Minds + Machines Group Limited: Difference between revisions

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| founded        = 2007

| founders        = Frederick Krueger <br> Clark Landry

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'''Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX)''' (formerly Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. (TLDH)) is the parent company of [[Minds + Machines]]. The company is dedicated to acquiring and operating [[New gTLD Program|new gTLDs]], as well as providing consultancy services and back-end registry solutions for entities interested in operating new gTLDs. The company is publicly traded on the AIM under the ticker symbol TLDH.L.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/ TLDH Website]</ref> Its market cap is valued at over $60 million USD.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/05/22/tldh/ How big is the new TLD opportunity? TLDH valued at $60 million, domainnamewire.com]</ref>

In 2014, the company changed its name again to Minds + Machines Group Limited, which was accompanied with a relisting on the AIM with the ticker symbol MMX.L.<ref>[http://investors.mindsandmachines.com/2014/03/change-of-name-to-minds-machines-group-limited/ Change of name to Minds + Machines Group Limited]</ref>

During the opening day of the application for ICANN's [[New gTLD Program]] on January 12, 2012, MMX purchased 20 application slots and announced that it was chosen by [[Dot Kiwi|Dot Kiwi Limited]], a New Zealand based company, to provide registry solutions for the proposed [[.kiwi]] string.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/01/new-gtld-application-window-opens/#more-321 New gTLD Application Window Opens]</ref> On February 21, 2012, the company announced that it will purchase 20 additional application slots for gTLDs.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/02/ gTLD Application Update]</ref>

On June 3rd, 2013 [[Antony Van Couvering]], CEO of MMX, wrote an article on CircleID arguing for the benefits of private auctions versus ICANN auctions for new [[gTLD]]s. The private auctions, Van Couvering argues, allow companies to "provide money to create healthy vigorous registries that will fulfill ICANN's mission to create choice and competition in the top-level namespace."<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130603_icann_auctions_or_private_auctions/ icann or private auctions] Published 3 Jun 13 Retrieved 4 Jun 13</ref>  The ICANN auctions on the other hand, would leave applicants depleted of cash. [[Minds + Machines]] will proceed with private auctions after the first round.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130603_icann_auctions_or_private_auctions/ icann or private auctions] Published 3 Jun 13 Retrieved 4 Jun 13</ref>

MMX received a total of 6 [[GAC]] Early Warnings, 5 of which were for its own TLDs. This accounts for about 7% of their 72 applications, which they noted in a press release, further stating that many of their competitors and other large portfolio applicants had received much greater percentages of warned applications to total portfolio size. The in-house warned applications are: [[.zulu]], [[.hotel]], [[.green]], [[.roma]], [[.website]]. Their client, The American Bible Society, was warned for [[.bible]].<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/11/icann-prioriisation-draw/ ICANN Prioritization Draw, TLDH.org] Retrieved 1 Dec 2012</ref>

Their PICs provide for: open registration policies; geographic names protections; clearly defining abusive behavior to registrants and the public and enforcing those parameters; the right to suspend, cancel, or otherwise take control of names that are suspected or proven of being involved in abusive activities; and maintaining a clear, singular point of contact for all abuse related correspondence. Some of their PICs, those related to applications with restricted registration requirements, such as [[.abogado]], also note this restricted intent.<ref>[https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1731 PIC Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 12 Mar 2013</ref>

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