.diamonds

Overview

• .diamonds is an active generic top-level domain (gTLD) created through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• The string was proposed as a way to provide greater expression on the Internet and is categorized under Commerce.
• The application described .diamonds as an open gTLD without pre-registration verification and planned to implement user and rights protections to control abuse.

History

• Application and operator:
  • The application for .diamonds was submitted during ICANN's New gTLD Program. The article lists Demand Media in the registry infobox, while the main text states the registry and sole applicant is Donuts (John Edge, LLC).
• Contract and delegation:
  • Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN on September 23, 2013.
  • .diamonds was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on November 19, 2013.
• Sunrise and startup:
  • The registry announced a Sunrise Period beginning 17 December 2013 and ending 14 February 2014.

Usage and Audience

• The application framed .diamonds as a broadly accessible, expressive TLD aimed at commercial use (Commerce category).
• The registry planned an open registration model intended to allow broad access rather than restricting registrations through pre-verification.

Registration Rules

• Open registration model: The application indicated .diamonds would be an open TLD without pre-registration verification.
• Policy compliance and abuse mitigation:
  • The registry stated intent to adhere to ICANN registration policies and to define remediation and takedown procedures to meet those requirements.
  • The application described plans to control abuse through extensive user and rights protections.
• Specifics not provided in the source: information such as eligibility restrictions, minimum/maximum registration periods, or allowed character sets was not detailed in the provided content.

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domain:       DIAMONDS

organisation: Binky Moon, 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.DIAMONDS 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:60 65.22.24.60
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.DIAMONDS 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:60 65.22.25.60
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.DIAMONDS 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:60 65.22.26.60
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.DIAMONDS 161.232.12.60 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:60
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.DIAMONDS 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:60 65.22.27.60
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.DIAMONDS 161.232.13.60 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:60
ds-rdata:     112 8 2 e66f5d68588df7ba7bcf572688355fc59a367276c3c309ebdb6ffe155d5a2fb2

whois:        whois.nic.diamonds

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

created:      2013-11-13
changed:      2023-09-13
source:       IANA