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I'm not familiar with ICANN rules, but I wonder if a company can do whatever they want to a gTLD once it's accepted, even if it's not within the intended usage
by sirn 8y ago
I'm not familiar with ICANN rules, but I wonder if a company can do whatever they want to a gTLD once it's accepted, even if it's not within the intended usage in the gTLD application? As far as I know, Google said they registered .dev for internal use and for Google-related products and it will be completely closed to Google, according to their application[1]:
> The mission of this gTLD, .dev, is to provide a dedicated domain space in which Google can enact second-level domains specific to its projects in development. Specifically, the new gTLD will provide Google with greater ability to create a custom portal for employees to manage products and services in development.
> Charleston Road Registry intends to operate the proposed gTLD as a closed registry with Google as the sole registrar and registrant. The goal of the proposed gTLD is to allow Google to manage the domain name space for its projects in development. The proposed gTLD will provide Google with the ability to customize its domain and website names for its projects and signal to users that .dev websites are managed by Google
> Charleston Road Registry believes that given its intended use by Google, the .dev gTLD will best add value to the gTLD space by remaining completely closed for the sole use of Google.
…and now they're opening it up to the public... :\
[1]: https://gtldresult.icann.org/applicationstatus/applicationdetails:downloadapplication/1339?t:ac=1339 https://gtldresult.icann.org/applicationstatus/applicationde...
- bhartzer 8y agoI believe they can change their business plan. Even if they say it will be closed they could offer domains to the public.
- sirn 8y agoI always thought gTLD has the same restriction as sTLD (for example, .aero is strictly for airline-related domains, or .mobi that must be optimized for mobile, which TBL strongly disagrees[1], etc.) but in reality I guess it's more like ccTLD where they're free to do whatever they want with the domain. [1]: https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/TLD https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/TLD
- sascha_sl 8y agoThat application is bullshit. Everything in Google's network already uses their pseudo-"goto" TLD. I don't think they use any domains beyond the few used for the registry page either.
- CydeWeys 8y agoIt's not a TLD, it's either a single-label hostname or a fully-qualified subdomain (both will resolve internally, the former obviously won't resolve externally but the latter will, you'll just get an auth error).
- sascha_sl 8y agoSince you're apparently the head of Google Registry, can you tell me how many .dev domains have been registered for (internal) use at Google?
- CydeWeys 8y agoWe're not in general availability yet, so not many. We're restricted in how many domains we can self-allocate prior to it being launched.
- CydeWeys 8y agoTo be fair, people are generally much happier with it being opened up than it being kept closed.