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Enhanced Safeguards and Policies

Eligibility

Registration is restricted to members of the global music community.

 

Name Selection

Members of the global music community (the "registrants") can only register names under the following naming options:

  • A name corresponding to the musician, band, company, organization; or
  • An acronym or abbreviation corresponding to the registrant; or
  • A name that recognizes or generally describes the registrant; or
  • A name related to the mission or activities of the registrant

Cybersquatting and impersonators are strictly prohibited from registering.

 

Content and Use

The following Content and Use requirements apply:

  • Use only for music-related activities;
  • Comply with applicable laws and regulations and not participate in, facilitate, or further illegal activities;
  • Do not post or submit content that is illegal;
  • Respect the intellectual property rights of others by posting or submitting only content that is owned, licensed, or otherwise have the right to post or submit;
  • Do not willfully register a domain containing an established music brand’s name in bad faith that might be deemed confusing to Internet users and the global music community;
  • Do not use any automated process to access or use the .MUSIC sites or any process, whether automated or manual, to capture data or content from any service for any reason; and
  • Do not use any service or any process to damage, disable, impair, or otherwise attack .MUSIC websites or the networks connected to .MUSIC website

 

Enhanced verification

To ensure authenticity, trust and security as well as to prevent cybersquatters and impersonators, all registrants must complete enhanced verification. This may include:

  • Email verification
  • Phone verification
  • Real-time identity verification
  • Music Community Member Organization API authentication

Once a registrant is verified, a registrant may receive numerous member benefits that include:

  • A blue checkmark verification badge
  • A unique .MUSIC community identification number
  • A unique International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) number (if a registrant does not already have one)
  • Exclusive .MUSIC members-only access to the .MUSIC Social Network, community-related services, events and initiatives
  • Access to the .MUSIC Premium Channels aimed to increase branding exposure, business networking and revenue generating possibilities:
    • Genres e.g. Rock.music, HipHop.music, Pop.music , Country.music, Classical.music, Rap.music, Metal.music, Folk.music, Reggae.music etc.
    • Instruments e.g. Guitar.music, Drums.music, Bass.music, Piano.music, Trumpet.music, Saxophone.music, Vocal.music, ACapella.music etc.
    • Classifications e.g. Songwriter.music, , Guitarist.music, Cellist.music, Engineer.music, Manager.music, Label.music, Distributor.music etc.
    • Cities/Geographic Regions e.g. Paris.music, London.music, LosAngeles.music, Munich.music, Madrid.music, Melbourne.music, Tokyo.music etc.
    • Languages/Cultural e.g. Arabic.music, French.music, Greek.music, Chinese.music, Indian.music, Portuguese.music, Italian.music, African.music etc.
    • Other e.g. Lyrics.music, License.music, NFT.music, Live.music, Stream.music, Beats.music, Instruments.music, Tickets.music, Merch.music, Book.music etc.

 

Enforcement

Any violation of the .MUSIC Policies will be enforced on a case-by-case basis. Any allegation that a domain is not used for legitimate music purposes or otherwise infringes on the .MUSIC Policies shall be enforced under the provisions of the .MUSIC Policy and Copyright Infringement Dispute Resolution Process ("MPCIDRPʺ).

The MPCIDRP, UDRP, and URS are required in the registrarsʹ registration agreements with registrants. Proceedings under the MPCIDRP, UDRP, and URS must be brought by interested third parties in accordance with the associated policies and procedures.

If a registrant is found out of compliance with any of the .MUSIC Policies then the registrant will be notified that the domain will be placed on registry lock. The registrant will have a reasonable time period to fix the compliance matter or the domain will be terminated.

Repeat offenders will be placed on a special monitoring list. The .MUSIC registry holds the right to prohibit repeat offenders from registering .MUSIC domains for a period of time or indefinitely.

The .MUSIC registry will review all policies and processes with involvement from the Policy Advisory Council to enable Music Community constituents to provide feedback. The .MUSIC registry reserves the right to deny, cancel or transfer any registration that it deems necessary, in its discretion, to protect the integrity and stability of the registry, to comply with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements, requests of law enforcement, in compliance with any dispute resolution process, or to avoid any liability, civil or criminal, on the part of .MUSIC registry, as well as its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees.

The .MUSIC registry will also incorporate numerous safeguards to protect the interests of the global music community and copyright, which include:

  • Stopping domain hopping
  • Takedown policies in cases of mass copyright infringement and abuse
  • Stay down policies in case of registrant incompliance
  • Repeat offender policies
  • Authorized representative policies
  • Permanent block policies
  • Privacy and proxy policies in cases of mass copyright infringement and abuse
  • True name and address policies
  • Trusted sender policies