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|status = Contract Signed
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'''.gop''' is a [[Brand TLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Republican State Leadership Committee, Inc.]]<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>
'''.gop''' is a [[Brand TLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Republican State Leadership Committee, Inc.]]<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>
==Application Excerpts==
==Application Excerpts==
"“GOP” is an acronym that stands for “Grand Old Party.” Both terms are popular alternative names for the 148 year-old Republican Party in the United States of America. The Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, and entities and individuals who identify with the GOP for business, political or personal reasons can be found world-wide.
"“GOP” is an acronym that stands for “Grand Old Party.” Both terms are popular alternative names for the 148 year-old Republican Party in the United States of America. The Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, and entities and individuals who identify with the GOP for business, political or personal reasons can be found world-wide.
These agreements and policies are designed to ensure transparent and non-discriminatory policies for the registration of .GOP names; fair and competitive pricing; protection of personal data and privacy; adherence by registrars and registrants to the AUP; protection of trademarks, the names of natural and legal persons and other property rights; prevention of the registration of illegal terms; and the prevention violations of the law. Moreover, our policies promote competition among registrars, combat abuse of the DNS, address cybercrime, protect intellectual property rights, and align the .GOP top-level domain with applicable regulatory and legislative environments and Internet registry best practices.
These agreements and policies are designed to ensure transparent and non-discriminatory policies for the registration of .GOP names; fair and competitive pricing; protection of personal data and privacy; adherence by registrars and registrants to the AUP; protection of trademarks, the names of natural and legal persons and other property rights; prevention of the registration of illegal terms; and the prevention violations of the law. Moreover, our policies promote competition among registrars, combat abuse of the DNS, address cybercrime, protect intellectual property rights, and align the .GOP top-level domain with applicable regulatory and legislative environments and Internet registry best practices.
With respect to users, .GOP’s Registration Agreement will require that all registrants comply with any and all applicable laws, rules or regulations concerning user privacy and confidential information for applicable jurisdictions; failure to do so may result in suspension or loss of their .GOP name and may, in addition, result in legal actions by appropriate authorities."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus Application Downloaded from gTLDresult.ICANN.org]Retrieved 6 Feb 2013</ref>
With respect to users, .GOP’s Registration Agreement will require that all registrants comply with any and all applicable laws, rules or regulations concerning user privacy and confidential information for applicable jurisdictions; failure to do so may result in suspension or loss of their .GOP name and may, in addition, result in legal actions by appropriate authorities."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus Application Downloaded from gTLDresult.ICANN.org]Retrieved 6 Feb 2013</ref>
==Contract Signed==
On 16 January 2014 [[Republican State Leadership Committee, Inc.]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .gop after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries-date Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 22 Jan 2014</ref>
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