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'''.baby''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].  

'''.baby''' is a [[gTLD]] delegated to the [[Root Zone]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]] on 8 April 2016. <ref>[https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings]</ref>

==Current Applicants==

==Current Applicants==

The applicants for the .baby domain name string include: <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 applicants for the .baby domain name string include: <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>

# [[Radix]] (DotBaby Inc.), one of 31 applications submitted by the company <ref>[http://www.radixregistry.com/index.php RadixRegistry.com]</ref>

# [[Radix]] (DotBaby Inc.), one of 31 applications submitted by the company <ref>[http://www.radixregistry.com/index.php RadixRegistry.com]</ref>

# [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]], it is one of 68 applications that the company has filed for on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref>

# [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]], it is one of 68 applications that the company has filed for on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1728 here].

# [[Donuts]] (Auburn Beach, LLC) represented by [[Daniel Schindler]], EVP of [[Donuts]], a start-up company that filed for 307 new gTLD applications. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/05/donuts-raises-100-million-applies-for-307-new-tlds/ Donuts raises $100 million, applies for 307 new TLDs]</ref>

# [[Donuts]] (Auburn Beach, LLC) represented by [[Daniel Schindler]], EVP of [[Donuts]], a start-up company that filed for 307 new gTLD applications. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/05/donuts-raises-100-million-applies-for-307-new-tlds/ Donuts raises $100 million, applies for 307 new TLDs]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/879 here].

# [[Google]] ([[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]]), Sarah Falvey, [[Google]]'s Senior Policy Analyst, is listed as contact person for the company.

# [[Google]] ([[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]]), Sarah Falvey, [[Google]]'s Senior Policy Analyst, is listed as contact person for the company.

# [[Johnson & Johnson]], the company is represented by [[Joshua Bourne]], Managing Partner of [[FairWinds Partners]], a domain name consultancy firm.

# [[Johnson & Johnson]], the company is represented by [[Joshua Bourne]], Managing Partner of [[FairWinds Partners]], a domain name consultancy firm.

Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD, on the grounds that it might also be used by pornographic sites.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19259422 Saudi Arabia opposes .gay internet domain name, bbc.com]</ref>

Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD, on the grounds that it might also be used by pornographic sites.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19259422 Saudi Arabia opposes .gay internet domain name, bbc.com]</ref>

===European Commission Objection===

===European Commission Communiqué===

The [[European Commission]] objected to all .baby applications outside ICANN's defined remediation processes.

The [[European Commission]] flagged all .baby applications outside ICANN's defined remediation processes.

Just after [[ICANN]]'s [[GAC]] issued its Early Warnings, which are advice given from one GAC member country to an applicant warning it of potential issues within its application, the [[European Commission]] issued a letter to all applicants within the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. The letter highlights 58 applications that "could raise issues of compatibility with the existing legislation .. and/or with policy positions and objectives of the European Union." It notes a desire to open a dialogue with each offending applicant.

Just after [[ICANN]]'s [[GAC]] issued its Early Warnings, which are advice given from one GAC member country to an applicant warning it of potential issues within its application, the [[European Commission]] issued a letter to all applicants within the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. The letter highlights 58 applications that "could raise issues of compatibility with the existing legislation .. and/or with policy positions and objectives of the European Union." It notes a desire to open a dialogue with each offending applicant.

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