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Internet top-level domain .amazon Amazon logo.svg 2019 5 Amazon.com Inc. Amazon's products .amazon domains can only be registered by Amazon's employees https://registry.amazon .amazon is a brand top-level domain operated by the e-commerce company Amazon, granted to them in May 2019.Darlington Shasta 18 April 2019 Battle for .amazon Domain Pits Retailer Against South American Nations https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/world/americas/amazon-domain-name.html 3 August 2022 New York Times History Amazon.com applied for the domain name extension in 2012, and the application was granted.https://gizmodo.com/amazons-fight-with-south-american-countries-over-contro-1833837070 Amazon's Fight With South American Countries Over Control of '.amazon' Domain Name Comes to a Head Novak Matt Gizmodo 5 April 2019 en-US 23 May 2019http://opiniojuris.org/2019/04/19/who-owns-the-amazon-and-how-many-kindles-would-you-pay-for-it/ Who Owns the .Amazon? (And How Many Kindles Would You Pay For It?) 19 April 2019 Opinio Juris en-US 23 May 2019 However, that decision was overturned after Peru and Brazil objected. Their objection was supported by the Governmental Advisory Committee, a group representing governments within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN),Uchoa Pablo 5 April 2019 The nations of the Amazon want the name back en-GB https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47794353 23 May 2019 which recommended in 2013 against allowing Amazon.com's application to proceed.http://www.aei.org/publication/the-politics-of-internet-domain-names-and-the-case-of-amazon/ The politics of internet domain names and the case of .amazon 23 October 2017 AEI en-US 23 May 2019https://www.cfr.org/blog/case-amazon-and-what-it-means-icann The Case of .Amazon and What It Means For ICANN Council on Foreign Relations en 23 May 2019 Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (all members of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization) opposed the proposal because it could harm their countries' interests. Instead, they proposed that the nations and the company share governance of the domain. ICANN directed the disputing parties to negotiate a resolution.After 7-Year Battle, Amazon Nears Victory In Domain Name Dispute https://www.npr.org/2019/05/22/725610775/after-7-year-battle-amazon-nears-victory-in-domain-name-dispute 23 May 2019 NPR.org en While the nations wished to receive specific domains under the top-level domain, Amazon proposed giving each nation a second-level domain based on their country code. According to ICANN meeting notes, "the name Amazon, in any language, is part of the cultural heritage and identity of the Amazon countries, and that its use as a first level domain name unless otherwise agreed by the Amazon countries, shall be reserved for the promotion of the interests and rights of the Amazon peoples and their inclusion in the information society."2018-09-16 Further Consideration of the .AMAZON Applications https://features.icann.org/further-consideration-amazon-applications 2023-06-01 ICANN Features https://web.archive.org/web/20230601161216/https://features.icann.org/further-consideration-amazon-applications 2023-06-01 In 2017, an Independent Review Process panel ruled in favor of Amazon.com. Subsequent negotiations stalled, and in December 2019, ICANN signed an agreement with Amazon.com.Ho Tara Van Amazon wins '.amazon' domain name, aggravating South American region and undermining digital commons http://theconversation.com/amazon-wins-amazon-domain-name-aggravating-south-american-region-and-undermining-digital-commons-118186 2022-12-07 The Conversation 21 June 2019 en References Amazon Category:Amazon (company) Category:Internet properties established in 2012