.webcam
| Status: | Delegated |
| Registry Provider: | Neustar |
| Registry: | Global Registry Services Limited |
| Registry Backend: | GoDaddy |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Technology |
| Priority #: | 325 - Famous Four Media (dot Webcam Limited) |
| nTLDStats | |
| Registrations: | 4,408 |
| Parked Domains: | 9,378 |
| Parked Domain %: | 100 % |
| Important Dates | |
| Delegation: | 19 March 2014 |
| General Availability: | 09 June 2014 |
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.webcam is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The applicant is Famous Four Media (dot Webcam Limited).[1] The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on 19 March 2014.[2]
Application Details
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
"Registration Policies
The purpose and goal of the Applicant’s policies are to ensure competition, fairness, trust and reliability for Registrars, Registrants, the user community, and other stake holders, while maintaining security and stability for the gTLD.
General Policy
Aside from certain start-up mechanisms, all domain names will generally be registered on a first-come, first-served basis. A Trademark Claims service will be offered for the first 90 days of general registration, with the intent of providing clear notice to potential Registrants of the existing rights of trademark owners with registered trademarks in the Trademark Clearinghouse.
Registration Policies
As per ICANN’s requirements, the Applicant will be operating both a Sunrise and Landrush period ahead of general availability for the gTLD."[3]
Contract Signed
On 23 January 2014 Famous Four Media received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .webcam after passing all the required processes needed to become a Registry Operator for the string.[4]
Delegation and Availability
.webcam was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on 19 March, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.[2]
References
- ↑ Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Delegated Strings, ICANN.org Retrieved 15 April 2014
- ↑ Application Details, gTLDresult.ICANN.org Retrieved 16 Feb 2013
- ↑ Registry Agreements, ICANN.org Retrieved 27 Jan 2014