.degree

Status:	Proposed
Registry Provider:	Demand Media
Type:	Generic
Category:	Education
PIC Submitted:	Download Here
Priority #:	1403 - Donuts (Puff House, LLC)
More information:

.degree is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The applicant is Donuts (Puff House, LLC).

The application was issued 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 as it stands. Applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members. The warning notes that Donuts has not detailed sufficient protective measures to protect from consumer harm in what is a regulated market.

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 "more harm than benefit by denying domain access to legitimate registrants." They intend to control abuse through "extensive user and rights protections."