Generic top-level domainsDNSSEC
Overview
.diy is a proposed generic top-level domain (gTLD) submitted under ICANN's New gTLD Program. ICANNWiki lists the string in the Lifestyle category and marks its status as Proposed.
History
- Submitted as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program (reveal day referenced: 13 June 2012).
- Current applicants listed on ICANNWiki:
- Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.) — priority 919
- Lifestyle Domain Holdings, Inc. — priority 1570
- TLD status: Proposed (no registry or implementation details provided in the source).
Usage and Audience
- Classified as a Lifestyle new gTLD on ICANNWiki.
- Identified as a generic top-level domain (gTLD).
Notable Cases or Examples
- A Legal Rights Objection (LRO) was filed by Scripps Networks, LLC against Google's application for .diy.
- ICANNWiki notes that Scripps Networks appears to be behind the competing bid for .diy.
- Per the WIPO definition cited by ICANNWiki, a Legal Rights Objection allows third parties (including trademark owners and IGOs) to object to an application; an independent panel then determines whether the applicant’s proposed use of the gTLD would be likely to infringe the objector’s rights.
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: DIY organisation: Internet Naming Co. address: 23 Lime Tree Bay, West Bay address: Grand Cayman KY1-1505 address: Cayman Islands (the) contact: administrative name: Shayan Rostam, Principal organisation: Internet Naming Co. address: 23 Lime Tree Bay, West Bay address: Grand Cayman KY1-1505 address: Cayman Islands (the) phone: +1.424.888.0690 e-mail: partners@inaming.co contact: technical name: Francisco Obispo, Chief Technology Officer organisation: Tucows.com, Co. address: 96 Mowat Avenue address: Toronto Ontario M6K3M1 address: Canada phone: +1 (416) 535-0123 e-mail: trs-ops@tucows.com nserver: NS01.TRS-DNS.COM 2620:57:4001:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.1.1 nserver: NS01.TRS-DNS.INFO 185.159.198.3 2620:10a:80ab:0:0:0:0:3 nserver: NS01.TRS-DNS.NET 2620:57:4002:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.2.1 nserver: NS01.TRS-DNS.ORG 185.159.197.3 2620:10a:80aa:0:0:0:0:3 ds-rdata: 33264 13 2 24a91796a02821f094f089fb6001bac99b9b0bd2a8b0b89e63231da8f2c79788 whois: whois.nic.diy status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: https://internetnaming.co created: 2016-07-21 changed: 2025-05-15 source: IANA