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|priority = 724 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<br>903 - [[Top Level Domain Holdings]]<br>1071 - [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Sale Limited)<br>1131 - [[Donuts]] (Half Bloom, LLC)<br>1297 - [[TLD Assets]] (Dot-Sale LLC)
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|priority = <s>724 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<br>903 - [[Top Level Domain Holdings]]<br>1071 - [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Sale Limited)</s><br>1131 - [[Donuts]] (Half Bloom, LLC)<br><s>1297 - [[TLD Assets]] (Dot-Sale LLC)</s>
 
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'''.sale''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].
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'''.sale''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. After a private auction in September 2014, Donuts became the sole applicant for the string.
==Current Applicants==
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# [[Uniregistry]], Corp., [[Frank Schilling]]'s company applied for 54 new TLDs.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/here-are-the-54-new-gtlds-that-frank-schillings-uniregistry-applied-for/ Here Are the 54 New gTLDs That Frank Schillings Uniregistry applied for, TheDomains.com]</ref>
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==Current Applicant==
# [[Famous Four Media]] applied for 61 new TLDs.
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# [[Dot-Sale LLC]]
   
# [[Donuts]] (Half Bloom, LLC) applied for 307 TLDs. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/601 here].
 
# [[Donuts]] (Half Bloom, LLC) applied for 307 TLDs. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/601 here].
    
===Former Applicants===
 
===Former Applicants===
 
# [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] filed for  68 new TLD applications on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1400 here]. .sale was '''WITHDRAWN''' by TLDH, along with another 3 TLDs ([[.free]], [[.spa]], [[.zulu]]), in April 2013.<ref>[http://en.paperblog.com/tldh-withdrawing-4-new-gtld-applications-free-sale-spa-zulu-507788/ TLDh withdrawing 4 new gTLD applications fee sale spa zulu en.PaperBlog.com] Retrieved 9 May 2013</ref>
 
# [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] filed for  68 new TLD applications on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1400 here]. .sale was '''WITHDRAWN''' by TLDH, along with another 3 TLDs ([[.free]], [[.spa]], [[.zulu]]), in April 2013.<ref>[http://en.paperblog.com/tldh-withdrawing-4-new-gtld-applications-free-sale-spa-zulu-507788/ TLDh withdrawing 4 new gTLD applications fee sale spa zulu en.PaperBlog.com] Retrieved 9 May 2013</ref>
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# [[Uniregistry]], Corp., [[Frank Schilling]]'s company applied for 54 new TLDs.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/here-are-the-54-new-gtlds-that-frank-schillings-uniregistry-applied-for/ Here Are the 54 New gTLDs That Frank Schillings Uniregistry applied for, TheDomains.com]</ref>
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# [[Famous Four Media]] applied for 61 new TLDs.
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# [[Dot-Sale LLC]]
    
===European Commission Communiqué===
 
===European Commission Communiqué===
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The Commission specifically notes that this objection is not a part of the GAC Early Warning process, and goes on to note that "the Commission does not consider itself legally bound to [ICANN] processes," given that there is not legal agreement between the two bodies.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/docs/20121127093808906.pdf DomainIncite.com/Docs] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/11130-europe-rejects-icanns-authority-as-it-warns-of-problems-with-58-new-gtlds Europe Rejects ICANNs Authority As it Warns of Problems with 58 New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref>
 
The Commission specifically notes that this objection is not a part of the GAC Early Warning process, and goes on to note that "the Commission does not consider itself legally bound to [ICANN] processes," given that there is not legal agreement between the two bodies.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/docs/20121127093808906.pdf DomainIncite.com/Docs] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/11130-europe-rejects-icanns-authority-as-it-warns-of-problems-with-58-new-gtlds Europe Rejects ICANNs Authority As it Warns of Problems with 58 New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref>
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==Private Auction==
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A [[Private auction]] conducted in September 2014 left Donuts as the only applicant for the string, as the other applicants withdrew. The winning bid was not revealed.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/17398-donuts-snatches-four-new-gtlds-at-auction-beating-amazon-to-video Donuts Snatches Four New gTLDs at Auction beating Amazon to .video] ''DomainIncite''; by Kevin Murphy; Retrieved 23 Sept 2014</ref>
    
==References==
 
==References==
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