On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Joe Baptista<
baptista <at> publicroot.org> wrote:
> The TLD .music is taken - don't know it's status. You should contact the
> administrator. See if he would mind listing it on the opennic.
>
> TLD Registrant:
> Name: Jason Hendeles
> Company name: Icm Registry
>
> Address: 23 McKayfield Road
> City: Toronto
> State: Ontario
> Zip: M4J 4P6
> Country: Canada
> Phone: +1.888.282.6972
> Cell phone:
> Fax: +1.416.485.6195
> Email:
jason <at> iy.com
>
> The claim is valid - this is a legacy alt root TLD. No fraud that I can
> tell. They are the same people who operate .XXX and have been suing ICANN..
> So if you guys are serious about this one I suggest you contact Jason
> Hendeles or whoever is running Icm these days.
>
> Incidentally this claim dates back to 1996 and is found in the Postel
> document of claims made to IANA. The TLD was originally claimed back then by
> Christopher Ambler another legacy alt root zone person.
>
> Both Hendeles and Ambler are ORSC. The ORSC also recognizes Hendeles as the
> operator.
>
> My recommendation is call Hendeles and find out what is happening with the
> TLD. Recommended procedure RFC 1591.
>
> cheers
> joe baptista
>
> p.s. There will also be an ICANN new gTLD application for this TLD. This is
> another consideration - if an application to ICANN is made by a third party
> unrelated to the .MUSIC administrator here - will the administrator of this
> TLD do his best to defend it before ICANN?
>
> I've asked this question before. Never got an answer.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 2:35 AM, Alex Buie <
ajbuie <at> nd-computerservices.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I want to open a new TLD, .music. The purpose of this TLD would be to
>> provide sites for musicians who want to showcase their works, or possibly
>> for fansites of musicians.
>>
>>
>> Alex
>
>
>
> --
> Joe Baptista
>
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