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|logo  = Dotscot.JPG

|logo  = Dotscot.JPG

|status = Proposed

|status = Contract Signed

|manager  = [[Dot Scot Registry]]

|manager  = [[Dot Scot Registry]]

|country  = Scotland/ International

|country  = Scotland/ International

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The .scot TLD will contribute to increase the cultural diversity of the DNS, which is one of the main objectives of the gTLD process.

The .scot TLD will contribute to increase the cultural diversity of the DNS, which is one of the main objectives of the gTLD process.

* The previous experience of a TLD, .CAT, offered the possibility to evaluate the beneficiary ripple effects of such a TLD. and its significant contribution to the profile of the catalan speaking community on the Internet. the .scot TLD’s cooperation with Fundació puntCAT throughout ECLID - European Cultural and Linguistic Internet Domains - the working group which both entities are founding members of, will contribute to the benefit of the cultural communities TLDs’ knowledge, and to the development of a network of multistakeholder non-for-profit organizations committed to the aim of developing the advancement of the Internet in their respective cultural areas of influence. Information about ECLID may be found at: http:⁄⁄www.eclid.eu⁄

* The previous experience of a TLD, .CAT, offered the possibility to evaluate the beneficiary ripple effects of such a TLD. and its significant contribution to the profile of the catalan speaking community on the Internet. the .scot TLD’s cooperation with Fundació puntCAT throughout ECLID - European Cultural and Linguistic Internet Domains - the working group which both entities are founding members of, will contribute to the benefit of the cultural communities TLDs’ knowledge, and to the development of a network of multistakeholder non-for-profit organizations committed to the aim of developing the advancement of the Internet in their respective cultural areas of influence. Information about ECLID may be found at: http:⁄⁄www.eclid.eu⁄

Registrations under the .scot TLD are restricted to bona-fide members of the Scottish community,  and subject to the further requirement that the registrant’s actions in the .scot TLD community, as well as the registrant’s use of the registered domain name, must be:

Registrations under the .scot TLD are restricted to bona-fide members of the Scottish community,  and subject to the further requirement that the registrant’s actions in the .scot TLD community, as well as the registrant’s use of the registered domain name, must be:

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At General Availability, community nexus is subject to post-validation by way of an extensive compliance program based on the same criteria that form the basis of the TLD: cultural, business and welfare of the Scottish community. The ongoing compliance program will regularly be adapted to current needs based on experience and audit findings. Community nexus validation combined with strong protection of trademarks helps stamp out cybersquatting and abusive registrations."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/417 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 1 Mar 2013</ref>

At General Availability, community nexus is subject to post-validation by way of an extensive compliance program based on the same criteria that form the basis of the TLD: cultural, business and welfare of the Scottish community. The ongoing compliance program will regularly be adapted to current needs based on experience and audit findings. Community nexus validation combined with strong protection of trademarks helps stamp out cybersquatting and abusive registrations."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/417 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 1 Mar 2013</ref>

==References==

==References==

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[[Category:TLD]]

[[Category:TLD]]

[[Category:Culture New gTLDs|scot]]

[[Category:Culture New gTLDs|scot]]