.band

Overview

• .band is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) introduced through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• The string represents the word "band"; the term .band is also used as a file format extension for GarageBand projects (disambiguation).

History

• Proposed as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program and applied for by multiple parties.
• Successful applicant: Donuts (Auburn Hollow, LLC). Donuts is a registry company formed by domain industry veterans; Daniel Schindler was listed as a contact for the application.
• Previous applicant: Red Triangle, LLC (applied via WhatBox?), with Erik Ludwick listed as a contact.
• Contention between applicants was resolved by a private auction (administered by Applicant Auction) in April 2014; Donuts won and WhatBox?/Red Triangle withdrew their applications.
• Donuts submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC) as part of its application.
• Registry Agreement with ICANN was signed on 12 June 2014.
• Delegation: .band was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 15 August 2014, completing the successful application process.

Usage and Audience

• The American Association of Independent Music filed community objections against both applications, indicating interest or concern from the independent music sector in the use of the .band string.
• As a generic gTLD, .band is intended to represent the 'band' namespace; specific usage patterns or primary audiences are not detailed in the provided sources.

Registration Rules

• Donuts signed a Registry Agreement with ICANN and submitted a Public Interest Commitment as part of its application process.
• The provided sources do not include specific registration eligibility criteria, character rules, or minimum/maximum registration periods.

Notable Cases or Examples

• Private auction (April 2014) resolved contention for the .band string; Donuts prevailed and competing applicant(s) withdrew.
• The American Association of Independent Music lodged community objections against both applicants during the application process.
• Donuts applied for a large portfolio of gTLDs (reports indicate the company applied for 307 strings), with .band among them.

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domain:       BAND

organisation: Dog Beach, LLC
address:      c/o Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldadmin@identity.digital

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldtech@identity.digital

nserver:      V0N0.NIC.BAND 2a01:8840:1e:0:0:0:0:45 65.22.28.45
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.BAND 2a01:8840:1f:0:0:0:0:45 65.22.29.45
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.BAND 2a01:8840:20:0:0:0:0:45 65.22.30.45
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.BAND 161.232.14.45 2a01:8840:f8:0:0:0:0:45
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.BAND 2a01:8840:21:0:0:0:0:45 65.22.31.45
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.BAND 161.232.15.45 2a01:8840:f9:0:0:0:0:45
ds-rdata:     5455 8 2 69ef1edb0708b50d7f22ccb045fa49699b12e5e7f86dccc3dd84baec7390ac35

whois:        whois.nic.band

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2014-10-01
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA