Forbes.com Covers .Film & 1st Domains; February.film & Septembersofshiraz.film

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Forbes.com just covered the launch of the new gTLD .Film

“So far, two new movies will be the first to debut the .film web extension: Osgood Perkins’ February starring Emma Roberts, Kiernan Shipka and Lucy Boynton (www.February.film); and Wayne Blair’s Septembers of Shiraz starring Salma Hayek and Adrien Brody (www.Septembersofshiraz.film).”

Yesterday, .film was officially launched by the Motion Picture Domain Registry, which developed policies the new gTLD directed aiming to reinvent the film industry’s approach to online activity with a business model which protects the authenticity of the film business including Proactive action against cybercrime.

You can read the entire story here

About Michael Berkens

Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.

Comments

  1. Will says

    This is definitely a very interesting new GTLD as it will be very useful for these new films to be exact and shorter titles then movienamethemovie.com. Even though some people will still go to the .com version of the .film title understanding that any .film will be regarding the movie makes it very categorized.

    This can be a benefit or the opposite but only time will tell. If I see February.com first thing to come to my mind is the Month. But when I see or hear February.film I am going to think of the movie I see being advertised everywhere.

    – Will

    • janedoe says

      Well, if you are a member of the approved film associaions then good for you.

      If not a member, then you just wasted your money as it is a restricted extension.

      • steve brady says

        Jane, go.film defines eligibility as “Applicants must demonstrate a close connection with the domain name being registered. By way of example and for the purposes of guidance only, the domain name may be 1) A good or service that the Applicant provides, 2) A profession that the applicant practices – If the domain name is a film title, the applicant or registrant must be an approved association and hold rights to the exact match film title”

        • janedoe says

          Reading it…

          1) you have to be a member of one of the associations, etc listed.

          2) if the domain is a movie title, not only do you have to be a member of one of the associations, etc listed, but must also be able to demonstrate rights in the name itself.

          Option 1 covers offering goods/services but it very clearly states you must be a member to qualify.

          You could probably claim domainer to the industry as providing a goods and or service, but you still need to be a member because .FILM is a community approved GTLD

          And even if you are a member, the ability to sell the domain will be restricted to those who in turn are members of said community.

          The only question is in how .FILM will enforce the community requirements, which would be part of their agreement with ICANN

          • janedoe says

            Taken directly from their page…

            There are two scenarios where an applicant or registrant is eligible to register a .film domain name:

            Option 1:

            The applicant or registrant must be a member of an approved association, body or union listed below and closely connected to the domain name.

            Option 2:

            If the domain name is a film title, the applicant or registrant must be a member of an approved association, body or union listed below and hold rights to the exact matching film title. 

          • steve brady says

            The list of Approved Associations includes FilmIndependent whose membership is “Open to anyone who believes in the importance of independent film”.

            The Registry may have to wait for a movie to come out each time they sell one domain. Look, the policy with non-title generics is name-conservation of production crafts such as cgi, costume, stunt, pryo, carpenters, etc. In the rare event a script calls for vehicles with tinted windows, that work is farmed out to an independent shop, and there’s no union of window film installers.

            To file a challenge with .Film’s self-appointed ResolutionPanel, the fee is $300. I have reservations the industry will pursue a claim that independent window film installers aren’t subbed by subs to the prime set construction contractor. Until then, may The Registry keep it’s paying customers.

          • janedoe says

            You dont need to sell me on your eligibility, you do however need to cover yourself and so long as you can point to one of the approved associations as your being a member of, then you are covered.