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    Overview

    .basketball is a proposed generic top-level domain (gTLD) intended for the sport of basketball. The string was pursued to promote and protect basketball and the interests of its stakeholders, including organizations, players and fans worldwide. In December 2014 it was announced that The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) had won the rights to the domain in partnership with Top Level Domain Holdings (TLDH) and ROAR Domains.

    History

    • Application period / reveal: .basketball was among strings applied for during ICANN's New gTLD Program (application results revealed 13 June 2012).
    • Applicants included FIBA (in partnership with TLDH and ROAR Domains), Donuts (Little Hollow, LLC), and Famous Four Media (dot Basketball Limited).
    • FIBA selected Minds + Machines as its back-end registry services provider for its application.
    • Community objections: FIBA filed community objections against the Donuts and Famous Four Media applications. In January 2014 an ICC panelist denied those objections, allowing the competing applications to continue.
    • Outcome: In December 2014 it was announced that FIBA had won the rights to .basketball in partnership with TLDH and ROAR Domains.

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended audience:
      • Basketball governing bodies and organizations
      • Clubs, teams and leagues
      • Players and agents
      • Fans, media and basketball-related businesses
    • Stated purpose (by FIBA): to promote and protect the sport and the interests of its stakeholders worldwide.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • Applicants:

      • FIBA (The International Basketball Federation) in partnership with Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. and ROAR Domains; submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC).
      • Donuts (Little Hollow, LLC), a major portfolio applicant that submitted a PIC; FIBA filed a community objection against Donuts.
      • Famous Four Media (dot Basketball Limited), which also received a community objection from FIBA and submitted a PIC.

    • Community objection proceedings:

      • FIBA filed community objections against Donuts and Famous Four Media; an ICC panelist denied those objections in January 2014.

    • GAC Early Warnings:

      • Greece issued GAC Early Warnings for the Donuts and Famous Four Media applications, stating those organizations did not represent the international basketball community while FIBA did.
      • Donuts formally replied to the Greek GAC early warning, defending its neutrality and qualifications.

    • ROAR Domains v. Competition (January 2013):

      • Correspondence surfaced alleging ROAR Domains (partnered with TLDH and backed by sporting bodies including FIBA) pursued actions to disqualify competitors such as Donuts from the New gTLD Program. The correspondence and public discussion highlighted tensions among applicants competing for sports-related strings.

    Operator

    Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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domain:       BASKETBALL

organisation: Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)
address:      Route Suisse 5 - P.O Box 29
address:      Mies CH-1295
address:      Switzerland

contact:      administrative
name:         Hamish Miller
organisation: Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)
address:      Route Suisse 5 - P.O Box 29
address:      Mies CH-1295
address:      Switzerland
phone:        +64.21782255
fax-no:       +44.2033880601
e-mail:       hamish@roar.basketball

contact:      technical
name:         IANA Contact
organisation: GoDaddy Registry
address:      100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address:      Tempe AZ 85281
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 480 505 8800
fax-no:       +1 480 624 2546
e-mail:       iana@registry.godaddy

nserver:      A.NIC.BASKETBALL 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.192.10
nserver:      B.NIC.BASKETBALL 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.194.10
nserver:      C.NIC.BASKETBALL 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.196.10
nserver:      X.NIC.BASKETBALL 156.154.172.82 2610:a1:1074:0:0:0:1:82
nserver:      Y.NIC.BASKETBALL 156.154.173.82 2610:a1:1075:0:0:0:1:82
nserver:      Z.NIC.BASKETBALL 156.154.174.82 2610:a1:1076:0:0:0:1:82
ds-rdata:     48130 8 2 02653b2567731ff23c16036c9f0d51a3596fb8c93b6bd0801b74e7267af995af

whois:        whois.nic.basketball

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.fiba.com/

created:      2016-10-13
changed:      2024-11-14
source:       IANA

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