WDC ‘World Domain Cup’ Starting in May!

TOKYO - Who wants to share the revenue of future.com? -

What is World Domain Cup? The new generic Top-Level Domain (*gTLD)
program currently being discussed within the Internet Corporation of Assigned
Names and Numbers (*ICANN) community will pave the way for people to apply
for a new gTLD (current examples of gTLD include “.com”, “.org” and “.net”
among others). An expansion to the current limited range of gTLD could
translate into gTLDs such as “.blog” or “.web”. While this sounds quite
attractive, a US$185,000 entry fee to simply submit your application makes
gTLD submissions quite inaccessible to the vast majority.

In the World Domain Cup, Japanese ICANN-accredited registrar Interlink
will accept ideas from all over the world. Once the application period
closes, panels from Interlink will first eliminate inappropriate candidates.
Then Internet users will vote and decide which string would be the most
needed top-level domain.

Interlink will apply with the winner’s string when ICANN’s new gTLD
application round opens in December 2009. If the application for gTLD
successfully passes the evaluation period and TLD operation is delegated to
Interlink, the winner will receive the revenue share of US$1.00 for each
domain registration under the new gTLD. It means that if the name sells as
much as “.com”, more than US$80,000,000 will be rewarded each year to that
lucky person. You will only need Internet access to participate in the
contest, and the chance is given to everyone equally.

*gTLD is a generic top-level domain, such as .com, .net or .org.

*ICANN is a non-profit organization that manages the domain name system
and accredits registrars and registries.

The Winning Prize
— Prize: US$10,000
— Revenue Share: US$1.00 per each domain registration for the first 10
years

Timeline
— Application Period: May 11, 2009 to September 30, 2009
— Voting Period: October 15, 2009 to November 15, 2009
— Announcement of Winners: November 30, 2009

WDC official website: www.worlddomaincup/english

About Interlink

Interlink Co. Ltd. is an Internet service provider based in Tokyo, Japan.
The company was established in 1995, and became ICANN-accredited registrar in
2006.

Source: Interlink Co. Ltd.

Contact:
KEVIN SAIMON, SHIN KOJIMA
Sales Department
Interlink Co. Ltd.
Phone: +1-917-267-7622
E-mail: info@worlddomaincup.com

Source: Interlink Co. Ltd.

Kevin Saimon, or Shin Kojima, Sales Department of Interlink Co. Ltd., +1-917-267-7622, or info at worlddomaincup.com