.游戏
| Status: | Proposed |
| Language: | Chinese (Hans/Simplified) |
| Translates to: | games |
| Manager: | Donuts |
| Registry Provider: | Demand Media |
| Type: | IDN gTLD |
| Category: | Lifestyle |
| Priority #: | 40 |
.游戏 is an IDN gTLD being proposed in ICANN's New gTLD Program, translating as "games" from Hans Chinese. The applicant is Donuts (Spring Fields, LLC).[1]
Application Details
Excerpted from response to question #18 in TLD application:
"Broadly speaking, this TLD reflects the Mandarin word for GAMES. It will be very attractive to the millions of people and organizations worldwide that speak Mandarin and create, stage, participate in and enjoy games, contests, and recreation of all kinds. The number and variety of games is endless, with many taking place over or discussed and viewed on the Internet. Though particularly useful to individuals, businesses, sporting organizations, equipment manufacturers, game designers, venues, and others, this highly inclusive TLD will be appealing to virtually any Mandarin-speaking registrant worldwide and would be operated in a highly secure manner.
DONUTS’ APPROACH TO PROTECTIONS No entity, or group of entities, has exclusive rights to own or register second level names in this TLD. There are superior ways to minimize the potential abuse of second level names, and in this application Donuts will describe and commit to an extensive array of protections against abuse, including protections against the abuse of trademark rights.
We recognize some applicants seek to address harms by constraining access to the registration of second level names. However, we believe attempts to limit abuse by limiting registrant eligibility is unnecessarily restrictive and harms users by denying access to many legitimate registrants. Restrictions on second level domain eligibility would prevent law-abiding individuals and organizations from participating in a space to which they are legitimately connected, and would inhibit the sort of positive innovation we intend to see in this TLD. As detailed throughout this application, we have struck the correct balance between consumer and business safety, and open access to second level names.
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As noted, Donuts will be inclusive in its registration policies and will not limit registrant eligibility at the second level at the moment of registration. Restricting access to second level names in this broadly generic TLD would cause more harm than benefit by denying domain access to legitimate registrants. Therefore, rather than artificially limiting registrant access, we will control abuse by carefully and uniformly implementing our extensive range of user and rights protections.
Donuts will not limit eligibility or otherwise exclude legitimate registrants in second level names. Our primary focus will be the behavior of registrants, not their identity.
Donuts will specifically adhere to ICANN-required registration policies and will comply with all requirements of the Registry Agreement and associated specifications regarding registration policies. Further, Donuts will not tolerate abuse or illegal activity in this TLD, and will have strict registration policies that provide for remediation and takedown as necessary."[2]