Historical Replication Notice
This page is a faithful replication of a historical work originally published in 1996 as a website by Jonathan Agmon, Stacey Halpern and David Pauker while LL.M. candidates at The George Washington University Law School. It is reproduced here by Agmon Law Pte. Ltd. for historical and educational purposes. The content reflects the law, technology and internet infrastructure as the authors belived existed in 1996 and has not been updated. Nothing on this page constitutes legal advice. Most hyperlinks referenced in the original no longer function.
Domain Names Outside the United States
Independent centers register domain names in each country. NSI registers domain names only in the United States, sharing information with other registration centers, but not conducting foreign searches for conflicting or confusing names.
All countries except the United States use their country designations as the first Top Level Domain on the far right of the Domain Name. Domain Names in the United States also have a top level .us domain designator on the far right of its domain names, but the designation is not generally used at this time.
The following are some of the other country abbreviations:
.au — Australia
.nz — New Zealand
.ca — Canada
.gr — Germany
.uk — United Kingdom
.jp — Japan
.ie — Ireland
.il — Israel
For more information about the top level .US Domain:
http://www.isi.edu:80/in-notes/usdnr/
There is a detailed structure behind the top level .us domain designation. The U.S. Domain Registration Services of the Internet Community is administered by the U.S. Domain Registry at the Information Sciences Institute of the University of Southern California.
For more information about foreign domain names:
http://www.canet.ca/canet/index.html
Canadian Domain Names Registry.
http://www.ripe.net/
The RIPE — Europe Network Coordination Center — home page.
http://www.nic.ch/
Information and registration of domain names in Switzerland and Lichtenstein.
http://www.Britain.EU.net/naming-co/
Information and description of the top level .co.uk domain for Britain run by EUNet.
http://www.Britain.EU.net/naming-co/other-domains.html
Description of top level domain designations in addition to .co.uk which are available in Britain.
http://www.ucd.ie/hostmaster/ie-dom.html
Information and registration of domain names in Ireland.
http://www.nic.de/
Registration in Germany.
http://www.apnic.net/
The APNIC — Asia Pacific Network Information Center — home page.
http://www.nic.ad.jp/cgi-bin/whois_gate
WHOIS in Japan.
http://www.air.net/aunic/policies.html
Description of domain name designations and their management in Australia.
http://aunic.net/aunic/tdcom.html
Template to register a domain name in Australia.
http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/Domain_Registration/
Yahoo's list of domain name registries around the world.
