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'''.eu''' is the proposed [[country code top-level domain]] (ccTLD) for the [[European Union]]. The domain is scheduled to be launched on [[December 7]], [[2005]]. Currently [[.eu.int]] is the official domain in use for EU governmental sites. [[Trademark]] owners will get first shot at registrations, through a sunrise process (similar to the launch of [[.info]]), in an effort to prevent [[cybersquatting]]. |
'''.eu''' is the proposed [[country code top-level domain]] (ccTLD) for the [[European Union]]. The domain is scheduled to be launched on [[December 7]], [[2005]]. Currently [[.eu.int]] is the official domain in use for EU governmental sites. [[Trademark]] owners will get first shot at registrations, through a sunrise process (similar to the launch of [[.info]]), in an effort to prevent [[cybersquatting]]. |
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Since it will be open to individual registrations, it is expected there will be high demand from Portuguese-language speakers, since ''eu'' means [[I]] (1st person pronoun) in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]. Of course, citizens of [[Portugal]] will be able to register these, but those of [[Brazil]] will not. ''Eu'' also means [[I]] in [[Romanian language|Romanian]], so the same is to be expected if [[Romania]] [[Enlargement of the European Union|joins the EU]] in 2007. |
Since it will be open to individual registrations, it is expected there will be high demand from Portuguese-language speakers, since ''eu'' means [[I]] (1st person pronoun) in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]. Of course, citizens of [[Portugal]] will be able to register these, but those of [[Brazil]] will not. ''Eu'' also means [[I]] in [[Romanian language|Romanian]], so the same is to be expected if [[Romania]] [[Enlargement of the European Union|joins the EU]] in 2007. |
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The motivation for usage of .eu might be compared to the nostalgic use of [[.su]] (SU – the now defunct "superstate" of Soviet Union) because it implies usage of a ccTLD by an entity that at present cannot be classified as a [[state]]. As a rule, international organisations use subdomains of .int. |
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The .eu TLD was approved by [[ICANN]] on [[March 22]], [[2005]] [http://www.eurid.org/news/press/press_release.2005-03-30.5067513333] and put in the Internet [[DNS root zone|root zone]] on [[May 2]], [[2005]] [http://www.eurid.eu/news/archive/doteuintheroot]. |
The .eu TLD was approved by [[ICANN]] on [[March 22]], [[2005]] [http://www.eurid.org/news/press/press_release.2005-03-30.5067513333] and put in the Internet [[DNS root zone|root zone]] on [[May 2]], [[2005]] [http://www.eurid.eu/news/archive/doteuintheroot]. |
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Registrants with prior rights (trademarks, geographic names, company names...) will have to send some specific documents to PricewaterhouseCoopers Belgium, who has been chosen as validation agent by Eurid. |
Registrants with prior rights (trademarks, geographic names, company names...) will have to send some specific documents to PricewaterhouseCoopers Belgium, who has been chosen as validation agent by Eurid. |
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Certain questions can be raised: (1) If the EU itself ceases to exist, what will happen to the financial and moral investment in the domain names under .eu? (2) Should for example the [[UN]] and various [[federation]]s apply for ccTLDs? (3) Is the introduction of .eu an "opportunity" or, on the contrary, another confusing burden for companies and organisations who will now have to take extra measures to protect their brandnames, while the main beneficiary, in terms of public relations generated, is the EU itself? |
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Other domain names with unusual fate — still being proposed, more exotic or more "insider" in nature, or currently disused or semi-disused — include: [[.xxx]]; [[.mobi]]; [[.cat]]; [[.cs]]; [[.zr]]; [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/13/libya_falls_off_net/ .ly]; [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/09/falklands_domain_dispute/ .fk]. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.pwc.com/Extweb/service.nsf/docid/748B2AEF93B857E280256FA2002A43A2/ PWC Belgium's validation service for Eurid] |
*[http://www.pwc.com/Extweb/service.nsf/docid/748B2AEF93B857E280256FA2002A43A2/ PWC Belgium's validation service for Eurid] |
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4470797.stm BBC News story about it] |
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4470797.stm BBC News story about it] |
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*[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/21/swiss_domains/ No .eu domain for the Swiss (and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway)] (The Register) |
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*[http://europa.eu.int/information_society/policy/doteu/index_en.htm ".eu": A New Internet Top Level Domain] |
*[http://europa.eu.int/information_society/policy/doteu/index_en.htm ".eu": A New Internet Top Level Domain] |
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Revision as of 09:12, 4 December 2005
| .eu | |
| Introduced | 2005 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | In startup phase |
| Registry | EURid |
| Sponsor | European Commission |
| Intended use | Entities connected with the European Union |
| Actual use | As of July, 2005, registrations are not yet being accepted |
| Registration restrictions | Registrants must be located within the EU; sunrise period is limited to trademark holders and other special categories of registrants |
| Structure | Names will be registered directly at second level |
| Documents | Commission Regulation (EC) No. 874/2004 |
| Dispute policies | Will be similar to UDRP |
| Registry website | EURid |
.eu is the proposed country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the European Union. The domain is scheduled to be launched on December 7, 2005. Currently .eu.int is the official domain in use for EU governmental sites. Trademark owners will get first shot at registrations, through a sunrise process (similar to the launch of .info), in an effort to prevent cybersquatting. Since it will be open to individual registrations, it is expected there will be high demand from Portuguese-language speakers, since eu means I (1st person pronoun) in Portuguese. Of course, citizens of Portugal will be able to register these, but those of Brazil will not. Eu also means I in Romanian, so the same is to be expected if Romania joins the EU in 2007.
The motivation for usage of .eu might be compared to the nostalgic use of .su (SU – the now defunct "superstate" of Soviet Union) because it implies usage of a ccTLD by an entity that at present cannot be classified as a state. As a rule, international organisations use subdomains of .int.
The .eu TLD was approved by ICANN on March 22, 2005 [1] and put in the Internet root zone on May 2, 2005 [2].
Registrants with prior rights (trademarks, geographic names, company names...) will have to send some specific documents to PricewaterhouseCoopers Belgium, who has been chosen as validation agent by Eurid.
Certain questions can be raised: (1) If the EU itself ceases to exist, what will happen to the financial and moral investment in the domain names under .eu? (2) Should for example the UN and various federations apply for ccTLDs? (3) Is the introduction of .eu an "opportunity" or, on the contrary, another confusing burden for companies and organisations who will now have to take extra measures to protect their brandnames, while the main beneficiary, in terms of public relations generated, is the EU itself?
Other domain names with unusual fate — still being proposed, more exotic or more "insider" in nature, or currently disused or semi-disused — include: .xxx; .mobi; .cat; .cs; .zr; .ly; .fk.
External links
- EURid - The European Registry of Internet Domain names
- PWC Belgium's validation service for Eurid
- BBC News story about it
- No .eu domain for the Swiss (and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) (The Register)
- ".eu": A New Internet Top Level Domain
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