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sohuitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

sohu Mitigation

By Sohu.com Limited

.SOHU Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to offer the domains with the following:
1. not be used to imply that it is, or represents, the government；
2. investigate any reports of misuse or abusive use, including misleading or deceptive conduct, and provide a written report in response; and
3. in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, if misuse has occurred or been reported, the domain name may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted.
Thus all Registrants in the TLDs, including ourselves, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes.


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2016-04-25

Sohu.com LimitedNo
solaritView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

solar Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
solutionsitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

solutions Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
songitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

song Mitigation

By Amazon Registry Services, Inc.

Proposed Release of 2-Character Letter-Letter Combinations in .AUTHOR, .BOT, .BUY, .CALL, .CIRCLE, .COUPON, .DEAL, .FAST, .GOT, .HOT, .JOT, .JOY, .LIKE, .MOI, .NOW, .PAY, .PIN, .READ, .ROOM, .SAFE, .SECURE, .SAVE, .SMILE, .SONG, .SPOT, .TALK, .TUNES, .TUSHU, .WANGGOU, and .xn--rovu88b.

Amazon Registry Services, Inc. (“ARSI”), the Registry Operator for the TLDs listed above (“the TLDs”), proposes release of the following 2-character letter-letter combinations: ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, and tw. ARSI further proposes the following measures to avoid confusion with the corresponding country codes.

ARSI will commit to:
1. Investigate in a timely manner a report by the government of the country, state, or territory for which a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above (ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, or tw) corresponds to its country code, that:
a. the use in any of the TLDs of a domain name consisting of a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above; and
b. corresponds to that government’s country code; and
c. implies or represents that it is, or has the approval of, such government; and
2. Where, in ARSI’s sole opinion, such use has occurred, ARSI, in its sole discretion:
a. will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address such use, or
b. may cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS; and
3. Provide a written response within a commercially reasonable time period.

ARSI’s Acceptable Use Policy for the TLDs will require registrants of a domain name in each of the TLDs to ensure that their use of a 2-character letter-letter combination does not imply or represent that it is, or has the approval of, any government. ARSI will reserve the right to cancel, lock, place on hold, transfer or delete the domain name in accordance with our commitment above.


2016-04-25

Amazon Registry Services, Inc. No
sonyitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

sony Mitigation

By Sony Corporation

Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13)

Provide a brief explanation of the TLD:

.sony is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Sony Corporation

Protections:

Sony Corporation for the .sony TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the Sony Corporation will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:

1. .sony is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;

2. .sony is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;

3. .sony TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .sony that requires that all domain names in the .sony TLD be registered ONLY by Sony Corporation, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees;

4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .sony TLD will clearly publish this registration policy;

5. .sony TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13.

Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .sony TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .sony TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Sony Corporation, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this Sony Corporation confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-25

Sony CorporationYes
soyitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

soy Mitigation

By Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry)

Please find attached Google Registry's proposed mechanisms to avoid confusion between the use of two-letter labels in its top level domains and the corresponding country codes.


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2016-04-22

Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry)No
spaceitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

space Mitigation

By Radix

Dear ICANN,

We are submitting these proposed measures to avoid confusion with specific country codes at the second level for each of our 8 TLDs, in relation to the individual Government objections that have been raised pertaining to the release of those specific two-character labels:

Protections

Radix understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to offer the following:

1. Radix will commit to:

a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the relevant governments that have raised concerns about the release of specific two-character labels at the second level, and provide a written report in response; and

b. where, in Radix’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, Radix will seek to work
with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse.

c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, Radix may, in its sole discretion,
undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name.

Thank you.


2016-04-25

RadixNo
spiegelitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

spiegel Mitigation

By SPIEGEL-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG

Please find SPIEGEL-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG's "Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion" (concerning 2-letter labels in general) for the “.SPIEGEL” TLD attached.


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2016-04-25

SPIEGEL-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KGYes
spotitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

spot Mitigation

By Amazon Registry Services, Inc.

Proposed Release of 2-Character Letter-Letter Combinations in .AUTHOR, .BOT, .BUY, .CALL, .CIRCLE, .COUPON, .DEAL, .FAST, .GOT, .HOT, .JOT, .JOY, .LIKE, .MOI, .NOW, .PAY, .PIN, .READ, .ROOM, .SAFE, .SECURE, .SAVE, .SMILE, .SONG, .SPOT, .TALK, .TUNES, .TUSHU, .WANGGOU, and .xn--rovu88b.

Amazon Registry Services, Inc. (“ARSI”), the Registry Operator for the TLDs listed above (“the TLDs”), proposes release of the following 2-character letter-letter combinations: ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, and tw. ARSI further proposes the following measures to avoid confusion with the corresponding country codes.

ARSI will commit to:
1. Investigate in a timely manner a report by the government of the country, state, or territory for which a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above (ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, or tw) corresponds to its country code, that:
a. the use in any of the TLDs of a domain name consisting of a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above; and
b. corresponds to that government’s country code; and
c. implies or represents that it is, or has the approval of, such government; and
2. Where, in ARSI’s sole opinion, such use has occurred, ARSI, in its sole discretion:
a. will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address such use, or
b. may cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS; and
3. Provide a written response within a commercially reasonable time period.

ARSI’s Acceptable Use Policy for the TLDs will require registrants of a domain name in each of the TLDs to ensure that their use of a 2-character letter-letter combination does not imply or represent that it is, or has the approval of, any government. ARSI will reserve the right to cancel, lock, place on hold, transfer or delete the domain name in accordance with our commitment above.


2016-04-25

Amazon Registry Services, Inc. No
spreadbettingitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

spreadbetting Mitigation

By dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"]

Please find attached a document which outlines the Registry's plans to avoid confusion in respect of the below TLDs:

.Markets
.Trading
.Forex
.Broker
.Spreadbetting
.CFD


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2016-04-21

dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"]No
starhubitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08Yes
stcitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
stcgroupitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
storeitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

store Mitigation

By Radix

Dear ICANN,

We are submitting these proposed measures to avoid confusion with specific country codes at the second level for each of our 8 TLDs, in relation to the individual Government objections that have been raised pertaining to the release of those specific two-character labels:

Protections

Radix understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to offer the following:

1. Radix will commit to:

a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the relevant governments that have raised concerns about the release of specific two-character labels at the second level, and provide a written report in response; and

b. where, in Radix’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, Radix will seek to work
with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse.

c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, Radix may, in its sole discretion,
undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name.

Thank you.


2016-04-25

RadixNo
studioitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

studio Mitigation

By United TLD Holdco

Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco


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2016-04-25

United TLD Holdco No
studyitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
styleitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

style Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
sucksitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

sucks Mitigation

By Vox Populi Registry Ltd.

Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Phased Allocation

dotSucks is designed to help consumers find their voices and allow companies to find the value in criticism. Each dotSucks domain has the potential to become an essential part of every organization’s customer relationship management program.

Phased Allocation - Upon the release of the letter/letter combination corresponding to the following objected to country codes (ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, gb, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, tw, uk), Registry Operator will provide an exclusive thirty (30) day period in which registration of such letter/letter combination will be made only available to the applicable country code manager as listed at: http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/

This type of phased allocation has been previously approved by ICANN as an acceptable and complete measure to avoid confusion with applicable country codes.

For example, .TRAVEL included the following in its RSEP on 18 May 2009:
“In seeking to minimize any confusion with county codes, Tralliance will initially place all two-letter country code names, as listed in the ISO 31-66 list, in the RFP allocation round and will seek expressions of interest from all country code managers for their respective two-character names. Tralliance will allocate two letter country codes to any corresponding country code managers (as listed at: http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/) that desire to register their name, with no restriction other that payment of normal registration fees and a commitment to use the registered name.”

The Board approved the change via a resolution on 5 August 2010: https://www.icann.org/resources/board- material/resolutions-2010-08-05-en.

At that time, the amendment to the .TRAVEL Registry Agreement permitted release of 2 characters through a Phased Allocation Program https://www.icann.org/resources/unthemed-pages/travel-appendix-7-2010-08-23-en).

.TRAVEL has subsequently entered into a new gTLD Registry Agreement with ICANN and carried over the previous Board- approved release of two-characters through its phased allocation program. Current .TRAVEL Specification 5 language:
“All single-character and two-character labels that were previously reserved by the Registry Operator prior to the Effective Date of this Registry Agreement may be allocated through ICANN-accredited registrars according to a phased allocation program (“Phased Allocation Program”). The domain names included within the scope of the Phased Allocation Program shall be limited to a single and two-character labels. Registry Operator reserves the right to not allocate all single and two-character labels. Pursuant to the Phased Allocation Program, Registry Operator may elect to allocate labels by applying one or more of the following processes: 1) request for proposals and allocation based on evaluation criteria; 2) auction; or 3) first come, first serve registration.”

Similar Phased Allocation Programs have been approved by ICANN as an implementation of measures to avoid confusion with corresponding country codes in .BIZ, .INFO, .ORG, and .JOBS.


2016-04-22

Vox Populi Registry Ltd.No
suppliesitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

supplies Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
supplyitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

supply Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
supportitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

support Mitigation

By Famous Four Media Limited

By Famous Four media Limited.

Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to avoid such confusion is willing to offer the following:

1. Registry Operator will commit to:

a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from any relevant governments, and provide a written report in response; and

b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS.

2. Registry Operator will enforce the terms of its Acceptable Use and Take down Policy against Registrants.

3. Should a Registrant fail to comply with the Acceptable Use and Take down Policy, the domain names may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. Thus, all Registrants in the TLDs, including ourselves, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so.


2016-04-25

Famous Four Media LimitedNo
surfitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

surf Mitigation

By Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH

Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to commit to:
a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from any relevant government and provide a written report in response; and
b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, registry operator will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse.
c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, the Registry Operator may, in its sole discretion, undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name.


2016-04-22

Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbHNo
surgeryitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

surgery Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
suzukiitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

suzuki Mitigation

By SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION

.suzuki 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan

To address the confusion concerns cited by governments regarding the use of the second-level domains in the .suzuki TLD,
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION will implement a closed registration policy for .suzuki that mitigates the potential confusion. To these ends, SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION commits to the following:

・Developing and implementing a closed registration policy for .suzuki that requires that all domains name in the TLD be registered and used by SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, its affiliates, or its trademark licensees;

・Clearly publishing this registration policy on Registry Operator`s homepage for the .suzuki TLD at “nic.suzuki”.

・Referring to this registration policy in registry Operator`s Registry-Registrar Agreement with all appointed preferred registrars for the .suzuki TLD.

・Enforcing of this registration policy and ensuring continued compliance, including through annual recertification of .suzuki`s qualification for Specification 13; and

・Using all domain names in the .suzuki TLD in association with Suzuki`s brand products, and services.

This publicly available registration and usage policy would prevent Governments from registering domains in the .suzuki TLD. It would therefore clearly designate to the public that .suzuki was a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD were being operated by SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION and not governments.


2016-04-25

SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONYes
swatchitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

swatch Mitigation

By The Swatch Group Ltd

Provide a brief explanation of the TLD:
The Swatch Group Ltd has applied for .SWATCH to run a closed .brand environment.

Protections
The Swatch Group Ltd for the .SWATCH TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the The Swatch Group Ltd will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:
1. .SWATCH is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
2. .SWATCH is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;
3. .SWATCH TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .SWATCH that requires that all domain names in the .SWATCH TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees;
4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .SWATCH TLD will clearly publish this registration policy;
5. .SWATCH TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13.

Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .SWATCH TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .SWATCH TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by The Swatch Group Ltd, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator.
By this letter The Swatch Group Ltd confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-25

The Swatch Group LtdNo
swissitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

swiss Mitigation

By Swiss Confederation

Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion — Restrictive registration policy for 2-letter .SWISS domain names

Brief explanation of the TLD:
The purpose of the .SWISS TLD is to serve the Swiss community, defined as the community of individuals, legal entities and public institutions with a bona fide presence in Switzerland.
Registration of domain names under the .SWISS TLD is restricted to members of the Swiss community and subject to the further requirement that the domain name registrant’s presence in Switzerland and the registrant’s use of the domain name must comply with Swiss law.
The government of the Swiss Confederation acts as the central representative body for the Swiss community with regard to the .SWISS TLD, in consultation with the members of the Swiss community.
The measures described below address the confusion concerns cited by the governments of Anguilla, Singapore and St. Helena as well as by the Organization of African Union regarding the use of the 2-letter codes ai, sg, sh and au at the second-level of the .SWISS TLD. In the context of the .SWISS TLD, those 2-letter codes have the following meaning:
ai : official 2-letter acronym for the Swiss Canton Appenzell-Innerrhoden (see www.ai.ch)
sg : official 2-letter acronym for the Swiss Canton St-Gallen (see www.sg.ch)
sh : official 2-letter acronym for the Swiss Canton Schaffhausen (see www.sh.ch)
au : official name of the Swiss political municipality Au (see www.au.ch)

Protections:
The Swiss Confederation, as Registry Operator, has already implemented a community-based registrations policy for the .swiss TLD with particularly strict rules for all 2-letter codes. These rules were promulgated in the Federal Ordinance on Domain Names (https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified-compilation/20141744/index.html) and eliminate any risk of confusion. They comprise the following protections relevant to 2-letter codes:
• Each of the 26 Swiss Cantons has a single official 2-letter acronym. The Swiss Canton 2-letter acronyms are long-established, widely used and generally accepted. For instance, they appear on Swiss car license plates and are harmonized by ISO 3166-2 standard. Besides these acronyms, three Swiss political municipalities have a 2-letter name: Au, Gy and Lü.
• Only 2-letter codes matching with the official 2-letter acronym designating a Swiss Canton or matching with the official name of a Swiss political municipality will be released for registration in .SWISS.
• The 2-letter codes .SWISS domains are reserved exclusively for the respective Swiss cantonal governments, respectively for the executive council of the political municipality hence confusion due to misuse is not possible;
• A clear context specific to Switzerland is implicit with the .SWISS TLD and enforced by way of the registration policy, hence confusion with the ISO-3166 territory is not possible;
• The registration policy applying to 2-letter codes .SWISS domains is part of the Swiss legislation on domain names and published on Registry Operator’s homepage.

Process and eligibility considerations:
• The first-come-first-served principle is not applied for the allocation of .swiss domain names. As a principle, every allocation of domain name is based on an evaluation. Once a .swiss domain name application is submitted, the Registry will examine if the requested domain name is available and if the application meet the syntax rules and the general eligibility requirements set forth in the registration policy.
• The community-based eligibility and name selection criteria of the .swiss registration policy described above would also prevent the governments of Anguilla, Singapore and St. Helena as well as the Organization of African Union from registering 2-letter codes domains in the .SWISS TLD.


2016-04-21

Swiss ConfederationNo
sydneyitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

sydney Mitigation

By State of NSW, Department of Premier and Cabinet

Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion

A brief explanation of the TLD:
.sydney is a geographic TLD for the city of Sydney, Australia and the State Government of New South Wales is the designated ‘Registry Operator’. While .sydney is an open TLD, registration of domain names is limited to New South Wales residents and businesses, and other entities with an interest in the state of New South Wales, Australia as described in the Registration Policy.

The proposed protections to avoid confusion with country codes at the second level outlined below specifically apply to: ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, hk, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, and tw

Protections
Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to avoid such confusion is willing to offer the following:

1. Registry Operator will commit to:

a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the government of a related country code, and provide a written report in response; and

b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS.

Furthermore, contained within our Acceptable Use Policy for the .sydney TLD is the following text:

“…The Registrant of a domain name, as recorded in the Registry Service, will be responsible for:
a. the use of their domain name;
b. ensuring that the use of the domain name, where that domain name is a two letter Label that corresponds to a country code described in the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard, avoids confusion with the corresponding country code;…”

Should a Registrant fail to comply with the Acceptable Use Policy, the domain name may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. Thus all Registrants in the TLDs, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so.


2016-04-21

State of NSW, Department of Premier and CabinetNo
systemsitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

systems Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
tabitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tab Mitigation

By Tabcorp Holdings Limited

Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13)
Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: Tabcorp Holdings Limited has applied for .TAB to run a closed .brand environment.
Protections
Tabcorp Holdings Limited for the .TAB TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Tabcorp Holdings Limited will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:
1. .TAB is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
2. .TAB is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;
3. .TAB has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .TAB that requires that all domain names in the .TAB TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees;
4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .TAB TLD will clearly publish this registration policy;
5. .TAB TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13.
Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .TAB TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .TAB TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Tabcorp Holdings Limited - its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the Government or the corresponding country code operator.
By this letter, Tabcorp Holdings Limited confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-22

Tabcorp Holdings LimitedYes
taipeiitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
talkitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

talk Mitigation

By Amazon Registry Services, Inc.

Proposed Release of 2-Character Letter-Letter Combinations in .AUTHOR, .BOT, .BUY, .CALL, .CIRCLE, .COUPON, .DEAL, .FAST, .GOT, .HOT, .JOT, .JOY, .LIKE, .MOI, .NOW, .PAY, .PIN, .READ, .ROOM, .SAFE, .SECURE, .SAVE, .SMILE, .SONG, .SPOT, .TALK, .TUNES, .TUSHU, .WANGGOU, and .xn--rovu88b.

Amazon Registry Services, Inc. (“ARSI”), the Registry Operator for the TLDs listed above (“the TLDs”), proposes release of the following 2-character letter-letter combinations: ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, and tw. ARSI further proposes the following measures to avoid confusion with the corresponding country codes.

ARSI will commit to:
1. Investigate in a timely manner a report by the government of the country, state, or territory for which a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above (ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, or tw) corresponds to its country code, that:
a. the use in any of the TLDs of a domain name consisting of a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above; and
b. corresponds to that government’s country code; and
c. implies or represents that it is, or has the approval of, such government; and
2. Where, in ARSI’s sole opinion, such use has occurred, ARSI, in its sole discretion:
a. will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address such use, or
b. may cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS; and
3. Provide a written response within a commercially reasonable time period.

ARSI’s Acceptable Use Policy for the TLDs will require registrants of a domain name in each of the TLDs to ensure that their use of a 2-character letter-letter combination does not imply or represent that it is, or has the approval of, any government. ARSI will reserve the right to cancel, lock, place on hold, transfer or delete the domain name in accordance with our commitment above.


2016-04-25

Amazon Registry Services, Inc. No
tatamotorsitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tatamotors Mitigation

By Tata Motors Ltd

Provide a brief explanation of the TLD:
Tata Motors Ltd has applied for .TATAMOTORS to run a closed .brand environment.

Protections
Tata Motors Ltd for the .TATAMOTORS TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the Tata Motors Ltd will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:
1. .TATAMOTORS is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
2. .TATAMOTORS is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;
3. .TATAMOTORS TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .TATAMOTORS that requires that all domain names in the .TATAMOTORS TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees;
4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .TATAMOTORS TLD will clearly publish this registration policy;
5. .TATAMOTORS TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13.

Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .TATAMOTORS TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .TATAMOTORS TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Tata Motors Ltd, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator.
By this letter Tata Motors Ltd confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-25

Tata Motors LtdYes
tattooitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
taxitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tax Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
taxiitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

taxi Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
teamitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

team Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
techitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tech Mitigation

By Radix

Dear ICANN,

We are submitting these proposed measures to avoid confusion with specific country codes at the second level for each of our 8 TLDs, in relation to the individual Government objections that have been raised pertaining to the release of those specific two-character labels:

Protections

Radix understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to offer the following:

1. Radix will commit to:

a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the relevant governments that have raised concerns about the release of specific two-character labels at the second level, and provide a written report in response; and

b. where, in Radix’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, Radix will seek to work
with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse.

c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, Radix may, in its sole discretion,
undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name.

Thank you.


2016-04-25

RadixNo
technologyitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

technology Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
tennisitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tennis Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
testtlditView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
tevaitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

teva Mitigation

By Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited

.TEVA TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited

Protections:

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited for the .TEVA TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:

1. .TEVA is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
2. .TEVA is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;
3. .TEVA TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .TEVA that requires that all domain names in the .TEVA TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees;
4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .TEVA TLD will clearly publish this registration policy;
5. .TEVA TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13.

Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .TEVA TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designates to the public that .TEVA TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this notice, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-04

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LimitedYes
theateritView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

theater Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
theatreitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
ticketsitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tickets Mitigation

By Accent Media Limited

1. We have noted comments and requests from the relevant governments.

2. We have reserved the following domain names at the second level:
uk.tickets, gb.tickets, it.tickets, su.tickets, ru.tickets, ng.tickets, kr.tickets

3. For those governments that do not wish their domain names to be released, we will keep them reserved in perpetuity.

4. For those governments that wish to be consulted (UK and Italy), and if we plan to de-reserve, or activate, any of the above 2-char domain names, our policy is to submit our plans for approval to the relevant government, and to make changes to our plans to accommodate that government's wishes. We will not de-reserve the names within 180 days of submitting our plans for approval.


2016-02-29

Accent Media LimitedNo
tiendaitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tienda Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
tipsitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tips Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
tiresitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tires Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
tirolitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tirol Mitigation

By punkt Tirol GmbH







.tirol Mitigation Measures to avoid confusion with specific Country codes


Please find attached the measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes of the .tirol TLD.


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2016-04-12

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tirol Mitigation

By punkt Tirol GmbH

Please find our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs corresponding with country codes in the attached PDF document. The document refers to the domains: ac.tirol; bm.tirol; gb.tirol; gi.tirol; hk.tirol; il.tirol; in.tirol; io.tirol; it.tirol; kr.tirol; ky.tirol; ms.tirol; ng.tirol; pt.tirol; ru.tirol; sg.tirol; sh.tirol; su.tirol; tc.tirol; tw.tirol; uk.tirol; vn.Tirol
Best regards, .tirol Team


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2016-04-19

punkt Tirol GmbHNo
todayitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

today Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
tokyoitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tokyo Mitigation

By GMO Registry

Mitigation Plan for .tokyo

About .tokyo

.tokyo is a GeoTLD for the city of Tokyo, Japan, operated by GMO Registry, Inc. (the “Registry Operator”) with the support of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
The purpose of .tokyo is to promote .tokyo and provide an opportunity for citizens, businesses and community groups to link their identities to the city’s brand. By bringing together quality and informative content, .tokyo provides a platform to effectively deliver city information to Internet users both locally and globally. It is also an important goal for the Registry that .tokyo is operated as a trusted, safe, secure, relevant and enjoyable namespace.


Protections
Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to offer the following:
1. Registry Operator will commit to:
a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the governments of a related country-code and provide a written report in response; and
b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS.
Furthermore, contained within our Domain Name Registration Policy for the .TOKYO TLD is the following text:

All Applicants, all Domain Name Registrants, and any party submitting a Domain Name registration request represents and warrants that:
− to its knowledge, the registration of the Domain Name mentioned in the Application
or Domain Name Registration Request will not infringe upon or otherwise violate the
rights of any third party;
− will not register a domain name for the purpose of distributing malware, abusively
operating botnets, phishing, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement, fraudulent
or deceptive practices, counterfeiting or otherwise engaging in activity contrary to
applicable laws or regulations;

Should a Registrant fail to comply with the Acceptable Use Policy, the domain name may be canceled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. Thus all Registrants in the TLDs, including ourselves, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so.


2016-04-25

GMO RegistryNo
toolsitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tools Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
topitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

top Mitigation

By Jiangsu Bangning Science and Technology Co. Ltd.

To prevent confusions between country names and SLD ci, cn, eg, il, in, it, me, pt, sg, .TOP Registry will confirm with the registrar and registrant in written before registration that the registrant of each SLD will not use the domain in any way which may cause confusion with country names. If registrant violates, registry and registrar both have the right to lock the domain to prevent it from functioning in 24 hours. When domain owner/registrant proofs he/she will stop the violation, the domain will be unlocked. The second time violation happen for the same domain, registry will take back the domain within 24 hours and denies further registration service to the registrant for any two letter .top domains.


2016-02-26

Jiangsu Bangning Science and Technology Co. Ltd.No
toshibaitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

toshiba Mitigation

By TOSHIBA Corporation

.toshiba 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan

To address the confusion concerns cited by governments regarding the use of the second-level domains in the .toshiba TLD,
TOSHIBA Corporation will implement a closed registration policy for .toshiba that mitigates the potential confusion. To these ends, TOSHIBA Corporation commits to the following:

・Developing and implementing a closed registration policy for .toshiba that requires that all domains name in the TLD be registered and used by TOSHIBA Corporation, its affiliates, or its trademark licensees;

・Clearly publishing this registration policy on Registry Operator`s homepage for the .toshiba TLD at “nic.toshiba”.

・Referring to this registration policy in registry Operator`s Registry-Registrar Agreement with all appointed preferred registrars for the .toshiba TLD.

・Enforcing of this registration policy and ensuring continued compliance, including through annual recertification of .toshiba`s qualification for Specification 13; and

・Using all domain names in the .toshiba TLD in association with Toshiba`s brand products, and services.

This publicly available registration and usage policy would prevent Governments from registering domains in the .toshiba TLD. It would therefore clearly designate to the public that .toshiba was a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD were being operated by TOSHIBA Corporation and not governments.


2016-04-25

TOSHIBA CorporationYes
toursitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tours Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
townitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

town Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
toysitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

toys Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
tradeitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

trade Mitigation

By Famous Four Media Limited

By Famous Four media Limited.

Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to avoid such confusion is willing to offer the following:

1. Registry Operator will commit to:

a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from any relevant governments, and provide a written report in response; and

b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS.

2. Registry Operator will enforce the terms of its Acceptable Use and Take down Policy against Registrants.

3. Should a Registrant fail to comply with the Acceptable Use and Take down Policy, the domain names may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. Thus, all Registrants in the TLDs, including ourselves, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so.


2016-04-25

Famous Four Media LimitedNo
tradingitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

trading Mitigation

By dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"]

Please find attached a document which outlines the Registry's plans to avoid confusion in respect of the below TLDs:

.Markets
.Trading
.Forex
.Broker
.Spreadbetting
.CFD


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2016-04-21

dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"]No
trainingitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

training Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
travelersitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08Yes
travelersinsuranceitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
trustitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
trvitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
tuiitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tui Mitigation

By TUI AG

Please find TUI AG's "Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion" (concerning 2-letter labels in general) for the “.TUI” TLD attached.


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2016-04-25

TUI AGYes
tunesitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tunes Mitigation

By Amazon Registry Services, Inc.

Proposed Release of 2-Character Letter-Letter Combinations in .AUTHOR, .BOT, .BUY, .CALL, .CIRCLE, .COUPON, .DEAL, .FAST, .GOT, .HOT, .JOT, .JOY, .LIKE, .MOI, .NOW, .PAY, .PIN, .READ, .ROOM, .SAFE, .SECURE, .SAVE, .SMILE, .SONG, .SPOT, .TALK, .TUNES, .TUSHU, .WANGGOU, and .xn--rovu88b.

Amazon Registry Services, Inc. (“ARSI”), the Registry Operator for the TLDs listed above (“the TLDs”), proposes release of the following 2-character letter-letter combinations: ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, and tw. ARSI further proposes the following measures to avoid confusion with the corresponding country codes.

ARSI will commit to:
1. Investigate in a timely manner a report by the government of the country, state, or territory for which a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above (ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, or tw) corresponds to its country code, that:
a. the use in any of the TLDs of a domain name consisting of a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above; and
b. corresponds to that government’s country code; and
c. implies or represents that it is, or has the approval of, such government; and
2. Where, in ARSI’s sole opinion, such use has occurred, ARSI, in its sole discretion:
a. will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address such use, or
b. may cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS; and
3. Provide a written response within a commercially reasonable time period.

ARSI’s Acceptable Use Policy for the TLDs will require registrants of a domain name in each of the TLDs to ensure that their use of a 2-character letter-letter combination does not imply or represent that it is, or has the approval of, any government. ARSI will reserve the right to cancel, lock, place on hold, transfer or delete the domain name in accordance with our commitment above.


2016-04-25

Amazon Registry Services, Inc. No
tushuitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

tushu Mitigation

By Amazon Registry Services, Inc.

Proposed Release of 2-Character Letter-Letter Combinations in .AUTHOR, .BOT, .BUY, .CALL, .CIRCLE, .COUPON, .DEAL, .FAST, .GOT, .HOT, .JOT, .JOY, .LIKE, .MOI, .NOW, .PAY, .PIN, .READ, .ROOM, .SAFE, .SECURE, .SAVE, .SMILE, .SONG, .SPOT, .TALK, .TUNES, .TUSHU, .WANGGOU, and .xn--rovu88b.

Amazon Registry Services, Inc. (“ARSI”), the Registry Operator for the TLDs listed above (“the TLDs”), proposes release of the following 2-character letter-letter combinations: ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, and tw. ARSI further proposes the following measures to avoid confusion with the corresponding country codes.

ARSI will commit to:
1. Investigate in a timely manner a report by the government of the country, state, or territory for which a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above (ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, or tw) corresponds to its country code, that:
a. the use in any of the TLDs of a domain name consisting of a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above; and
b. corresponds to that government’s country code; and
c. implies or represents that it is, or has the approval of, such government; and
2. Where, in ARSI’s sole opinion, such use has occurred, ARSI, in its sole discretion:
a. will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address such use, or
b. may cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS; and
3. Provide a written response within a commercially reasonable time period.

ARSI’s Acceptable Use Policy for the TLDs will require registrants of a domain name in each of the TLDs to ensure that their use of a 2-character letter-letter combination does not imply or represent that it is, or has the approval of, any government. ARSI will reserve the right to cancel, lock, place on hold, transfer or delete the domain name in accordance with our commitment above.


2016-04-25

Amazon Registry Services, Inc. No
ubsitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08Yes
universityitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

university Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
unoitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
uolitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

uol Mitigation

By UBN Internet Ltda.

.uol is a brand TLD for the UOL online brand owned by Universo Online S/A.

UBN INTERNET Ltda. [UBN], a subsidiary of Universo Online S/A, for the .uol gTLD[TLD], has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the [UBN] will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:
1. .uol is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
2. .[uol] is not a Generic String, as defined in Specification 11;
3. .uol TLD has developed and implemented a closed registration policy for .uol that requires that all domain names in .uol to be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees;
4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .uol TLD will keep a published registration policy, already available at http://nic.uol;
5. .uol will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .uol TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .uol is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by [UBN], its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not any government or the corresponding country code operator. By this plan [UBN] confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-22

UBN Internet Ltda.Yes
vacationsitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

vacations Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
vegasitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
venturesitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

ventures Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
versicherungitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
vetitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

vet Mitigation

By United TLD Holdco

Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco


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2016-04-25

United TLD Holdco No
viajesitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

viajes Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
videoitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

video Mitigation

By United TLD Holdco

Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco


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2016-04-25

United TLD Holdco No
vigitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

vig Mitigation

By VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

.VIG is a closed top-level domain name for the sole and exclusive use of VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

Use of .VIG at the second level VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe as the Registry Operator for the .VIG TLD, VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe have selected the label .VIG to be reserved for registry operations as described in Section 3.2 of Specification 5 of our Registry Agreement. The domain name .VIG will be used exclusively by us for the promotion of the TLD, and we will act as the Registrant of the domain name. Protections Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to avoid such confusion is willing to offer the following:

1. The domain name .VIG will:
a. be used exclusively by VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe to support and assist the promotion of its registry operations;
b. not be used to imply that it is, or represents, government of the corresponding Country Code; and
c. not be used to imply the government’s approval of Registry Operator’s operations or activities.

2. Registry Operator will commit to:
a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the government of corresponding Country Code, and provide a written report in response; and
b. where, in VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse.
c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe may, in its sole discretion, undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name.


2016-04-21

VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung GruppeNo
villasitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

villas Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
vinitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

vin Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
vipitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

vip Mitigation

By Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH

Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to commit to:
a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from any relevant government and provide a written report in response; and
b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, registry operator will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse.
c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, the Registry Operator may, in its sole discretion, undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name.


2016-04-22

Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbHNo
visionitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

vision Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
vistaitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

vista Mitigation

By Vistaprint Limited

.vista is a closed top-level domain name for the sole and exclusive use of VISTAPRINT LIMITED.

Protections
VISTAPRINT LIMITED is the Registry Operator for the .vista TLD and has executed Specification 13 of the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that VISTAPRINT LIMITED will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:
1. .vista is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
2. .vista is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;
3. .vista TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .vista that requires that all domain names in the .vista TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees;
4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .vista TLD will clearly publish this registration policy;
5. .vista TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13.
Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .vista TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .vista TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by VISTAPRINT LIMITED, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator.
By this text VISTAPRINT LIMITED confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-14

Vistaprint LimitedNo
vistaprintitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

vistaprint Mitigation

By Vistaprint Limited

.vistaprint is a closed top-level domain name for the sole and exclusive use of VISTAPRINT LIMITED.

Protections
VISTAPRINT LIMITED is the Registry Operator for the .vistaprint TLD and has executed Specification 13 of the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that VISTAPRINT LIMITED will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:
1. .vistaprint is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
2. .vistaprint is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;
3. .vistaprint TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .vistaprint that requires that all domain names in the .vistaprint TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees;
4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .vistaprint TLD will clearly publish this registration policy;
5. .vistaprint TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13.
Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .vistaprint TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .vistaprint TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by VISTAPRINT LIMITED, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator.
By this text VISTAPRINT LIMITED confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-14

Vistaprint LimitedNo
vivaitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
vodkaitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

vodka Mitigation

By Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH

Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to commit to:
a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from any relevant government and provide a written report in response; and
b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, registry operator will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse.
c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, the Registry Operator may, in its sole discretion, undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name.


2016-04-22

Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbHNo
volkswagenitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

volkswagen Mitigation

By Volkswagen Group of America Inc.

.volkswagen is a closed Brand TLD for the sole and exclusive use of Volkswagen Group of America Inc.

Protections
Volkswagen Group of America Inc. (Registry Operator) for the .volkswagen TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the Registry Operator will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:

.volkswagen is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
.volkswagen is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;
Registry Operator has developed and implemented a closed registration policy for .volkswagen that requires that all domain names in the .volkswagen TLD be registered only by Volkswagen Group of America Inc., its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees.

As required under the Registry Agreement, the Registry Operator published this registration policy on its website.

Registry Operator will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13.

Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the Registry Operator from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .volkswagen TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by the Registry Operator, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the governments or the corresponding country code operators.

By this submission Volkswagen Group of America Inc. confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-21

Volkswagen Group of America Inc.Yes
voteitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
votoitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No
voyageitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

voyage Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


View Documents
2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
walteritView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

walter Mitigation

By Sandvik AB

.walter is a closed top-level domain name for the sole and exclusive use of Sandvik AB.

Protections
Sandvik AB is the Registry Operator for the .walter TLD and has executed Specification 13 of the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Sandvik AB will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:
1. .walter is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
2. .walter is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;
3. .walter TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .walter that requires that all domain names in the .walter TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees;
4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .walter TLD will clearly publish this registration policy;
5. .walter TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13.
Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .walter TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .walter TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Sandvik AB, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator.
By this text Sandvik AB confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-11

Sandvik ABYes
wangitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

wang Mitigation

By Zodiac Registry

This “Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion” is submitted to ICANN on behalf of the Registry Operator of the following TLDs:

Registry Operator TLD English translation
Zodiac Wang Limited .wang “web” or “net” or the Chinese surname "王"
Zodiac Aquarius Limited .商城 (xn--czru2d) .mall
Zodiac Taurus Limited .网店(xn--hxt814e) .web store
Zodiac Gemini Limited .八卦(xn--45q11c) .gossip

All four TLDs are Chinese IDNs, except .wang (a Chinese pinyin). All these TLDs have applied for and three of them have received approval from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China to operate within the country.

As these TLDs are intended for the millions of the Chinese-speaking Internet users and the way in which pinyin (the official phonetic system for transcribing Chinese characters into Latin alphabet) works, we believe it is extremely unlikely that confusion with corresponding country codes will arise.

Nevertheless, we understand the concerns expressed by governments or ccTLD Managers and set out the protections below that are already in place or to be implemented by Registry Operator, to avoid confusion.

Protections

1. Registry Operator will commit to:

a. investigate any reports of misuse or abusive use, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the relevant government or ccTLD Manager, and provide a written report in response; and

b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS.

2. The Registry Operator’s Anti-Abuse Policy contains the following text that prohibits abusive use and provides consequences for abusive use:

“Registry Operator expressly prohibits abusive use of a domain name for any illegal or fraudulent activities, including but not limited to, distributing malware, abusively operating botnets, phishing, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement, fraudulent or deceptive practices, counterfeiting or otherwise engaging in activity contrary to applicable law”
…
“Registry Operator reserves the right to deny, cancel or transfer any registration or transaction, or place any domain name(s) on registry lock, hold or similar status, that it deems necessary, in its discretion:

a. to enforce any Registry Policies (http://en.zodiac.wang/policy.html, including this policy) and ICANN requirements, as amended from time to time;”

Further, the Registry-Registrar Agreements of all these TLDs require registrars to enter a registration agreement with each Registered Name Holder (“RNH Registration Agreement”) and such agreement must include the following term:

“Registered Name Holder must comply with all Registry Policies (http://en.zodiac.wang/policy.html), as if they were incorporated into, and form part of the RNH Registration Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between any Registry Policy and the RNH Registration Agreement, then that Registry Policy will prevail to the extent of such inconsistency.”

This mandatory term in the RNH Registration Agreement means registrants in the above TLDs are bound by the Registry’s Anti-Abuse Policy. Thus, if a registrant’s use of a two-character domain name amounts to misuse or abusive use, the domain name may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted.


2016-04-22

Zodiac RegistryNo
wanggouitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

wanggou Mitigation

By Amazon Registry Services, Inc.

Proposed Release of 2-Character Letter-Letter Combinations in .AUTHOR, .BOT, .BUY, .CALL, .CIRCLE, .COUPON, .DEAL, .FAST, .GOT, .HOT, .JOT, .JOY, .LIKE, .MOI, .NOW, .PAY, .PIN, .READ, .ROOM, .SAFE, .SECURE, .SAVE, .SMILE, .SONG, .SPOT, .TALK, .TUNES, .TUSHU, .WANGGOU, and .xn--rovu88b.

Amazon Registry Services, Inc. (“ARSI”), the Registry Operator for the TLDs listed above (“the TLDs”), proposes release of the following 2-character letter-letter combinations: ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, and tw. ARSI further proposes the following measures to avoid confusion with the corresponding country codes.

ARSI will commit to:
1. Investigate in a timely manner a report by the government of the country, state, or territory for which a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above (ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, or tw) corresponds to its country code, that:
a. the use in any of the TLDs of a domain name consisting of a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above; and
b. corresponds to that government’s country code; and
c. implies or represents that it is, or has the approval of, such government; and
2. Where, in ARSI’s sole opinion, such use has occurred, ARSI, in its sole discretion:
a. will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address such use, or
b. may cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS; and
3. Provide a written response within a commercially reasonable time period.

ARSI’s Acceptable Use Policy for the TLDs will require registrants of a domain name in each of the TLDs to ensure that their use of a 2-character letter-letter combination does not imply or represent that it is, or has the approval of, any government. ARSI will reserve the right to cancel, lock, place on hold, transfer or delete the domain name in accordance with our commitment above.


2016-04-25

Amazon Registry Services, Inc. No
warmanitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

warman Mitigation

By Weir Group IP Limited

Provide a brief explanation of the TLD:
Weir Group IP Limited has applied for .WARMAN to run a closed .brand environment.

Protections
Weir Group IP Limited for the .WARMAN TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the Weir Group IP Limited will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:
1. .WARMAN is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
2. .WARMAN is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;
3. .WARMAN TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .WARMAN that requires that all domain names in the .WARMAN TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees;
4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .WARMAN TLD will clearly publish this registration policy;
5. .WARMAN TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13.

Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .WARMAN TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .WARMAN TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Weir Group IP Limited, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator.
By this letter Weir Group IP Limited confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-25

Weir Group IP LimitedYes
watchitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

watch Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
webcamitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

webcam Mitigation

By Famous Four Media Limited

By Famous Four media Limited.

Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to avoid such confusion is willing to offer the following:

1. Registry Operator will commit to:

a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from any relevant governments, and provide a written report in response; and

b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS.

2. Registry Operator will enforce the terms of its Acceptable Use and Take down Policy against Registrants.

3. Should a Registrant fail to comply with the Acceptable Use and Take down Policy, the domain names may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. Thus, all Registrants in the TLDs, including ourselves, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so.


2016-04-25

Famous Four Media LimitedNo
websiteitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

website Mitigation

By Radix

Dear ICANN,

We are submitting these proposed measures to avoid confusion with specific country codes at the second level for each of our 8 TLDs, in relation to the individual Government objections that have been raised pertaining to the release of those specific two-character labels:

Protections

Radix understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to offer the following:

1. Radix will commit to:

a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the relevant governments that have raised concerns about the release of specific two-character labels at the second level, and provide a written report in response; and

b. where, in Radix’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, Radix will seek to work
with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse.

c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, Radix may, in its sole discretion,
undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name.

Thank you.


2016-04-25

RadixNo
weddingitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

wedding Mitigation

By Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH

Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to commit to:
a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from any relevant government and provide a written report in response; and
b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, registry operator will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse.
c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, the Registry Operator may, in its sole discretion, undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name.


2016-04-22

Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbHNo
weiritView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08View Mitigation

weir Mitigation

By Weir Group IP Limited

Provide a brief explanation of the TLD:
Weir Group IP Limited has applied for .WEIR to run a closed .brand environment.

Protections
Weir Group IP Limited for the .WEIR TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the Weir Group IP Limited will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:
1. .WEIR is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
2. .WEIR is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;
3. .WEIR TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .WEIR that requires that all domain names in the .WEIR TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees;
4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .WEIR TLD will clearly publish this registration policy;
5. .WEIR TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13.

Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .WEIR TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .WEIR TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Weir Group IP Limited, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator.
By this letter Weir Group IP Limited confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-25

Weir Group IP LimitedYes
whoswhoitView Comments
2015-12-08
2015-12-08No

it Comments

By Rita Forsi, Italia GAC Representative, Ministry of Economic Development

With reference to the process for Considering Comments for Two-Character Letter/Letter Labels launched by ICANN on October 6, 2015, Italy restates its position expressed on March 25, 2015 (http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/twochar_comments/2015/000063.html) and on May 14, 2015 (email attached).

Italy does not object tout-court to the delegation of our ccSLD, but wants to exercise the right to evaluate the delegation of “it” as a SLD on a case-by-case basis.

The evaluation process takes into account not only the confusion risks, but also the national and international legal framework (e.g. IPR) and opportunity considerations (e.g. it.sucks).

We would like to recall that both the Singapore and Dublin GAC Communiqué advise the Board that comments submitted by the relevant Governments be fully considered regardless of the grounds for objection.

For the abovementioned reasons, we reiterate our position expressed in March 25 2015 for the release of the two‐character “it” label at the second level under new gTLDs.

In general, “it” label string may be released to the extent that the registry operator reaches a formal agreement with the Italian government (included our ccTLD registry “.it”) as per Specification 5 of the Registry Agreement.
This policy is to be applied to all new gTLDs, including, but not limited to, those falling within Category 1 and Category 2 of the Beijing Communiquè. who have requested for the release of “it” labels at the second level.
The authorization requests should be sent to the Italian GAC representatives.

Furthermore, we would like to underline that these “lines-to-take” are agreed with the “.it” Registry.

Rita Forsi

Domain Name System
Internationalized Domain Name ,IDN,"IDNs are domain names that include characters used in the local representation of languages that are not written with the twenty-six letters of the basic Latin alphabet ""a-z"". An IDN can contain Latin letters with diacritical marks, as required by many European languages, or may consist of characters from non-Latin scripts such as Arabic or Chinese. Many languages also use other types of digits than the European ""0-9"". The basic Latin alphabet together with the European-Arabic digits are, for the purpose of domain names, termed ""ASCII characters"" (ASCII = American Standard Code for Information Interchange). These are also included in the broader range of ""Unicode characters"" that provides the basis for IDNs. The ""hostname rule"" requires that all domain names of the type under consideration here are stored in the DNS using only the ASCII characters listed above, with the one further addition of the hyphen ""-"". The Unicode form of an IDN therefore requires special encoding before it is entered into the DNS. The following terminology is used when distinguishing between these forms: A domain name consists of a series of ""labels"" (separated by ""dots""). The ASCII form of an IDN label is termed an ""A-label"". All operations defined in the DNS protocol use A-labels exclusively. The Unicode form, which a user expects to be displayed, is termed a ""U-label"". The difference may be illustrated with the Hindi word for ""test"" — परीका — appearing here as a U-label would (in the Devanagari script). A special form of ""ASCII compatible encoding"" (abbreviated ACE) is applied to this to produce the corresponding A-label: xn--11b5bs1di. A domain name that only includes ASCII letters, digits, and hyphens is termed an ""LDH label"". Although the definitions of A-labels and LDH-labels overlap, a name consisting exclusively of LDH labels, such as""icann.org"" is not an IDN."