.vin

Status:	Proposed
Registry Provider:	Demand Media
Type:	Generic
Category:	Food & Drink
More information:

.vin is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program, the string translates as "wine" from French. The applicant is Donuts (Holly Shadow, LLC).

The application received 2 GAC Early Warnings, from France and Luxembourg. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the ICANN Board that a given TLD application should be denied as it stands. Applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members.

The warnings are nearly identical and state that the applicant should consider withdrawal or implement an objection procedure to consider geographical indications, as "vin" is a term that is strictly and clearly defined by French and European law.

Donuts replied to France´s warning to .vin, and its similar objections for .health, .sarl, .hotel, and .architect, with an impassioned defense of the validity of open registration for New gTLDs. They even to quote the GAC's own advice with regards to its contract with .xxx registry provider, ICM Registry, which notes that at that time the GAC was against any monitoring of TLD content given that it seems to overstep ICANN's technical mandate.

Application Details

Many of Donuts' applications, including this one, seem to have been applied for using the same boiler-plate application in which the TLD is defined as a means of providing greater expression on the Internet and will be an open TLD without pre-registration policies. It notes its plans to adhere with all registration policies required by ICANN and its intent to have remediation and takedown policies clearly defined to fit within these requirements. Pre-registration verification will not be used and this as defined as causing "cause more harm than benefit by denying domain access to legitimate registrants." They intend to control abuse through "extensive user and rights protections."

Top-Level Domain

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