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Line 19: − − ==History== − Founder Daniel Negari originally purchased XYZ.com with the intention of building a complete web experience where businesses and individuals could register domains, build their website and manage online assets. XYZ.com went on to become an ICAAN-accredited registrar that was also approved by Verisign and PIR to sell .com, .net and .org domains. While building the XYZ.com experience, ICANN announced their intent to implement a new generic Top Level Domain program. The company then pivoted to being a registry. .xyz was its first application. <ref>http://xyz.com/</ref> − − XYZ.COM was the only applicant for .XYZ. Line 31:
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XYZ.COM's goal with .XYZ is to provide a memorable TLD with broad appeal to individuals and and all types of organizations. .XYZ's back-end registry operations are provided by [[CentralNic]].
XYZ.COM's goal with .XYZ is to provide a memorable TLD with broad appeal to individuals and and all types of organizations. .XYZ's back-end registry operations are provided by [[CentralNic]].
==Uses and Goals==
==Uses and Goals==
.XYZ is being marketed with the concept of "Generation XYZ" -- an amalgamation of generations X, Y and Z. <ref>http://xyz.com/</ref>
.XYZ is being marketed with the concept of "Generation XYZ" -- an amalgamation of generations X, Y and Z. <ref>http://xyz.com/</ref>
==Application Details==
==Background==
Founder Daniel Negari originally purchased XYZ.com with the intention of building a complete web experience where businesses and individuals could register domains, build their website and manage online assets. XYZ.com went on to become an ICAAN-accredited registrar that was also approved by Verisign and PIR to sell .com, .net and .org domains. While building the XYZ.com experience, ICANN announced their intent to implement a new generic Top Level Domain program. The company then pivoted to being a registry. .xyz was its first application. <ref>http://xyz.com/</ref>
XYZ.COM was the only applicant for .XYZ.
===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:
In keeping with the spirit of global access, innovation, and competition promoted by the TLD and by the Applicant, Applicant believes that the registration of domains should be open to all parties for legitimate purposes. Due to the nonspecific, open-ended nature of the string, it is expected that parties from every industry will be interested in registering domain names; thus, Applicant does not wish to impose validation criteria as Applicant believes it would only increase cost and restrict innovation – which conflicts with ICANN’s and our goals for the TLD."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/126 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 1 Mar 2013</ref>
In keeping with the spirit of global access, innovation, and competition promoted by the TLD and by the Applicant, Applicant believes that the registration of domains should be open to all parties for legitimate purposes. Due to the nonspecific, open-ended nature of the string, it is expected that parties from every industry will be interested in registering domain names; thus, Applicant does not wish to impose validation criteria as Applicant believes it would only increase cost and restrict innovation – which conflicts with ICANN’s and our goals for the TLD."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/126 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 1 Mar 2013</ref>
==Contract Signed==
===Contract Signed===
On December 5, 2013 [[XYZ.COM LLC]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .xyz after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15245-donuts-portfolio-swells-as-icann-signs-31-new-gtld-contracts Donuts Portfolio Swells as ICANN Signs 31 New gTLD Contracts, DomainIncite] Retrieved 06 Dec 2013</ref>
On December 5, 2013 [[XYZ.COM LLC]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .xyz after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15245-donuts-portfolio-swells-as-icann-signs-31-new-gtld-contracts Donuts Portfolio Swells as ICANN Signs 31 New gTLD Contracts, DomainIncite] Retrieved 06 Dec 2013</ref>