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    Overview

    .pictures is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string is intended for media and image-related websites, positioned to provide greater expression on the Internet. The applicant and manager listed in the application is Donuts (Foggy Sky, LLC), and the TLD is categorized under Media.

    History

    • Applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program (Reveal Day referenced 13 June 2012).
    • Applicant / manager: Donuts (Foggy Sky, LLC). (Template data in the source also lists "registry" as Demand Media.)
    • Registry Agreement signed by ICANN and Donuts on 06 March 2014.
    • Delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 11 April 2014, completing the successful application and delegation process.

    Usage and Audience

    • Target audience: media companies, photographers, image-hosting services, creatives and other sites emphasizing pictures or visual content.
    • Positioning: an open gTLD intended to give registrants expressive, media-focused domain names.

    Registration Rules

    • Described in the application as an open TLD without pre-registration policies.
    • No pre-registration verification planned; the applicant argued verification could deny legitimate registrants and "cause more harm than benefit."
    • Commitments stated in the application:
      • Adherence to all ICANN-required registration policies.
      • Defined remediation and takedown policies to meet ICANN requirements.
      • Abuse control through user and rights protections.

    Notable Milestones

    • Registry Agreement executed: 06 March 2014.
    • Delegation to Root Zone: 11 April 2014.

    Operator

    Binky Moon, LLC

    Whois

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domain:       PICTURES

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.PICTURES 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:16 65.22.20.16
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.PICTURES 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:16 65.22.21.16
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.PICTURES 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:16 65.22.22.16
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.PICTURES 161.232.10.16 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:16
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.PICTURES 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:16 65.22.23.16
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.PICTURES 161.232.11.16 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:16
ds-rdata:     6637 8 2 550ea36a773c9dc5a81e39bb942120f5b00aa3eaefdeadc785c8fc7265d41012

whois:        whois.nic.pictures

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

created:      2014-04-03
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA

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