Norid
Norid is not an administrative body, and domain names are assigned on a private-law basis and do not involve the exercise of official authority. Norwegian domains are governed by regulation, and supervised by the Norwegian Communications Authority. As a registry, Norid administers the name service and the registration service for the top-level domains, and determines assignment rules within the framework of legislation and regulations. The registration service processes applications for domain names under .no in accordance with current assignment rules and maintains a register of rights of use for the various domain names. The name service for the .no domain is required to ensure that the domain names function technically. This service, which is a key element of the basic Internet infrastructure in Norway, sets particularly high requirements for availability and has had noHistory
On 17 March 1987, the .no top-level domain was delegated to Televerket’s Research Institute, assisted by the Internet pioneers Pål Spilling and Jens Thommassen. In the same year, the Uninett project was launched, and as a technically competent and neutral party, they took over responsibility for the top-level domain. In 1993, Uninett was formally constituted as a wholly owned limited company under the Norwegian Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs. As the Internet became more popular, more resources were required to operate the .no domain, and in 1996 the domain registry project was made a distinct unit within Uninett. The project was named Norid, an acronym for Norwegian registration service for Internet domain names. In 1997, Norid became the registry for .sj and .bv. The firsDomain name policy
Norid establishes all assignment rules for domain names under the .no domain within the frameworks of legislation and regulations, and is responsible for the establishment of an appeal scheme. Prior to making any significant changes to the assignment or appeal rules, Norid obtains advice from the authorities and from users’ representatives, and may conduct public hearings. Important stakeholder groups are represented through Norpol, an advisory body that helps develop the rules for the .no domain. Anyone who wishes can also give input to Norid directly. Assignment rules and appeal rules are designed under a private-law contractual framework. The assignment rules have provisions governing which domain names can be registered and which are reserved for specific purposes, and who can register domain names. Important provisions include: :The subscriber must be an organisation registered in the Central Coordinating Register of Legal Entities or a private individual registered in the Norwegian National Registry and must have a Norwegian postal address. :Limited number of domain names. An organisation (company or other business) may have up to 100 domain names directly under .no and may also register under geographical domains and category domains. Individuals may register up to five domain names. :The domain name. A domain name must have a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 63 characters. Permitted characters: the letters a–z, 23 special characters that cover all the official Norwegian written languages, the digits 0-9 and hyphens. :Protected or reserved names. Some domain names are reserved or protected for various reasons. Examples include ftp.no, www.no etc. This also applies to some geographical names. A domain name is only created when an organisation or private individual is assigned a subscription for it. The subscription gives the domain subscriber a right to use the domain name, and this right is maintained for as long as the subscription runs. The domain subscriber is responsible for the use of the domain name. Norid has no control over the content of websites and has no mandate to sanction websites that may appear to be breaking the law. This is the responsibility of the Police and the courts. Disputes over domain names are handled by thReferences
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