ICANN und Governance

ICANN

Non-profit organization coordinating global DNS, IP addresses, and TLD delegation.

IANA

ICANN function managing the DNS root zone, IP allocation, and protocol parameters.

Registry-Betreiber

Organization maintaining the authoritative database of domains for a TLD.

Registry-Vereinbarung

Contract between ICANN and a registry operator for TLD operation terms.

RAA (Registrar-Akkreditierungsvereinbarung)

Contract between ICANN and a registrar defining domain sales terms.

UDRP (Einheitliche Richtlinie zur Beilegung von Domainnamenstreitigkeiten)

ICANN policy for resolving trademark-related domain name disputes.

DNS-Rootzone

Highest level of DNS containing records for all TLDs, served by 13 root servers.

Sunrise-Periode

Pre-launch registration phase where trademark holders can claim domains first.

DSGVO & Domain-Datenschutz

EU regulation that caused WHOIS data redaction for domain registrant privacy.

Domain-Streitigkeit

Legal conflict over domain name rights, resolvable via UDRP or courts.

GNSO (Generic Names Supporting Organization)

ICANN body that develops policy recommendations for generic top-level domains.

ccNSO (Country Code Names Supporting Organization)

ICANN supporting organization representing ccTLD managers and developing shared ccTLD policies.

At-Large (ICANN At-Large-Gemeinschaft)

ICANN community representing individual internet users across five world regions.

GAC (Regierungsberatungsausschuss)

ICANN advisory body of national governments whose consensus advice carries special weight.

URS (Einheitliches Sofortaussetzungsverfahren)

Fast, low-cost trademark dispute mechanism that suspends domains without transferring ownership.

TMCH (Zentrale Markenrechtsdatenbank)

ICANN-mandated centralized database granting trademark holders priority and notification rights in new gTLDs.

PTI (Public Technical Identifiers)

ICANN affiliate that performs IANA functions including root zone management and IP allocation coordination.

Konsensrichtlinie

GNSO-developed policy binding on all ICANN-accredited registrars and registries after Board adoption.

Registry-Registrar-Trennung

ICANN rule preventing a TLD registry operator from also being a registrar for the same TLD.

Neues gTLD-Programm

ICANN initiative that launched 1,200+ new gTLD extensions starting from the 2012 application round.