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'''.club''' is a new gTLD, applied for in ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. [[.CLUB Domains LLC]], had been public about their application from the beginning, and won their contention set via an [[gTLD Auctions|auction]] performed by [[Innovative Auctions]] for an undisclosed amount. .Club was one of the first six TLD contention sets to be allocated via [[gTLD Auctions|private auctions]]. All told, the six auctions brought in $9mm.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13323-six-private-new-gtld-auctions-raise-9m Six Private New gTLD Auctions Raise 9m, DomainIncite]Published 7 June 2013, Retrieved 10 June</ref>
'''.club''' is an active [[gTLD]], applied for in ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. [[.CLUB Domains LLC]] is the [[Registry]] and manager of the TLD. Their proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 18 January 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://domainincite.com/15595-new-gtlds-top-100-as-first-dot-brands-hit-the-root New gTLDs Top 100, DomainIncite] Retrieved 21 Jan 2014</ref>
==Background==
.CLUB Domains LLC had been public about their application from the beginning, and won their contention set via an [[gTLD Auctions|auction]] performed by [[Innovative Auctions]] for an undisclosed amount. .Club was one of the first six TLD contention sets to be allocated via [[gTLD Auctions|private auctions]]. The six auctions brought in $9mm.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13323-six-private-new-gtld-auctions-raise-9m Six Private New gTLD Auctions Raise 9m, DomainIncite]Published 7 June 2013, Retrieved 10 June</ref>
.CLUB Domains LLC filed the application on the first possible day, January, 12, 2012.<ref>[http://dotclub.com/blog.htm Blog, DotClub.com]</ref> Former applicants include [[Merchant Law Group LLP]], a Canadian law-firm that applied for eight new gTLDs; and [[Donuts]] (Koko Manor, LLC), a start-up company co-founded by domain industry veterans that applied for 307 domain names strings, each via a different LLC.
.CLUB Domains LLC filed the application on the first possible day, January, 12, 2012.<ref>[http://dotclub.com/blog.htm Blog, DotClub.com]</ref> Former applicants include [[Merchant Law Group LLP]], a Canadian law-firm that applied for eight new gTLDs; and [[Donuts]] (Koko Manor, LLC), a start-up company co-founded by domain industry veterans that applied for 307 domain names strings, each via a different LLC.
==Application Details==
==Application Details==
===.CLUB Domains LLC===
===.CLUB Domains LLC===
The .club domain appears to be a unrestricted [[gTLD]] intended for use by the many professional and amateur clubs found around the world. .CLUB Domains LLC has publicly stated that they have secured funding for their application and the potential auction that may ensue, and also that they have no intention of negotiating with any other company applying for .club but intend to win the auction. Apparently, they have already been approached by other .club applicants and have decided the best way to secure the domain is in open auction.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/tucows-co-founder-takes-hard-line-on-club-gtld/ Tucows coFounder Takes hard Line on Club gTLD]</ref> The company will use the [[Digital Archery|digital archery]] solutions of its business affiliate, the [[Digital Archery Experts]] to ensure its inclusion in the first batch of applications to be initially evaluated by ICANN. <ref>[http://dotclub.com/blog.htm .Club Blog-Why is .Club going to be in the first batch? — A response from DigitalArcheryExperts.com]</ref>
The .club domain appears to be a unrestricted [[gTLD]] intended for use by the many professional and amateur clubs found around the world. .CLUB Domains LLC had publicly stated that they secured funding for their application and the auction that ensued, and also that they had no intention of negotiating with any other company applying for .club but intended to win the auction. Apparently, they had been approached by other .club applicants and had decided the best way to secure the domain was in open auction.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/tucows-co-founder-takes-hard-line-on-club-gtld/ Tucows coFounder Takes hard Line on Club gTLD]</ref> The company used the [[Digital Archery|digital archery]] solutions of its business affiliate, the [[Digital Archery Experts]] to ensure its inclusion in the first batch of applications to be initially evaluated by ICANN. <ref>[http://dotclub.com/blog.htm .Club Blog-Why is .Club going to be in the first batch? — A response from DigitalArcheryExperts.com]</ref>
In May 2013, ahead of a possible private auction for the string, .Club LLC filed with the United States' SEC as it was seeking to raise up to $7 million USD for the presumed auction. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/05/29/club-applicant-seeks-to-raise-up-to-7-million/ Club Applicant Seeks to Raise up to 7 million, DomainNameWire.com] Retrieved 29 May 2013</ref>
In May 2013, ahead of the private auction for the string, .Club LLC filed with the United States' SEC as it was seeking to raise up to $7 million USD for the auction. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/05/29/club-applicant-seeks-to-raise-up-to-7-million/ Club Applicant Seeks to Raise up to 7 million, DomainNameWire.com] Retrieved 29 May 2013</ref>
Watch the .CLUB Domains LLC team as they realize they won the .club TLD via private auction:
Watch the .CLUB Domains LLC team as they realize they won the .club TLD via private auction: