

Virtual Countries, Inc.

United States of America

Information on Algeria

Armenia

armenia.com

Com Highway

United States of America

Information on Armenia

Australia

australia.com

Australian Tourist Commission

Australia

Information on Australia

Cameroon

cameroon.com

Caribbean Online, Inc.

Bahamas

cameroon.com offered for sale

El Salvador

el-salvador.com

El Salvador Data Centre

Malaysia

General Information/Portal unrelated to El salvador

France

france.com

France.com, Inc.

United States of America

Information on France

Gabon

gabon.com

Carribean Investments

Canada

gabon.com offered for sale

Haiti

haiti.com

Col.com Corporation

Bahamas

Web site of Col.com Corporation

Iceland

iceland.com

DigiMedia.com, L.P

United States of America

Information on Iceland

India

india.com

India.com, Inc.

United States of America

Information on India

Indonesia

indonesia.com

Communicate.com, Inc.

Canada

Information on Indonesia

Israel

israel.com

Maximum Telecommunication Services

United States of America

Information on Israel

Italy

italy.com

P A Gordon

Canada

Information on Italy

Jordan

jordan.com

Logyx Computer

United States of America

General Information/Portal unrelated to Jordan

Kenya

kenya.net

Kenya Networking

Netherlands

Server error 3

Kuwait

kuwait.com

Mahyar Rezvani

United States of America

Information on Kuwait

Lesotho

lesotho.net

Information Engine, Inc.

United States of America

General Information/Portal unrelated to Lesotho

Mali

mali.com

Caribbean Online

Bahamas

mali.com offered for sale

Mauritania

mauritania.com

Caribbean Online

Bahamas

mauritania.com offered for sale

Morocco

morocco.com

Virtual countries, Inc.

United States of America

Information on Morocco

Mozambique

mozambique.com

CIC

Canada

mozambique.com offered for sale

Nepal

nepal.com

Virtual countries, Inc.

United States of America

Information on Nepal

Nicaragua

nicaragua.com

Virtual countries, Inc.

United States of America

Information on Nicaragua

Pakistan

pakistan.com

Ahmad Technologies

United States of America

Server error 3

Panama

panama.com

Masud & Associates

United States of America

Server error 3

Rwanda

rwanda.com

JC Black

Canada

rwanda.com offered for sale

Senegal

senegal.com

Sapex

Belgium

Server error 3

Seychelles

seychelles.com

P A Gordon

United States of America

Information on Seychelles

Sierra Leone

sierra-leone.com

Sierra Leone Data Centre

Malaysia

General Information/Portal unrelated to Sierra Leone

Singapore

singapore.org

WebMagic, Inc

United States of America

General Information/Portal unrelated to Singapore

Somalia

somalia.com

CIC Black, Inc.

Canada

somalia.com offered for sale

Swaziland

swaziland.com

NA Global Link LTD

Hong Kong, SAR of China

Server error 3

Togo

togo.com

Intership Limited

Sweden

General Information/Portal unrelated to Togo

Tunisia

tunisia.com

MediaNet, Inc.

United States of America

General Information/Portal unrelated to Tunisia

Turkey

turkey.com

Virtual Countries, Inc.

United States of America

Information on Turkey

Ukraine

ucrania.com

Highland International Investment LTD

United States of America

General Information/Portal unrelated to Ukraine

United Kingdom

united-kingdom.com

UK Data Centre

Malaysia

General Information/Portal unrelated to United Kingdom

United Republic of Tanzania

tanzania.com

Informations Centers, Inc.

United States of America

Information on Tanzania

Uruguay

uruguay.com

Alberto Saavedra Enterprises

United States of America

Information on Uruguay

Venezuela

venezuela.com

Venezuela.com, Inc.

United States of America

Information on Venezuela

Yemen

yemen.com

JC Black

Canada

yemen.com offered for sale

Yugoslavia

yugoslavia.com

Yugoslavia

United States of America

Server error 3

Zimbabwe

zimbabwe.com

Lambda Software Solutions

Switzerland

zimbabwe.com offered for sale

 

 

1. The names of countries used are those listed as the "short names" of the country in the Terminology Bulletin of the United Nations.

2. As of January 26, 2001

3. Server error: "the server is aware that it has erred or is incapable of performing the request." Source : Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 - Draft Standard RFC 2616, The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), http://www.w3.org

 

[Annex XIII follows]