What's In A Domain Name? A Lot, Countries Say

India doesn't want .ram. France objects to .vin. Brazil opposes .amazon; and China, .shangrila. Those are the proposed top-level domain names that some companies want. But several countries have complained, according to the world body that assigns them.

In 2008, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers opening up the types of top-level domain names available. So you could, in theory, have .anythingyouwant at the end of your address. Several countries objected, though the reasons may surprise you in some cases. Take .ram. Automaker Chrysler wants it for its Ram truck. The problem: Ram (pronounced Raam) is the name of the Hindu deity.