.MUSIC (dotMusic) Supporters

The .MUSIC community-focused top-level domain initiative is composed of musicians, artists, bands, songwriters, producers, engineers, managers, record labels, publishers, promoters, performance rights organizations, government music export offices & arts councils, industry associations, non-profit organizations, music societies, broadcasters, DJs, podcasters, studios, retailers, music conferences & expos, digital aggregators, digital stores, instrument & music software manufacturers, distributors, educational universities & institutions, music educators, researchers, music consultants, researchers, music lawyers, journalists, writers, music community websites and other music industry professionals.

By taking into consideration feedback from different constituents from the global music industry and employing the “bottom-up” approach, the .MUSIC initiative will ensure that all music stakeholders have a voice in the development and launch process of the .music top-level domain extension.

The .MUSIC governance structure will encompass a multi-stakeholder, rotating board, with fair and equal representation of different interests within the music industry, non-commercial constituents and .MUSIC registrants.

.MUSIC Registrants via Community Member Organizations™

The .MUSIC (dotMusic) TLD will incorporate protective policies that surpass ICANN standard registry requirements. Policies are focused on outlawing piracy and preventing trademark infringement and other malicious conduct. By creating a safe haven and a trusted Internet zone for the music community, .MUSIC will assure music consumers that their monies, or any personal information they elect to provide, end up in the hands of the artist and the music community, not a pirate or an unlicensed website.

The .MUSIC objective is creating value for the music community. By making a difference that matters, .MUSIC will serve the music community with brutal efficiency and expertise and help create a legitimate ecosystem that benefits both the music community and consumers.

The .MUSIC (dotMusic) Domain Initiative announced its proprietary CMO™ methodology of verifying music community entities on Billboard in February 2011. Music community members register through ICANN-accredited registrars or .MUSIC-accredited "Community Member Organizations (mCMOs™)" which will serve as trusted leaders offering .MUSIC domain registrations, ensuring the safe, secure and responsible launch of .MUSIC, preventing gaming, piracy and malicious conduct as well as protecting their members' .MUSIC brand trademarks from being cybersquatted or abused. Accredited CMOs for .MUSIC include:

• Music Trade Organizations
• Digital Aggregators
• Government Arts Councils & Music Export Offices
• Accredited Music Communities

CMOs are invite-only and only reserved for trusted organizations that have a history of activities that serve the music community and their members. To be considered for CMO accreditation, please email us at community @ music.us

The list of .MUSIC accredited CMOs will be announced publicly as soon as the .MUSIC bid is submitted to ICANN to launch the community-based .MUSIC TLD.

 

Sign .MUSIC Initiative Petition

Join musicians, bands, industry professionals, music companies, trade organizations & millions of supporters of the .MUSIC initiative. Sign the petition:

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The .music (DOT MUSIC) domain name extension Initiative has received 1,500,000+ signatures. The Initative petition will be presented to ICANN, the governing body of the Internet, to facilitate the timely launch of the .music community-based, generic top-level-domain (gTLD/TLD).

The .MUSIC movement has also gathered a significant following online. Join our Myspace .MUSIC page, which is now the most popular Myspace profile with 4,300,000 friends. Spread the word and connect with us by joining our social media profiles: .MUSIC Twitter, .MUSIC Facebook and .MUSIC LinkedIn

The projected launch date for .music is 2012.


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