.industries

Overview

• .industries is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) string introduced through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• It was presented as a means of "providing greater expression on the Internet" and categorized under Industry new gTLDs.

History

• Applicant / Registry involvement:
  • The application for .industries was submitted by Donuts (Outer House, LLC).
  • An infobox entry lists Demand Media as the registry in one record.
• Key milestones:
  • A Registry Agreement for .industries was signed by ICANN on December 5, 2013 (awarded to Donuts per the record).
  • .industries was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 21 February 2014, completing the successful application process.

Usage and Audience

• The application describes the TLD as an open gTLD intended to provide greater expressive options on the Internet.
• The string is categorized under the Industry group of new gTLDs.

Registration Rules

• Intended registration policy characteristics (from the application):
  • Planned to be an open TLD without pre-registration restrictions.
  • The applicant stated it would not use pre-registration verification, characterizing such verification as potentially denying legitimate registrants.
  • The operator intended to adhere to required ICANN registration policies and to define remediation and takedown procedures.
  • Abuse mitigation was to be addressed via "extensive user and rights protections."

Notable Cases or Examples

• Contract signing: ICANN signed a Registry Agreement for .industries on December 5, 2013.
• Delegation: .industries was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on 21 February 2014.
• Administrative notes: the application carried a priority identifier (priority 1660) associated with Donuts (Outer House, LLC) and included a PIC (Public Interest Commitment) reference in application records.

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domain:       INDUSTRIES

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.INDUSTRIES 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:55 65.22.20.55
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.INDUSTRIES 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:55 65.22.21.55
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.INDUSTRIES 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:55 65.22.22.55
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.INDUSTRIES 161.232.10.55 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:55
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.INDUSTRIES 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:55 65.22.23.55
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.INDUSTRIES 161.232.11.55 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:55
ds-rdata:     9211 8 2 8ab45e54723f63ce648e7a3679c9518e476afa4fd9a719c826378c5bc69f31e0

whois:        whois.nic.industries

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

created:      2014-02-13
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA