ICANN & Governance

ICANN structure, policies, dispute resolution, and internet governance frameworks.

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.

Operator Registry

Organization maintaining the authoritative database of domains for a TLD.

Perjanjian Registry

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

RAA (Perjanjian Akreditasi Registrar)

Contract between ICANN and a registrar defining domain sales terms.

UDRP (Kebijakan Penyelesaian Sengketa Nama Domain Seragam)

ICANN policy for resolving trademark-related domain name disputes.

Zona Akar DNS

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

Periode Sunrise

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

GDPR & Privasi Domain

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

Sengketa Domain

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 (Komunitas At-Large ICANN)

ICANN community representing individual internet users across five world regions.

GAC (Komite Penasihat Pemerintah)

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

URS (Penangguhan Cepat Seragam)

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

TMCH (Lembaga Kliring Merek Dagang)

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

PTI (Pengidentifikasi Teknis Publik)

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

Kebijakan Konsensus

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

Pemisahan Registry-Registrar

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

Program gTLD Baru

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