gTLD	Full Legal Name	E-mail suffix	Detail
.study	OPEN UNIVERSITIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	ngtld.webcentral.com.au	View

Open Universities Australia Pty Ltd (OUA) generally respects and abides by the GAC’s Principles regarding New gTLDs, dated March 28, 2007. In order to comply with the requirements of the Registry Agreement, Specification 5, all Two-character labels (§2) and Country and Territory Names (§5) will be initially reserved.

However, OUA believes that the use of geographic terms can provide great benefit and simplicity to internet users because these terms are intuitive ways to resolve to content that may be specifically relevant and targeted to users in the particular geographic region or users with an interest in the particular geographic region. OUA provides open access to study options and online courses to customers in any region, country and city in the world. OUA’s owners and providers are also located in many different cities and regions and may, potentially, expand to different countries as well. By representing and promoting its providers and their offers, OUA believes that the geographic locations of its providers will be a relevant consideration for its customers. OUA intends to use any Two-character label and⁄or Country or Territory Name domains, and to participate in or implement a process by which any Government may reasonably object to that use. OUA envisions a number of possible scenarios for ensuring Government agreement to the use of Country and Territory names. These will be explored in detail with ICANN and the Governmental Advisory Committee to ensure a mutually agreeable solution. Scenarios range from at a minimum; OUA informing the Chair of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) to ICANN in writing of its proposed use of geographic terms and provide Governments who wish to do so with an opportunity to block the use of their relevant name in the .study gTLD. Other plausible scenarios would include;


SCENARIO 1 (LETTER TO GAC):

In advance of any use of geographical names OUA will send a letter to the chair of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) informing the GAC of its intention to use geographical names in the .study gTLD. The letter will outline the reasons for using geographical names and provide Governments with the opportunity to contact OUA within 90 days to reserve their respective geographical name from use in the TLD. Should a Government inform OUA that it wishes to reserve the use of their respective geographical name, the name will remain reserved for the duration of OUA’s registry agreement with ICANN. The opportunity to reserve a name will be offered to Governments free of charge.


SCENARIO 2 (LETTER INFORMING INDIVIDUAL GOVERNMENTS):

In advance of any use of geographical names OUA will send a letter to the Government concerned and inform it of OUA’s intention to use geographical names in the .study gTLD. The letter will outline the reasons for using geographical names and provide the Government with the opportunity to contact OUA within 90 days to reserve its respective geographical name from use in the .study gTLD. Should the Government inform OUA that it wishes to reserve the use of its respective geographical name, the name will remain reserved for the duration of OUA’s registry agreement with ICANN. The opportunity to reserve a name will be offered to the Government free of charge.


SCENARIO 3 (LETTER REQUESTING PERMISSION FROM INDIVIDUAL GOVERNMENT):

In advance of any use of geographical names OUA will send a letter to the Government concerned and inform it of OUA’s intention to use geographical names in the .study gTLD. The letter will outline the reasons for using geographical names and request the Government’s approval or non-objection to the proposed use of the geographical name. Should the Government not respond to the OUA within 90 days, OUA will understand this to mean that the Government does not object to OUA’s proposed use of the geographical name. However should the Government at a later stage contact OUA and request that the geographical name no longer be used, OUA will work in good faith with the Government to try to find a mutually agreeable solution.

Alternatively however should the Government at a later stage contact OUA and request that the geographical name no longer be used, OUA will work in good faith with the Government to try to find a mutually agreeable solution. If such a solution cannot be found OUA will respect the Government’s wishes and reserve the name from use without cost to the Government concerned. OUA will not use geographic names until ICANN has approved such use.

gTLD	Full Legal Name	E-mail suffix	Detail
.weather	The Weather Channel LLC	weather.com	View

REGISTRY AGREEMENT - SPECIFICATION 5 CRITERIA


§2 The reservation of two-character label string may be released to the extent that Registry Operator reaches agreement with the government and the country-code manager. The Registry Operator may also propose release of these reservations based on its implementation of measures to avoid confusion with the corresponding country names.

§5 the reservation of specific country and territory names may be released to the extent that the Registry Operator reaches agreement with the applicable government(s), provided, further, that Registry Operator may also propose release of these reservations, subject to review by ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee and approval by ICANN.


The Weather Channel generally respects and abides by the GAC’s Principles regarding New gTLDs, dated March 28, 2007. In order to comply with the requirements of the Registry Agreement, Specification 5, all Two-character labels (§2) and Country and Territory Names (§5) will be initially reserved.

However, The Weather Channel believes that the use of geographic terms can provide great benefit and simplicity to internet users because these terms are intuitive ways to resolve to content that may be specifically relevant and targeted to users in the particular geographic region or users with an interest in the particular geographic region. The Weather Channel intends to use any Two-character label and⁄or Country or Territory Name domains, and to participate in or implement a process by which any Government may reasonably object to that use. The Weather Channel envisions a number of possible scenarios for ensuring Government agreement to the use of Country and Territory names. These will be explored in detail with ICANN and the Governmental Advisory Committee to ensure a mutually agreeable solution. Scenarios range from at a minimum; The Weather Channel informing the Chair of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) to ICANN in writing of its proposed use of geographic terms and provide Governments who wish to do so with an opportunity to block the use of their relevant name in the .weather TLD. Other plausible scenarios would include;


SCENARIO 1 (LETTER TO GAC)

In advance of any use of geographical names The Weather Channel will send a letter to the chair of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) informing the GAC of its intention to use geographical names in the .weather TLD. The letter will outline the reasons for using geographical names and provide Governments with the opportunity to contact The Weather Channel within 90 days to reserve their respective geographical name from use in the TLD. Should a Government inform The Weather Channel that it wishes to reserve the use of their respective geographical name, the name will remain reserved for the duration of The Weather Channel’s registry agreement with ICANN. The opportunity to reserve a name will be offered to Governments free of charge.


SCENARIO 2 (LETTER INFORMING INDIVIDUAL GOVERNMENTS)

In advance of any use of geographical names The Weather Channel will send a letter to the Government concerned and inform it of The Weather Channel’s intention to use geographical names in the .weather TLD. The letter will outline the reasons for using geographical names and provide the Government with the opportunity to contact The Weather Channel within 90 days to reserve its respective geographical name from use in the TLD. Should the Government inform The Weather Channel that it wishes to reserve the use of its respective geographical name, the name will remain reserved for the duration of The Weather Channel’s registry agreement with ICANN. The opportunity to reserve a name will be offered to the Government free of charge.


SCENARIO 3 (LETTER REQUESTING PERMISSION FROM INDIVIDUAL GOVERNMENT)

In advance of any use of geographical names The Weather Channel will send a letter to the Government concerned and inform it of The Weather Channel’s intention to use geographical names in the .weather TLD. The letter will outline the reasons for using geographical names and request the Government’s approval or non-objection to the proposed use of the geographical name. Should the Government not respond to The Weather Channel within 90 days, The Weather Channel will understand this to mean that the Government does not object to The Weather Channel’s proposed use of the geographical name. However should the Government at a later stage contact The Weather Channel and request that the geographical name no longer be used, The Weather Channel will work in good faith with the Government to try to find a mutually agreeable solution.

Alternatively however should the Government at a later stage contact The Weather Channel and request that the geographical name no longer be used, The Weather Channel will work in good faith with the Government to try to find a mutually agreeable solution. If such a solution cannot be found The Weather Channel will respect the Government’s wishes and reserve the name from use without cost to the Government concerned.

The Weather Channel will not use geographic names until ICANN has approved such use.