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InternetChina limits use of Olympians' names online (AP)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008, www.yahoo.com

AP - China has banned the use of its Olympic gold medalists' names as Internet addresses by anyone but the athletes themselves.

BEIJING - China has banned the use of its Olympic gold medalists' names as Internet addresses by anyone but the athletes themselves. However, the Chinese government controls only Web sites with the ".cn" suffix and has no power over those assigned in other countries. The move, announced Tuesday, "will better protect the interests of the Olympic gold medalists," said an official of... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]


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