gTLD	Full Legal Name	E-mail suffix	Detail
.HOME	Dot Home LLC	secondgen.com	View

In responding to the issues indicated in Question 22, DotHome LLC (“DH”) has considered GAC advice set forth at https:⁄⁄gacweb.icann.org⁄display⁄gacweb⁄New+gTLDs and https:⁄⁄gacweb.icann.org⁄download⁄attachments⁄1540128⁄gTLD_principles_0.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1312358178000. DH has also considered the methodology developed for the reservation and release of country names in the .INFO tld, and specifically the information relating to .INFO at Resolution 01-92 at http:⁄⁄www.icann.org⁄en⁄minutes⁄minutes-10sep01.htm and ICANN’s proposed action plan at http:⁄⁄www.icann.org⁄en⁄meetings⁄montevideo⁄action-plan-country-names-09oct01.htm . DH has also reviewed the Second WIPO Internet Domain Name Process – The Recognition and Rights and the Use of Names in the Internet Domain Name System, Section 6, Geographical Identifiers, at http:⁄⁄www.wipo.int⁄amc⁄en⁄processes⁄process2⁄report⁄html⁄report.html and ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization Reserved Names Working Group – Final Report at http:⁄⁄gnso.icann.org⁄issues⁄new-gtlds⁄final-report-rn-wg-23may07.htm.

Initial Reservation of Country and Territory Names

DH is committed to initially reserving, at no cost to governments, public authorities or inter-governmental organizations, the country and territory names contained in the internationally recognized lists described in Article 5 of Specification 5 attached to the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook Draft New gTLD Registry Agreement at the second level and at all other levels within the .HOME generic top-level domain (gTLD) at which DH will provide for registrations. Specifically, DH will reserve:

1. The short form (in English) of all country and territory names contained on the ISO 3166-1 list, as updated from time to time, including the European Union, which is exceptionally reserved on the ISO 3166-1 list, and its scope extended in August 1999 to any application needing to represent the name European Union, http:⁄⁄www.iso.org⁄iso⁄support⁄country_codes⁄iso_3166_code_lists⁄iso-3166- 1_decoding_table.htm - EU;

2. The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names, Technical Reference Manual for the Standardization of Geographical Names, Part III Names of Countries of the World; and

3. The list of United Nations member states in 6 official United Nations languages prepared by the Working Group on Country Names of the United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names.

To the extent Article 5 of Specification 5 of the final version of the New gTLD Registry Agreement is amended to include additional country, territory or other geographic identifiers, DH will similarly initially reserve all such names.

It is DH’s intent to initially reserve the names mentioned above by blocking them from registration at the registry level (for example, DH’s back end provider, Verisign, would block the names from registration), but DH may use any other method for initially reserving the names as not prohibited by the final version of the New gTLD Registry Agreement, such as, for example, registering such names in its own name in order to withhold them from delegation or use.

Use of Non-Reserved Geographical Identifiers

DH believes that it is important to be able to register and⁄or use non-reserved geographical identifiers to promote competition in the DNS, competition among TLD operators, and to promote user acceptance and registrant interest in .HOME. However, DH recognizes that such registration and⁄or use should be in a fair and non-misleading manner.

Because of the importance in geographical identification in helping consumers locate real estate and home information, DH and the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) intend to explore the option of providing a hierarchical and intuitive framework for the .HOME namespace by using geographical identifiers as second-level domain names. DH and NAR believe the use of geographical identifiers to the left of the gTLD and as part of the domain name itself will have a direct and material impact on consumer adoption and search engine algorithms, along with corresponding query results. In addition, such naming conventions are intuitive and practiced by direct navigation Internet users. DH and NAR believe that .HOME may provide an online, single-source identifying function, allowing consumers to locate information relating to homes within domain-specified geographic areas. As ICANN has largely premised this new gTLD round on promoting innovation, DH and NAR would like to determine if this type of hierarchical and intuitive use of second-level domain names within a gTLD provides increased consumer functionality.

DH and NAR recognize that there is concern regarding misuse of geographical identifiers in the international, regional and national levels. DH and NAR, acting as responsible global businesses, seek to avoid business practices that could potentially mislead consumers and misuse geographical identifiers. DH and NAR believe that it is important to be able to use geographical identifiers in a fair and non-misleading manner, as such use can benefit Internet users and consumers.

DH’s and NAR’s intent is to consider using non-reserved geographic identifiers as part of a hierarchical and intuitive framework in a fair and non-misleading manner to help consumers navigate the .HOME namespace. One option that may be considered is creation of GeographicLocation.HOME website(s) which include listings of homes at such “GeographicLocation.” DH and NAR are committed to operating the .HOME namespace in a manner that minimizes potential consumer confusion, and will actively work with others in the ICANN community regarding any future policy development in this area.

As set forth in the answer to Question 29, an additional registry service which DH will offer is the use of first come, first serve (at a higher fixed annual fee) to determine string allocation in appropriate circumstances, such as in allocating any premium names. Yet another service which DH may offer, commonly used in the marketplace today, is the use of RFPs (Request for Proposals) and Auctions to determine string allocation in appropriate circumstances. DH and NAR intend to explore allocating some non-reserved geographical identifiers as premium names or otherwise as set forth herein.

Alleged Abuses of Geographic Names

DH does not anticipate any disputes with governments or public authorities arising in connection with the registration and use of geographic names within the .HOME gTLD based upon its proposed use set forth in Answer 18 of this application and the statements made herein. Nevertheless, DH and NAR are committed to working with governments, public authorities, or IGOs to quickly resolve any such potential disputes, and as such ensure that such governments, public authorities and IGO’s will at minimum have access to .HOME’s abuse prevention procedure(s) and rights protection mechanisms set forth in answers to Questions 28 and 29 of this Application in order to ensure an ability to address alleged abuses of names with national or geographic significance at the second level of .HOME.

Potential Future Release of Initially Reserved Names

DH looks forward to collaborating with other new gTLD Registry Operators in potentially working with the GAC and ICANN to explore processes that could permit the release of initially reserved country names, such as Registry Service Evaluation Processes (RSEP) requests that have been filed by existing gTLD Registry Operators in releasing previously reserved domain names.

Creation and Updating the Policies

Should the need arise in the future for the creation or updating of the policies regarding this class of domain names, DH will act in an open and transparent manner to develop such a policy and⁄or recommendation.

DH is also committed to the ongoing review and updating of these lists to prevent the misleading use of geographical identifiers. Consistent with this commitment, DH intends to participate in any ongoing ICANN policy discussion regarding the protection of geographic names within the DNS.

gTLD	Full Legal Name	E-mail suffix	Detail
.CASINO	dotBeauty LLC	secondgen.com	View

--PROPOSED MEASURES FOR PROTECTION OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES AT THE SECOND AND OTHER LEVELS IN THE APPLIED-FOR GTLD--

In responding to the issues indicated in Question 22, DotBeauty LLC d⁄b⁄a DotCasino (“DotCasino”) and Rock Gaming LLC (“RG”) have considered GAC advice set forth at https:⁄⁄gacweb.icann.org⁄display⁄gacweb⁄New+gTLDs and https:⁄⁄gacweb.icann.org⁄download⁄attachments⁄1540128⁄gTLD_principles_0.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1312358178000. We have also considered the methodology developed for the reservation and release of country names in the .INFO tld, and specifically the information relating to .INFO at Resolution 01-92 at http:⁄⁄www.icann.org⁄en⁄minutes⁄minutes-10sep01.htm and ICANN’s proposed action plan at http:⁄⁄www.icann.org⁄en⁄meetings⁄montevideo⁄action-plan-country-names-09oct01.htm . We have also reviewed the Second WIPO Internet Domain Name Process – The Recognition and Rights and the Use of Names in the Internet Domain Name System, Section 6, Geographical Identifiers, at http:⁄⁄www.wipo.int⁄amc⁄en⁄processes⁄process2⁄report⁄html⁄report.html and ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization Reserved Names Working Group – Final Report at http:⁄⁄gnso.icann.org⁄issues⁄new-gtlds⁄final-report-rn-wg-23may07.htm.

We have accepted the advice of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) that we should adopt appropriate procedures to block names with national or geographic significance at the second and other levels, and will do so in the manner described below:

The country and territory names contained in the following internationally recognized lists will be initially reserved at the second level, as follows:

The short form (in English) of all country and territory names contained on the ISO 3166-1 list, as updated from time to time, including the European Union; on the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names, Technical Reference Manual for the Standardization of Geographical Names, Part III Names of Countries of the World; and on the list of United Nations member states in the six official United Nations languages prepared by the Working Group on Country Names of the United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names.

Procedurally, the geographical names contained in these lists, as described in Specification 5 of the New gTLD Agreement, will be added to the registry software system “prohibited word” function. This function, part of Espresso, our registry platform, allows strings to be blocked from registration. Upon an attempt via the EPP or web interface, the registration will not be allowed. Any attempt to register a domain containing those geographical names will be automatically denied, as they were similarly blocked in the .INFO TLD.

--RELEASE OF NON-RESERVED GEOGRAPHICAL IDENTIFIERS--

We believe that it is important to be able to register and⁄or use non-reserved geographical identifiers to promote competition in the DNS, competition among TLD operators, and to promote user acceptance and registrant interest in .CASINO. However, we recognize that such registration and⁄or use should be in a fair and non-misleading manner.

Because of potential benefit to users in use of geographical identification in finding .CASINO sites, we intend to explore the option of providing a hierarchical and intuitive framework for the .CASINO namespace by using geographical identifiers as second-level domain names. We believe the use of geographical identifiers to the left of the gTLD and as part of the domain name itself will have a direct and material impact on consumer adoption and search engine algorithms, along with corresponding query results. In addition, such naming conventions are intuitive and practiced by direct navigation Internet users. We believe that .CASINO may provide an online, single-source identifying function, allowing consumers to locate casino information or services relating to domain-specified geographic areas. As ICANN has largely premised this new gTLD round on promoting innovation, we would like to determine if this type of hierarchical and intuitive use of second-level domain names within a gTLD provides increased consumer functionality.

We recognize that there is concern regarding misuse of geographical identifiers in the international, regional and national levels. DotCasino and RG, acting as responsible global businesses, seek to avoid business practices that could potentially mislead consumers and misuse geographical identifiers. We believe that it is important to be able to use geographical identifiers in a fair and non-misleading manner, as such use can benefit Internet users and consumers.

Our intent is to consider using non-reserved geographic identifiers as part of a hierarchical and intuitive framework in a fair and non-misleading manner to help consumers navigate the .CASINO namespace. One option that may be considered is creation of GeographicLocation.CASINO website(s) which include casino information or services available at such “GeographicLocation.” We are committed to operating the .CASINO namespace in a manner that minimizes potential consumer confusion, and will actively work with others in the ICANN community regarding any future policy development in this area.

--ALLEGED ABUSES OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES--

We do not anticipate any disputes with governments or public authorities arising in connection with the registration and use of geographic names within the .CASINO gTLD based upon its proposed use set forth in Answer 18 of this application and the statements made herein. Nevertheless, we are committed to working with governments, public authorities, or IGOs to quickly resolve any such potential disputes, and as such ensure that such governments, public authorities and IGO’s will at minimum have access to .CASINO’s abuse prevention procedure(s) and rights protection mechanisms set forth in answers to Questions 28 and 29 of this Application in order to ensure an ability to address alleged abuses of names with national or geographic significance at the second level of .CASINO.

--POTENTIAL FUTURE RELEASE OF INITIALLY RESERVED NAMES--

We look forward to collaborating with other new gTLD Registry Operators in potentially working with the GAC and ICANN to explore processes that could permit the release of initially reserved country names, such as Registry Service Evaluation Processes (RSEP) requests that have been filed by existing gTLD Registry Operators in releasing previously reserved domain names. For example, if a Government or public authority desires to register a geographic name which has been blocked by the process describe above, one process we intend to explore using is the .INFO procedure for notice, authentication, and registration, as follows:

1. The Government or public authority concerned informs the GAC Secretariat of their request to register the name, and the designated beneficiary.
2. The GAC Secretariat authenticates the request and transfers it to the ICANN staff and to the registry operator.
3. The registry operator verifies the availability of the name and issues an authorization number that is transmitted directly to the designated beneficiary in the country concerned.
4. The designated beneficiary (the Registrant) registers the name, paying the normal fee, with an ICANN-accredited registrar contracted with the registry operator using the authorization number as their authority.

The registry operator may at some point seek agreement with the applicable governments to release these reservations, subject to review by ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee and approval by ICANN.

For protection of geographic names at other levels, we have a complaint mechanism in place and any geographic entity may register a complaint if they feel their national rights have been violated.

We believe that the measures outlined above incorporate GAC’s advice and serve as a pledge to block, at no cost to governments, geographically significant names and allow a means of challenging any abuse of the use of a geographically significant name.