ICANN Seeks Comments on Requests for Exemption to the Registry Operator Code of Conduct
Today, ICANN posted requests for exemption to the Registry Operator Code of Conduct that it has received for review and comment by the community. The Registry Operator Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines for the Registry Operator relating to certain and limited operations of a registry. All Registry Operators are subjected to the Code of Conduct unless an exemption is granted to the Registry Operator by ICANN.
The intended purpose of the Registry Operator Code of Conduct is to protect a TLD’s registrants. If a Registry Operator registers all domain names in the TLD exclusively for and to be used only by itself or its Affiliates, upon request of the Registry Operator ICANN may consider and grant the Registry Operator an exemption to the Code of Conduct, provided the TLD is not a “generic string” (as defined in Section 3(d) of Specification 11) and the Registry Operator satisfies all three (3) stated exemption criteria:
- All domain name registrations in the TLD are registered to, and maintained by, Registry Operator for the exclusive use of Registry Operator or its affiliates;
- Registry Operator does not sell, distribute or transfer control or use of any registrations in the TLD to any third party that is not an affiliate of Registry Operator; and
- Application of the Code of Conduct to the TLD is not necessary to protect the public interest.
The exemption requests posted are those that have been submitted to ICANN by Applicants or Registry Operators that believe they satisfy the criteria to receive an exemption to the Code of Conduct. Comments submitted within 30 days of the posting of the exemption requests will be reviewed and considered by ICANN in making a determination regarding the exemption request. ICANN encourages the community to participate in ICANN’s processes and provide comments.
The exemption requests may be viewed at: newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/base-agreement-contracting/ccer.
Comments may be submitted to
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, and viewed at mm.icann.org/pipermail/exemption-request.
To learn more about the Registry Operator Code of Conduct and the exemption process, please read the Code of Conduct FAQ [PDF, 455 KB].
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-18mar14-en
Jamrock.com Domain Name Sells for $68,750
The domain name Jamrock.com was recently sold through Sedo for $68,750. According to whois records, the domain name was first registered in 1997.
Other interesting domain names recently sold through Sedo include:
finance.co 45,000 USD
rnr.com 24,712 USD
mortgage.asia 17,500 EUR
sovrn.com 8,000 USD
mütze.de 3,500 EUR
sterling.co.uk 12,000 USD
routeradar.nl 10,000 EUR
seo.in 18,500 USD
vineporn.com 9,900 USD
hobbybest.com 1,250 USD
openfuture.org 6,000 USD
Check out Sedo.com for more information
.ARCHI – The first Non-Geographic Community Generic TLD to Launch
Starting Dot Ltd. announced today that 20 domain name registrars have signed its Registry Registrar Agreement to offer the new generic top level domain name .Archi, scheduled to launch in April 2014.
You ca read the press release after the jump:
“Starting Dot Ltd. today announced that 20 global domain name registrars have signed its Registry Registrar Agreement to offer the .ARCHI new community gTLD, scheduled to launch in April 2014, and is negotiating with another twenty.
Skepticism from certain circles in the domain name industry on the attractiveness of new community gTLDs seems entirely unfounded as registrars see the market potential of Starting Dot’s community-orientated TLDs.
The first 20 registrars include:
101domain
Ascio
Crazy Domains
Domaine.fr
DonDominio
Dynadot
EnCirca
Euro DNS
Gandi
Hosteur.com
Key-Systems
LexSynergy
Mailclub
Marcaria
Markmonitor
Netim
OpenProvider
Safenames
Vautron
Webnames.ru
Starting Dot, the registry operator for .ARCHI and .BIO, sole applicant for .SKI and in contention for .IMMO, has proved that with the right strategy, communities can be engaged and excited and feel secure knowing there is a domain name extension solely dedicated to them. Through investment in outreach, millions of architects, practices and associated businesses globally are aware that .ARCHI is the sole dedicated TLD for the architectural community. .ARCHI also has the backing of the International Union of Architects(UIA), which represents and has access to 1.3 million architects worldwide, along with globally recognized names in the architectural community, such as Paul Andreu.
The combination of effective marketing, outreach and endorsements means .ARCHI has name ID in the marketplace, something missing from many new gTLD launches and evident in lackluster registration numbers from some with easily identified communities. Registrars recognize this successful model and are hurrying to sign the .ARCHI RRA and additional TLDs because of Starting Dot’s skill in engaging communities through marketing, education and community participation.
“We’ve been able to demonstrate to registrars that with the right marketing support, endorsements and community policies, they can attract highly qualified and motivated customers,” said Godefroy Jordan, CEO of Starting Dot. “We’re now seeing other new gTLD applicants try to emulate our community marketing approach, validating our strategy.”
Baby.CN Domain Name Sells for $410,872
According to NiceNic.net , Baby.cn domain name was sold for a whopping $410,872. The sale was part of a group of big Chinese sales.
Baby.cn was the highest selling domain name at $410,872, while Qilu.com ranked second at $321,552.
Other interesting domain name sales include :
126.cn $110,432
Jin.cn $90,132
Meizhuang.com $79,576
Rose.cn $77,952
5855.com $75,516
CB.cn $73,892
Xiaowei.com $73,892
Berlin, the first City to Have its Own TLD
Berlin is the world’s first city to have its own new TLD. Starting today, March 18,2014 ,berliners will be able to register their own .Berlin domain name.
It seems that .Berlin was one of the most popular TLDs in the pre-registration phase, according to InternetX. Only .Shop and .Web received more pre-registrations that .Berlin.
InterNetX founder and CMO, Hakan Ali, said that .Berlin will be a big hit :
“Berlin is the hub of the innovative German IT scene and is an internationally known brand. Even during the pre-registration phase, .BERLIN was one of the most popular TLDs among the hundreds of new endings.”
General Information about .Berlin
Category – Regions / Cities / Travel
Live registration – March 18, 2014
Minimum and maximum length – 1 to 63 characters
Examples – name.BERLIN, companyname.BERLIN, events.BERLIN,
school.BERLIN, doctor.BERLIN, pizzaname.BERLIN
