Paul Twomey, president and CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), is overseeing the dramatic expansion of generic top-level Internet domain names that is scheduled for launch in mid-2009. In this interview from his office in Sydney, Australia, Twomey outlined his views on how the new system will workand addressed some of the concerns of trademark owners about potential infringement and costs.

Q Why did ICANN decide to introduce the new generic Top-Level Domain program?

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