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'''.town''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Donuts]] (Koko Moon, LLC).<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> | '''.town''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Donuts]] (Koko Moon, LLC).<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> | ||
The application was subject to a [[GAC]] Early Warning from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair, [[Heather Dryden]]. 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. The warning states that .town is a generic geographic term and that [[Donuts]] has no sufficiently addressed how to protect geographic names at the [[SLD|second level]].<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/Town-AU-79604.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353383431000 Town AU, GACweb.ICANN.org]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 23:56, 24 November 2012
| Status: | Proposed |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Culture |
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.town is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The applicant is Donuts (Koko Moon, LLC).[1]
The application was subject to a GAC Early Warning from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair, Heather Dryden. 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. The warning states that .town is a generic geographic term and that Donuts has no sufficiently addressed how to protect geographic names at the second level.[2]