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marketvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

market 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
marketingvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

marketing Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
marketsvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

markets 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
marriottvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

marriott Mitigation

By Marriott Worldwide Corporation

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

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

Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .MARRIOTT gTLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designates to the public that the .MARRIOTT gTLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the gTLD are being operated by Marriott Worldwide Corporation, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not any government or corresponding country-code TLD operator.

With this submission, Marriott Worldwide Corporation confirms that all registrations of two-letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-20

Marriott Worldwide CorporationYes
mbavnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

mba Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
mediavnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

media Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
melbournevnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

melbourne Mitigation

By The Crown in right of the State of Victoria, represented by its Department of State Development, Business and Innovation

Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion

A brief explanation of the TLD:

.melbourne is a geographic TLD for the city of Melbourne, Australia and the the State Government of Victoria is the designated ‘Registry Operator’. While .melbourne is an open TLD, registration of domain names is limited to Victorian residents and businesses, and other entities with an interest in the state of Victoria, 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 .melbourne 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.


2016-03-31

 The Crown in right of the State of Victoria, represented by its Department of State Development, Business and InnovationNo
memorialvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

memorial Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
menuvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
miamivnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

miami 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
microsoftvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

microsoft Mitigation

By Microsoft Corporation

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

Provide a brief explanation of the TLD:

.MICROSOFT TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Microsoft Corporation

Protections:

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

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

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


2016-04-05

Microsoft CorporationYes
minivnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

mini Mitigation

By Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Please find Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft's "Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion" (concerning 2-letter labels in general) for the “.MINI” and the ."BMW" TLDs attached.


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2016-04-23

Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftYes
modavnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

moda 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
moevnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
momvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
monashvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02Yes
moneyvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

money Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
monstervnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
montblancvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

montblanc Mitigation

By Richemont DNS Inc.

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

Provide a brief explanation of the TLD:

.MONTBLANC TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Richemont DNS Inc

Protections:

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

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

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


2016-04-05

Richemont DNS Inc.Yes
mortagevnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

mortage 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
motorcyclesvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

motorcycles Mitigation

By DERAutos LLC, DERBoats LLC, DERHomes LLC, DERMotorcycles LLC, DERYachts LLC (collective Dominion Registries)

See attached document


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2016-04-26

DERAutos LLC, DERBoats LLC, DERHomes LLC, DERMotorcycles LLC, DERYachts LLC (collective Dominion Registries)No
movievnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

movie Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
nagoyavnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

nagoya Mitigation

By GMO Registry

About .NAGOYA

.nagoya is a GeoTLD for the city of Nagoya, Japan, operated by GMO Registry, Inc.
The purpose of .nagoya is to promote Nagoya 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, .NAGOYA 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 .NAGOYA 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 .NAGOYA 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
navyvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

navy 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
netbankvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

netbank Mitigation

By Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Refer measures in attached PDF document


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2016-04-13

Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaYes
networkvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

network Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
neustarvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
nhkvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

nhk Mitigation

By Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)

.nhk 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Please note that .nhk is in the process of concluding specification 13.


2016-04-25

Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)No
nicovnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

nico Mitigation

By DWANGO Co., Ltd.

.nico 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


2016-04-25

DWANGO Co., Ltd.Yes
nikonvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02Yes
ninjavnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

ninja 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
nissanvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

nissan Mitigation

By NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.

2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan for NISSAN TLDs
(.nissan .infiniti .datsun)

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

・Developing and implementing a closed registration policy for NISSAN TLDs that requires that all domains name in the TLDs be registered and used by NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., its affiliates, or its trademark licensees;

・Clearly publishing this registration policy on Registry Operator`s homepage for the NISSAN TLDs at “nic.nissan”,”nic.infiniti”, and “nic.datsun”.

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

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

・Using all domain names in the NISSAN TLDs in association with NISSAN`s brand products, and services.

This publicly available registration and usage policy would prevent Governments from registering domains in the NISSAN TLDs. It would therefore clearly designate to the public that NISSAN TLDs were proprietary spaces in which all second-level domains in the TLDs were being operated by NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. and not governments.


2016-04-25

NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.No
nokiavnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

nokia Mitigation

By Nokia Corporation

.NOKIA TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Nokia Corporation

Protections:

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

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

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


2016-04-12

Nokia CorporationYes
nowvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

now 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
nrwvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

nrw 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
nycvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

nyc Mitigation

By The City of New York by and through the New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications

Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion

A brief explanation of the TLD
The .nyc is a geographic TLD representing the city of New York. The designated “Registry Operator” is The City of New York, a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of New York, by and through the New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications. The .nyc TLD is open for registration to individuals or entities having a substantive and lawful connection to the city of New York. This requirement for “nexus” with the city of New York is strictly enforced and is described in our Nexus Policy which can be found at the following link: http://www.ownit.nyc/policies/nyc_nexus_policy.php. Further in order to ensure that we have complete Registrant information the .nyc TLD does not allow the use of proxy, private or anonymous domain name registrations. The .nyc TLD employs an algorithm to detect the inadvertent or intentional registration of proxy, anonymous and/or private domain name registrations, and enforces a Registrar’s obligation to not offer such services.

The proposed protections to avoid confusion with country codes at the second level outlined below specifically apply to: ai, bm, ci, cn, eg, hk, il, in, io, it, ky, me, ms, pt, sg, sh, 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 .nyc TLD is the following text:
“1. By registering a name in the .nyc top-level domain (.NYC), you represent and warrant that you will not use that registration for any illegal purposes, including without limitation, to:
…
4. Infringe the intellectual property rights of any other person or entity including, without limitation, counterfeiting, piracy or trademark or copyright infringement;
5. Impersonate any person or entity, or submit information on behalf of any other person or entity, without their express prior written consent;…”

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 TLD have an obligation not to infringe any intellectual property rights nor to impersonate any person or entity, including the governments that are represented by these two letter country codes, and there are clear penalties in place for doing so.


2016-04-25

The City of New York by and through the New York City Department of Information Technology & TelecommunicationsNo
obivnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

obi Mitigation

By OBI Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA

.obi is a closed top-level domain name for the sole and exclusive use of OBI Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA.

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


2016-04-25

OBI Group Holding SE & Co. KGaAYes
omegavnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

omega Mitigation

By The Swatch Group Ltd

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

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

Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .OMEGA TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .OMEGA 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 LtdYes
onlvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

onl Mitigation

By I-Registry Ltd.

The .onl TLD provides a unique digital identity and facilitate the promotion of the brand ONL to Internet users in general.

Protections
I-Registry Ltd. (Registry Operator) understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to avoid such confusion is willing to offer the following:

Registry Operator will commit to:
- investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the respective governments, and provide a written report in response; and
- where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS, or may result in the suspension or termination of the domain name registration.

Furthermore, contained within our Acceptable Use Policy for the .onl TLD is the following text:
The Registrant of a domain name, as recorded in the Registry Service, will be responsible for:
- the use of their domain name;
- 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;
- no domain name in the .onl space shall be used in a manner which infringes any other third parties’ rights;
- no domain name in the .onl space is in breach with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements or for the purposes of undertaking any illegal or fraudulent actions, including spam or phishing activities.

Failure to comply with the above provisions may result in the suspension or termination of the domain name registration by the Registry. Thus all Registrants in the TLD, including ourselves, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so.


2016-04-20

I-Registry Ltd.No
onlinevnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

online 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
ooovnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

ooo Mitigation

By Infibeam Incorporation Ltd.

The .OOO gTLD could be used for any entity launching or expanding an e-commerce venture as it offers a domain name of their choice.

The Registry Operator wishes to adopt the following mechanism of mitigation measures for all the 2 character labels identified by ICANN :

1.Registry Operator will commit to:
 a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the concerned government, and provide a written report in response; and
 b. where, in RO’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 .OOO TLD is the following text:

“The Registrant of a domain name, as recorded in the Registry Service, will be responsible for:
 the use of their domain name;
 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, including ourselves, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter
country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so.


2016-04-21

Infibeam Incorporation Ltd.No
oraclevnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02Yes
orangevnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

orange Mitigation

By Orange Brand Services Limited

Provide a brief explanation of the TLD:
Orange Brand Services Limited has applied for .ORANGE to run a closed .brand environment.

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

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


2016-04-25

Orange Brand Services LimitedYes
originsvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02Yes
osakavnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
otsukavnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

otsuka Mitigation

By Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

.otsuka 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan

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

・Developing and implementing a closed registration policy for .otsuka that requires that all domains name in the TLD be registered and used by Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., its affiliates, or its trademark licensees;

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

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

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

・Using all domain names in the .otsuka TLD in association with Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.`s brand products, and services.

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


2016-04-25

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.Yes
paneraivnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

panerai Mitigation

By Richemont DNS Inc.

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

Provide a brief explanation of the TLD:

.PANERAI TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Richemont DNS Inc

Protections:

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

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

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


2016-04-05

Richemont DNS Inc.Yes
partnersvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

partners Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
partsvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

parts Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
partyvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

party 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
payvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

pay 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
petvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

pet Mitigation

By Afilias

Afilias has reviewed the comments submitted for the release of certain 2 character labels. We have taken these comments into consideration and will will continue to block the respective labels at the second level until further notice to avoid confusion.


2016-04-20

AfiliasNo
pharmacyvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

pharmacy Mitigation

By National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

Background

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®), the impartial professional organization that supports state boards of pharmacy in protecting public health, is the exclusive Registry Operator for the .pharmacy Top-Level Domain (TLD). The .pharmacy TLD was established to provide a secure, verified, and trustworthy TLD where consumers around the globe can be sure the medications they buy online are safe. To that end, a global coalition of stakeholders, including NABP and the International Pharmaceutical Federation, developed policies and maintains standards to govern the .pharmacy TLD, ensuring those websites with a .pharmacy domain are safe and legal.

Implementation Plan to Avoid Confusion

To respond to the confusion concerns cited by several governments regarding the use of the second-level domains (SLDs) in the .pharmacy TLD, NABP notes that it currently implements a restricted registration policy for .pharmacy that recognizes the ongoing and critical need for patients’ medications to be managed by a licensed pharmacist and for their medications to be appropriately sourced in accordance with applicable standards of care. A copy of the policy can be found at http://safe.pharmacy/standards-policies. The very fact that .pharmacy verifies that each entity acquiring a .pharmacy SLD meets all applicable regulatory standards, including those addressing pharmacy licensure and valid prescription requirements, prior to allowing that entity to register a .pharmacy domain name avoids any potential confusion between the .pharmacy registration and a country code.

In order to ensure that there will be no confusion between any two character registrations and a country code sharing the same two letters, NABP will administer its verified registry operation in a manner that avoids potential confusion by:
• Continuing to implement a restricted registration policy for .pharmacy that verifies that each entity acquiring a .pharmacy SLD is an eligible member of the pharmacy community and meets all applicable regulatory standards to conduct pharmacy-related business.
• Continuing to implement a restricted registration policy that ensures website content is relevant to pharmacy services and drug information, which provides the opportunity for NABP to proactively identify any potential confusing use of the domain name with a corresponding country code.
• Maintaining, and continuing to create, ongoing “working relationship[s] with the relevant regulatory, or industry self-regulatory, bodies, including developing a strategy to mitigate as much as possible the risks of fraudulent, and other illegal, activities.” See Beijing GAC Communique. NABP will not issue a .pharmacy domain name in a given country until it has created a relationship with the appropriate health care regulators for a jurisdiction.
• Clearly publishing this registration policy on .pharmacy’s registry homepage.
• Including this registration policy in NABP’s Registry-Registrar Agreement with all accredited registrars for the .pharmacy TLD.
• Enforcing this registration policy and ensuring continued compliance. The process for obtaining a .pharmacy domain name is described here: http://www.safe.pharmacy/apply. More detailed instructions and information are available here: http://www.safe.pharmacy/apply/application-instructions.

NABP’s use of .pharmacy two-character domains would not, in and of itself and absent a verification process, cause any confusion with the corresponding two-letter country codes; nonetheless, NABP further contends that it avoids any potential confusion through its strenuous verification requirements and registration policies, which ensure only licensed and verified pharmacy-related entities are permitted to register and use .pharmacy domains.

Request to ICANN in Accordance With Specification 5 of the Registry Agreement

Based on public comments received, no government objecting to the release of its country code offered a specific explanation for the potential confusion arising from the use of a two-character SLD within a verified registry operation (as defined herein); therefore, based on the aforementioned proposal to avoid confusion as a verified registry operation and in accordance with Specification 5 of its Registry Agreement, NABP respectfully requests that Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers release the remainder of all second-level two-character country code domain names.


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2016-04-25

National Association of Boards of PharmacyNo
philipsvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

philips Mitigation

By Koninklijke Philips N.V.

Registry Operator will not register two letter SLDs that are equal to ccTLDs under its gTLD, unless:
- the corresponding country has given general consent to register these SLDs, or
- that Registry Operator has obtained authorization of the competent authority of that corresponding country to register the two letter SLD under its TLD..

Registry Operator will not register two letter SLDs under its TLD that are equal to ccTLDs when the corresponding country has objected to these registrations.


2016-03-08

Koninklijke Philips N.V.Yes
photovnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
photographyvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

photography Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
photosvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

photos Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
piagetvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

piaget Mitigation

By Richemont DNS Inc.

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

Provide a brief explanation of the TLD:

.PIAGET TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Richemont DNS Inc

Protections:

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

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

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


2016-04-05

Richemont DNS Inc.Yes
picsvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
picturesvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

pictures Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
pizzavnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

pizza Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
placevnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

place Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
plumbingvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

plumbing Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
plusvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

plus Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
pncvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02Yes
pohlvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

pohl Mitigation

By Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft DVAG

Please find Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft DVAG's "Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion" (concerning 2-letter labels in general) for the “.DVAG” and ".POHL" TLDs attached.


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2016-04-25

Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft DVAGNo
pornvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

porn Mitigation

By ICM Registry

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 any 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.

Furthermore, we have the following Anti-Abuse Policy:

Registry has the right, pursuant to its Registry-Registrant Agreement, to immediately deny, cancel, terminate, suspend, lock, hold, or transfer any domain name and/or registration to ensure registrant’s compliance with the following Anti-Abuse Policy.

1. Accurate Registration Information
Registrant represents and warrants to have provided current, complete, and accurate information in connection with its registration and agrees to correct and update this information to ensure that it remains current, complete, and accurate throughout the term of any resulting registration in a TLD. Registrant’s obligation to provide current, accurate, and complete information is a material element of the Registry-Registrant Agreement, and the registry reserves the right to immediately deny, cancel, terminate, suspend, lock, or transfer any registration if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the information is materially inaccurate.

2. Child Protection Labeling
Registrant understands that Registry Operator may label the sites in the TLD and any site to which such sites are automatically redirected irrespective of the top-level domain for child protection purposes; registrant consents to such labeling.

3. Prohibition on Child Abuse Images and Conduct or Content Designed to Suggest the Presence of Child Abuse Images
The term “child abuse images” is defined as any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means, depicting child sexual abuse as stated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Registrant’s sites in the TLD shall not display any child abuse images. Registrant’s sites in the TLD shall not engage in practices that are designed to suggest the presence of child abuse images, including, without limitation, the use of meta-tags for that purpose. Registry Operator will refer any sites in a TLD that are reported to the Registry Operator to be in violation of this policy to child safety hotlines like the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), or the International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE).

4. Prohibition on Abusive Registrations
No registrant may register an abusive second-level domain name in the TLD including, without limitation, domain names that infringe the intellectual property rights of a third party, including common law trademark rights; domain names that are obvious variants of well-known trademarks not belonging to the registrant; or domain names that suggest the presence of child abuse images.

5. Prohibition on Malicious Conduct
No registrant shall use or permit use of a domain name in the TLD for or in connection with email spoofing, phishing, spam, or other forms of malicious behavior.

6. Ongoing Best Practices Policies
Registry Operator will revise this Anti-Abuse Policy or the Registry-Registrant Agreement to include commercially reasonable best practices policies developed by the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR) that are designed to promote responsible business practices related to (i) combating online child abuse images, (ii) facilitating user choice and parental control regarding access to online adult entertainment, (iii) protecting free expression rights, and/or (iv) protecting the privacy, security, and consumer rights of consenting adult consumers of online adult entertainment goods and services; registrant consents to adhere to such policies.

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 Anti-Abuse Policy, the domain name may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. Thus all Registrants in the TLD, including ourselves, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so.


2016-04-19

ICM Registry No
pressvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

press 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
primevnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

prime Mitigation

By Amazon Registry Services, Inc.

Amazon Registry Services, Inc. (“ARSI”), the Registry Operator for the .Brand TLDs .AUDIBLE, .AWS, .FIRE, .IMDB, .KINDLE, .PRIME, .SILK, and .ZAPPOS (collectively, “the .Brand 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, or tw.

ARSI has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement for each of the .Brand TLDs. Specification 13 contractually requires ARSI to apply measures which, in and of themselves, avoid confusion with the country codes corresponding to the 2-character letter-letter combinations listed above, namely:

1. Each of the .Brand TLDs is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
2. Each of the .Brand TLDs is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;
3. ARSI has developed and will implement a registration policy for each of the .Brand TLDs that requires all domain names in each such TLD be registered only by ARSI, its Affiliates, or Trademark Licensees of ARSI or its Affiliates;
4. ARSI will publish the registration policy for each of the .Brand TLDs upon delegation; and
5. ARSI has ensured, and will continue to ensure, its compliance with the registration policy through annual certification of qualification for Specification 13 for each of the .Brand TLDs.

Compliance with Specification 13 clearly designates to the public that the .Brand TLDs are proprietary spaces in which ARSI, its Affiliates, or Trademark Licensees of ARSI or its Affiliates use all second-level domain names. Accordingly, there will be no basis on which a letter-letter domain name registered in any of the .Brand TLDs could be confused with the country codes corresponding to the 2-character letter-letter combinations listed above.


2016-04-25

Amazon Registry Services, Inc.Yes
productionsvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

productions Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
progressivevnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
propertiesvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

properties Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
propertyvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
protectionvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
pubvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

pub 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
questvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
recipesvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

recipes Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
redstonevnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

redstone Mitigation

By Redstone Haute Couture Co., Ltd.

A Proposal to Minimize the Potential Likelihood of Confusion in Connection with the Allocation of Specific Two Character Domain Names

The fundamental mission and purpose of .Redstone TLD application is to protect the trademark rights of “Redstone” mark that was established by Redstone Haute Couture Company Ltd.. The .Redstone TLD will be used for Redstone itself and tis portfolio companies and brands to ensure best-in-class online experience and customer satisfaction. By operating and utilizing the .Redstone TLD, Redstone also hopes to be the pioneer of digital branding for the fast-growing luxury retailing and marketing in China as well as in the world. .Redstone TLD will carry the corporate vision set by of the Redstone company-we strive to become an influential fashion company in the world’s fashion realm through professionalism and culture cohesion, so as to contribute to the peaceful rise of China.

Protections

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

Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .Redstone TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .Redstone TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Redstone Haute Couture Company Ltd., its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not a government or their corresponding country code operator.

Redstone Haute Couture Company Ltd. confirms that all registrations of two letter
domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


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2016-04-25

Redstone Haute Couture Co., Ltd.Yes
redumbrellavnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
rehabvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

rehab 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
reisenvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

reisen Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
renvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

ren Mitigation

By Beijing Qianxiang Wangjing Technology Development Co., Ltd.

.REN 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

Beijing Qianxiang Wangjing Technology Development Co., Ltd.No
rentalsvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

rentals Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
repairvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

repair Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
reportvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

report Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
republicanvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

republican 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
restaurantvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

restaurant Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
reviewvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

review 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
reviewsvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

reviews 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
richvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

rich Mitigation

By I-Registry Ltd.

The .RICH TLD has the mission to serve the needs of rich people and service providers for the rich (the Rich) worldwide in terms of privacy, communication, and exceptional services.

Protections
I-Registry Ltd. (Registry Operator) understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to avoid such confusion is willing to offer the following:

Registry Operator will commit to:
- investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the respective governments, and provide a written report in response; and
- where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS, or may result in the suspension or termination of the domain name registration.

Furthermore, contained within our Acceptable Use Policy for the .rich TLD is the following text:
The Registrant of a domain name, as recorded in the Registry Service, will be responsible for:
- the use of their domain name;
- 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;
- no domain name in the .RICH space shall be used in a manner which infringes any other third parties’ rights;
- no domain name in the .RICH space is in breach with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements or for the purposes of undertaking any illegal or fraudulent actions, including spam or phishing activities.

Failure to comply with the above provisions may result in the suspension or termination of the domain name registration by the Registry. Thus all Registrants in the TLD, including ourselves, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so.


2016-04-20

I-Registry Ltd.No
ricohvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

ricoh Mitigation

By Ricoh Company, Ltd.

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

Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: .ricoh is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Protections:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


2016-04-25

Ricoh Company, Ltd.Yes
ripvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

rip 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
rochervnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

rocher Mitigation

By Ferrero Trading Lux S.A.

.ROCHER TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Ferrero Trading Lux S.A.

Protections:

Ferrero Trading Lux S.A. for the .ROCHER TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Ferrero Trading Lux S.A. will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:

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

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


2016-04-18

Ferrero Trading Lux S.A.Yes
rocksvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

rocks 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
rodeovnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

rodeo 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
ruhrvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

ruhr Mitigation

By regiodot GmbH & Co. KG

Proposed Measures to avoid confusion


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2016-04-20

regiodot GmbH & Co. KGNo
runvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

run Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
rwevnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

rwe Mitigation

By RWE AG

Provide a brief explanation of the TLD:
RWE AG has applied for .RWE to run a closed .brand environment.

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

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


2016-04-25

RWE AGYes
saarlandvnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02No
salevnView Comments
2015-12-02
2015-12-02View Mitigation

sale 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

vn Comments

By Le Thi Ngoc Mo, Deputy Director General of Vietnam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA), Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC)

Dear ICANN,
“vn” is the country code for Viet Nam. The release of the two-character ".vn" label at the second-level under new gTLDs would create confusion with the ccTLD ".vn". On behalf of Viet Nam government, I would like to submit an objection to the release of the “.vn” at the second level under all new gTLDs.
Viet Nam is seting up the accurate criteria for releasing this two character at the second level domain names under new gTLDs . This is sensitive issue for government so it is taking some time for government to consider.
To reiterate, our objections are applied to all new gTLDs who have requested or will be requesting for the release of “.vn” at the second level until we set up the accurate criteria for releasing and send notice to ICANN.
Thank you and best regards,

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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."