.KR domain names to be forced to 2-nd level
Starting September, all Korean 2LD, such as .CO.KR, .OR.KR, .GO.KR and others will be covered by .KR names.
Starting September, all Korean 2LD, such as .CO.KR, .OR.KR, .GO.KR and others will be covered by .KR names.
The National Internet Development Agency of Korea (KIDA) announced on March 15 that the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) is expected to adopt the second-level .KR domains in September as it has recently approved “the amendment of bylaws for domain names.” In the second-level .KR domains, the previous third-level ones such as .CO.KR and .OR.KR omit the CO. or OR. portion. The KIDA expects that because there is no distinction between CO, OR, and RE for different registrars, it will be more feasible for business marketing usage.
The KIDA decided to set “the early registration period” to reduce disputes on ownership possibly resulting from the adoption of the second-level .KR domains and to stably manage the systems. Government agencies and previous domain registrars with .KR will have the opportunity to register first.
During the early period, when same domain names are registered simultaneously, those with trademarks will receive the name first. If there is nobody with trademarks, those who registered for the third-level .KR domains the earliest will have the right to it first.
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