.music
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| Status: | proposed |
| Type: | Niche |
| Community: | Yes (Music Industry) |
.music is one of proposed top-level domain names (TLD) dedicated for the use of the music industry. There are three entities applying for the .music string which include Constantine Roussos, Managing Director of CGR Ecommerce Ltd and founder of dotmusic initiative; Far Further, a new company led by Warner Music record producer Loren Balman, ormer music journalist John Styll and Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. (TLDH) in partnership with LHL TLD Investment Partners of Beverly Hills California (LHL).[1] [2]
Constantine Roussos dotMusic Initiative
The dot Music initiative was started by Constantine Roussos in 2005. He launched the dotMusic (music.us) website dedicated in gathering support for a petition to ICANN to approve the .music TLD for the global music industry. His initiative is supported by members of the music industry including bands, musicians, companies, professionals and many others. Based on the dotMusic website, Roussos initiative gathered more than 1.5 million signatures for the petition. The dotMusic initiative objectives include:[3] [4]
- Music Education
- Fight Against Piracy to Protect Trademarks and Music Intellectual Capital
- Promoting Arts and Global Music
- Innovation in Music and Internet Space
Roussos also gathers support from different social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Myspace. The myspace.music page has almost 4.3 million friends or followers.[5] Aside from Roussos, Tina Dam, Robert Singerman, Ken Abdo, Bob Donnelly and John Simsom comprise the Leadership Team of dot Music initiative. The team plans to operate the .music TLD using the multistakeholder approach and a portion of the revenue generated from the .music TLD registrations will be donated to selected non-profit organizations. Registrations will be restricted to .MUSIC-accredited Community Member Organizations (CMOs).[6]