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Perspective

Oct. 14, 2014

China tinkering with domain name rules

Proposed revisions to China's domain name regulations could substantially change the status quo for non-Chinese registries in China. By Allan Marson


By Allan Marson


The sovereign nation-state system instituted by the Peace of Westphalia has been under assault for some time by forces of globalization that were unimagined in 1648 when it was adopted. Chief among them is the Internet. Physical location is key to determining jurisdiction over a transaction in the Westphalian model but has been quite difficult to pin down on the Internet. In 2012, perhaps motivated by a desire to better control perceived negative ...

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