.republican

Overview

.republican is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for in ICANN's New gTLD Program to provide a recognizable namespace for individuals and organizations identifying with the term republican. The application was submitted by Rightside (Demand Media / United TLD Holdco Ltd.) and intended to be inclusive across a broad, global audience.

History

• Application submitted during ICANN's New gTLD Program (reveal information tied to 13 June 2012).
• The applicant organization is United TLD Holdco Ltd., operating through Rightside / Demand Media as the proposed registry operator.
• A Registry Agreement for .republican was signed by ICANN on 20 March 2014.
• .republican was delegated to the DNS root zone on 4 June 2014, completing the successful application process.

Usage and Audience

• Intended audience per the applicant includes:
  • Individual citizens who identify as Republicans
  • Political parties and organizations
  • Civic and student organizations
  • Newspapers and media outlets
  • Municipalities or cities using the republican name
• The applicant described the target community as global and broad, aiming to serve a large and diverse set of registrants who associate with the term.

Registration Rules

• The applicant stated an inclusive registration policy:
  • No limitation on registrant eligibility for second-level registrations (open to all legitimate registrants).
  • The registry may reserve or hold back certain strings at launch.
• The registry committed to enforcing against illegal activity and to adhere to all ICANN-required registration policies and the registration policy portion of the Registry Agreement.

Notable Cases or Examples

• The Republican National Committee filed a community objection against the .republican application, citing overlap with its own interest in the string .gop.
• The community objection was rejected by an ICC panelist ruling in January 2014, clearing the way for the applicant to proceed toward delegation.

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domain:       REPUBLICAN

organisation: Dog Beach, 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.REPUBLICAN 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:32 65.22.20.32
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.REPUBLICAN 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:32 65.22.21.32
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.REPUBLICAN 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:32 65.22.22.32
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.REPUBLICAN 161.232.10.32 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:32
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.REPUBLICAN 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:32 65.22.23.32
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.REPUBLICAN 161.232.11.32 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:32
ds-rdata:     53482 8 2 9f97cc9c78c5d96051f4689120777eaab356675883b2573d4d2ef769b33dfe34

whois:        whois.nic.republican

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

created:      2014-05-29
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA