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Authorities in French Internet recently announced that the legalization of 30,000 domain names such as islam .fr and blocked internet .fr earlier. These measures come after the continuous application of citizens for such registered domain names. The passage of the new law was published on Wednesday, August 3, 2011. So the Internet authorities are screened French now with more than 6000 requirements.

The original ban on terminology

In October 2004, of the French Constitution Court approved a law that the use of French words for the specific terminology such as Satan, xenophobia, slaves, Mosque, Jewish, Church, brothel, cannabis and Company prohibits. These types of words were 45 of the French electronic communications and the law on telecommunications as unconstitutional under article l. ..

Article replaced

A law was adopted on 22 March 2011, replacing the article and the creation of a new legal order for domain names under the.FR CcTLD. Finally, the primary change game on 1 July 2011, entered into force. These changes were relaxation of registration requirements for the conditions previously protected and declarations that prohibits and are reserved.

Most popular names

There are some 6,100 requirements for legalisation of these names since July 1, 2011. The most sought after are enterprise .fr, the url .fr and the internet domain name .fr. Therefore, legitimate all those with an interest in a particular domain name shows and that was put in a request, since the adoption of the new law retained the domain name they want.

Rejected-still a way

Applicants may however be refused to acquire sensitive domain names as those on religious beliefs tries on the risk of disturbing the peace. The law also provides that immediately the requested name or registered Government offices, requirements for the legal domain name now receive should identify, contrary to ordre public or unauthorized viewing.

Reactions of the AFNIC

Answers to all the candidates on 29 August the French Association for Internet naming and cooperation (AFNIC). This decision has also created specific eligibility criteria, those agents must follow. The AFNIC will present them slowly this process in the near future.

Once these domain names are sold, it may be a large number of legal battles in the French judicial system. Because the France a democracy that allows freedom of expression, which, East of the use of prohibited names, but didn’t win.