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gTLD professional, [[Jean Guillon]], was involved as a partner in a .wine and .vin project, [[dotVinum]], for a number of years. In February, 2012, he announced that the project would be coming to an end due to the fact that his partner had decided to pursue the extensions without him. It seems the unnamed partner was financing the project and was able to utilize Mr. Guillon's expertise without signing any type of binding contract, and thus was able to dump him from the project.<ref>[http://blog.guillon.com/2012/02/wine-applicant-fooled-by-partner-part-1.html Wine Applicant Fooled by Partner Part 1, Blog.Guillon.com]</ref> It seems that neither Mr. Guillon nor his partner applied for the extension, as all three applicants are large, portfolio applicants. | gTLD professional, [[Jean Guillon]], was involved as a partner in a .wine and .vin project, [[dotVinum]], for a number of years. In February, 2012, he announced that the project would be coming to an end due to the fact that his partner had decided to pursue the extensions without him. It seems the unnamed partner was financing the project and was able to utilize Mr. Guillon's expertise without signing any type of binding contract, and thus was able to dump him from the project.<ref>[http://blog.guillon.com/2012/02/wine-applicant-fooled-by-partner-part-1.html Wine Applicant Fooled by Partner Part 1, Blog.Guillon.com]</ref> It seems that neither Mr. Guillon nor his partner applied for the extension, as all three applicants are large, portfolio applicants. | ||
==Objection== | |||
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD, on the grounds that it could glamourise the consumption of alcohol.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19259422 Saudi Arabia opposes .gay internet domain name, bbc.com]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 19:56, 16 October 2012
| Status: | Proposed |
| country: | International |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Food & Drink |
| Community TLD: | Unknown if Community App |
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.wine is a proposed gTLD in ICANN's new gTLD program.
Current Applicants[edit | edit source]
- Famous Four Media (dot Wine Limited)
- Donuts (June Station, LLC), one of 307 applied for by the company.
- Afilias
dotVinum[edit | edit source]
gTLD professional, Jean Guillon, was involved as a partner in a .wine and .vin project, dotVinum, for a number of years. In February, 2012, he announced that the project would be coming to an end due to the fact that his partner had decided to pursue the extensions without him. It seems the unnamed partner was financing the project and was able to utilize Mr. Guillon's expertise without signing any type of binding contract, and thus was able to dump him from the project.[1] It seems that neither Mr. Guillon nor his partner applied for the extension, as all three applicants are large, portfolio applicants.
Objection[edit | edit source]
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD, on the grounds that it could glamourise the consumption of alcohol.[2]