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Opening The Floodgates Of Internet Domain Names

BOSTON (CBS) - It could be one of the biggest changes ever to the internet, or it could be a scheme to raise millions of dollars in new fees.

Whatever it is, the West Coast group that overees internet domain names like .com or .gov has approved opening up the system to allow literally .anything.

The director of University of Southern California's Postel Center for Internet Research, Joe Touch, tells me the move creates a new space, which isn't necessarily a positive development.

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