Domain gTLD Requirements
The new gTLD applications for the applicants, R.R. Bowker LLC, Top Level Domain Holdings Limited, Charleston Road Registry Inc., Global Domain Registry Pty Ltd, Bronze Registry Limited, NU DOT CO LLC, Amazon EU S.à r.l., Double Bloom, LLC, and DotBook, LLC, are still being reviewed but you can expect to see some extensions become available in 2013.
Regulated Domain
.book is a "Regulated Domain" which is subject to additional requirements mandated by ICANN.
- Legal Compliance: Registrants must comply with all applicable laws, including laws relating to privacy, data collection, consumer protection (including in relation to misleading and deceptive conduct) and applicable consumer laws in respect of fair lending, debt collection, organic farming (if applicable), disclosure of data and financial regulations;
- Health and Financial Information: Registrants must acknowledge and agree that those who collect and maintain sensitive health and financial data must implement reasonable and appropriate security measures commensurate with the offering of those services, as defined by applicable law;