Comments on: New gTLD/vTLD Opportunity, Anyone Up For .CIM or .CPM?

By: RegistryASP - dotPlayboy , dotEbay in the near future?

RegistryASP - dotPlayboy , dotEbay in the near future? — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:20:30 +0000

[...] I’m sure domainers will be happy to know if they are able to get their hands of such TLD. Read here [...]

By: SH

SH — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:09:05 +0000

Heres a few articles that i think is relevant to this topic where someone who has pull with their registry can do with insider influence.

http://www.dotsauce.com/2008/01/16/the-travel-travesty/

http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/409364-travel-landrush-and-violations.html?highlight=labitrav

http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/411587-ceo-travel-buy-25-000-domains.html?highlight=.travel

http://www.secinfo.com/d12TC3.thd6.c.htm

Is it smart what they are doing or unethical? What if by creating a new vTLD that people will look forward to and have on the application to ICANN everything that they want to hear, then the approved registrar then around and does some creative deals that will benefit only a few and shuts out anyone else to have a chance at great to decent names. Now will that happen to vTLDs or will there be some type of oversight by ICANN that new registry will stick to the terms of their application?

By: Conor Neu

Conor Neu — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:45:18 +0000

Don’t forget the rest:
.xom
.vom
.con
.clm
.c0m
.c9m

et cetera, et cetera…

It does sound like typo extenions would be rejected, however.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:23:06 +0000

The Domains just posted an article about ICANN guidelines for vTLDs, and it seems typos might be out. Specifically, they state…An extension can be knocked out by if it is “too similar to reserved names or existing TLD’s and /or likely to cause instability.”

Oh well.

By: andrew

andrew — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:27:12 +0000

Can you operate the registry, and not sell a single domain, but point all non existant domains to another website? If not, there is an issue there. Will ICANN not like you getting a TLD of your own, say .CIM, but never selling a single domain in it? Interesting questions to how this will all work out.

I would be interested in fractionalizing such a purchase. If anyone seriously considers it, let us know.

***SMO***

Andrew,

Not sure. But .cm seems to be getting away with it. I am sure they sell some, but they sure do have alot that are not sold imo.

By: Neal R. Voron

Neal R. Voron — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:21:00 +0000

Fractional ownership of gTLD/vTLD’s was one of the first things that crossed my mind when I heard about ICANN’s action.

I certainly see your point about the .CIM and .CPM vTLD’s.

One thing I am not clear about with the possible new gTLD/vTLD’s (and I have not had time to review ICANN’s information directly yet)… Does the registrant of the gTLD/vTLD own all possible domains within it — to use or sell as the registrant wishes (at whatever prices), or does the registrant serve in a similar capacity as the .COM registry does (managing the gTLD/vTLD)?

By: JB

JB — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:35:25 +0000

Let’s not forget .CMM

Cheers