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The warning states that the applicant is "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string .. that relates to a broad market sector," which Ms. Dryden notes could have unintended consequences and a negative impact on competition.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/Tunes-AU-30761.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353451041000 Tunes AU, GACweb.ICANN.org]Retrieved 25 Nov 2012</ref>
 
The warning states that the applicant is "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string .. that relates to a broad market sector," which Ms. Dryden notes could have unintended consequences and a negative impact on competition.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/Tunes-AU-30761.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353451041000 Tunes AU, GACweb.ICANN.org]Retrieved 25 Nov 2012</ref>
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===Objection===
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An official Legal Rights Objection was filed by DotTunes Limited against the applicant.<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/lro/cases/ LRO Cases, WIPO.int]</ref>
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A Legal Rights Objection, as defined by the ICANN approved mediator, [[WIPO]], is when, "third parties may file a formal objection to an application on several grounds, including, for trademark owners and Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) [..] When such an objection is filed, an independent panel (comprised of one or three experts) will determine whether the applicant’s potential use of the applied-for gTLD would be likely to infringe [..] the objector’s existing trademark, or IGO name or acronym."<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/lro/ LRO, WIPO.int] Retrieved 25 March 2013</ref>
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==Application Details==
 
==Application Details==
 
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
 
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:

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