COMPANY
CONFIDENTIAL

New TLD Application

Presented to THE
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
New tld applications
4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
Marina del Rey, CA 90202

presented by

Registerypro
Due October 2, 2000, 5:00 P.M. PT

Description of TLD Policies

Specific portions of this document are confidential and are governed by the confidentiality restrictions identified in
Section F: Statement of Requested Confidential Treatment of Materials Submitted.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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GRAPHICS TABLE OF CONTENTS.. iv

Description of TLD Policies. 5

Description of TLD Policies. 5

I. GENERAL TLD POLICIES.. 5

E1. Full and detailed description of all policies to be followed in the TLD.. 5

E2. Proposed TLD Subdomains. 6

E3. Describe the naming conventions and structure within the TLD. 8

E4. Describe in detail the policies for selection of, and competition among, registrars. 9

E5. Describe the policies for protection of intellectual property. 13

E5.1. What measures will be taken to discourage registration of domain names that infringe intellectual property rights?. 14

E5.2. If you are proposing pre‑screening for potentially infringing registrations, how will the pre‑screening be performed?. 15

E5.3. What registration practices will be employed to minimize abusive registrations? 16

E5.4. What measures do you propose to comply with applicable trademark and anti‑cybersquatting legislation?. 18

E5.5. Are you proposing any special protections (other than during the start‑up period) for famous trademarks?. 18

E5.6. How will complete, up‑to‑date, reliable, and conveniently provided Whois data be maintained, updated, and accessed concerning registrations in the TLD?. 18

E6. Describe the policies for domain name and other dispute resolution. 19

E6.1. To what extent are you proposing to implement the UDRP?. 19

E6.2. Please describe any additional, alternative, or supplemental dispute resolution procedures you are proposing. 20

E7. Describe the proposed policies on data privacy, escrow and Whois service. 20

E8. Describe variations in or additions to the policies for billing and collection. 21

E9. What registration services do you propose to establish charges for and, for each such service, how much do you propose to charge?. 23

E10. Other. Please describe any policies concerning topics not covered by the above questions. 24

II. REGISTRATION POLICIES DURING THE START‑UP PERIOD (Required for all TLDs) 27

E11. Describe all policies (including implementation details) that you propose to follow during the start‑up phase of registrations in the TLD. 27

E13. Do you propose to place limits on the number of registrations per registrant? Per registrar? If so, how will these limits be implemented?. 28

E14. Will pricing mechanisms be used to dampen a rush for registration at the initial opening of the TLD? If so, please describe these mechanisms in detail. 29

E15. Will you offer any "sunrise period" in which certain potential registrants are offered the opportunity to register before registration is open to the general public? If so, to whom will this opportunity be offered (those with famous marks, registered trademarks, second‑level domains in other TLDs, pre‑registrations of some sort, etc.)? How will you implement this? 29

III. REGISTRATION RESTRICTIONS.. 30

E16. As noted in the New TLD Application Process Overview, a restricted TLD is one with enforced restrictions on (1) who may apply for a registration within the domain, (2) what uses may be made of those registrations, or (3) both. In this section, please describe in detail the restrictions you propose to apply to the TLD. Your description should define the criteria to be employed, the manner in which you propose they be enforced, and the consequences of violation of the restrictions. Examples of matters that should be addressed are: 30

E17. Describe in detail the criteria for registration in the TLD. Provide a full explanation of the reasoning behind the specific policies chosen. 30

E18. Describe the application process for potential registrants in the TLD. 33

E19. Describe the enforcement procedures and mechanisms for ensuring registrants meet the registration requirements. 34

E20. Describe any appeal process from denial of registration. 35

E21. Describe any procedure that permits third parties to seek cancellation of a TLD registration for failure to comply with restrictions. 35

IV. CONTEXT OF THE TLD WITHIN THE DNS.. 36

E22. This section is intended to allow you to describe the benefits of the TLD and the reasons why it would benefit the global Internet community or some segment of that community. Issues you might consider addressing include: 36

E23. What will distinguish the TLD from existing or other proposed TLDs? How will this distinction be beneficial?. 36

E24. What community and/or market will be served or targeted by this TLD? To what extent is that community or market already served by the DNS?. 36

E25. Please describe in detail how your proposal would enable the DNS to meet presently unmet needs. 36

E26. How would the introduction of the TLD enhance the utility of the DNS for Internet users? For the community served by the TLD?.