What is
the .BIZ top-level domain?
.BIZ is the world's first Internet-based
environment dedicated exclusively to the business community. It
promises to be much more than just another domain name. In addition
to providing businesses with an enhanced presence on the Web,
the .BIZ database platform will soon be able to provide services
that more efficiently facilitate commerce across the Internet.
Simply put, .BIZ means business.
How will .biz be different?
.biz
is designed to promote business on the Internet. Consistent with
this goal, .biz will utilize the most advanced data formats and
architecture to provide a faster and more secure domain name service.
The
.biz registry will offer architecture that is superior to existing
Top Level Domains (TLDs), facilitating new commercial opportunities
over the Internet and providing Registrars and domain resellers
with new potential revenue streams. .biz will offer:
A thick registry which will enhance the utility of DNS
A centralized Whois
Higher levels of service availability (near real time updates)
Redundant systems housed in multiple locations
Enhanced security and authentication.
What services
does the NeuLevel Registry provide for Internet end users?
The most important service that the NeuLevel Registry provides is
the creation of the top-level domain (TLD) zone files for .BIZ,
and the publication of those files to the Internet's TLD servers.
These files are the master "white pages" of the Internet,
and enable a domain name to correlate to an Internet Protocol
(IP) number.
The most visible NeuLevel Registry service that is available to
Internet end users, besides general information provided on the
NeuLevel Registry Services web site, is the Registry Whois. This
is the authoritative Whois service for all second-level Internet
domain names registered in the .BIZ top-level domain. This service
is available to anyone. For all registered second-level domain
names in .BIZ, information as illustrated in the following example
is displayed:
Input: whois
"domain = neulevel.biz"
Output: Domain ID: DOM-1012
Domain Name:
NEULEVEL.BIZ
Sponsoring Registrar:
SAMPLE
Domain Status:
ACTIVE
Registrant Name:
JEFFREY J. NEUMAN
Registrant Organization:
NEULEVEL INC
Registrant Address:
1120 VERMONT AVE., NW
Registrant City: WASHINGTON
Registrant State/Province:
DC
Registrant Country:
USA
Registrant Postal
Code: 20005
Registrant Phone
Number: (202) 533-2600
Registrant Facsimile
Number: (202) 533-2970
Registrant Email:
JEFF.NEUMAN@NEULEVEL.BIZ
Admin ID: CNT-1012
Admin Name:
JEFFREY J. NEUMAN
Admin Organization:
NEULEVEL INC
Admin Address:
1120 VERMONT AVE., NW
Admin City: WASHINGTON
Admin State/Province:
DC
Admin Country:
USA
Admin Postal
Code: 20005
Admin Phone
Number: (202) 533-2600
Admin Facsimile
Number: (202) 533-2970
Admin Email:
JEFF.NEUMAN@NEULEVEL.BIZ
Tech ID: CNT-1012
Tech Name: JEFFREY
J. NEUMAN
Tech Organization:
NEULEVEL INC
Tech Address:
1120
VERMONT AVE., NW
Tech City: WASHINGTON
Tech State/Province:
DC
Tech Country:
USA
Tech Postal
Code: 20005
Tech Phone Number:
(202) 533-2600
Tech Facsimile
Number: (202) 533-2970
Tech Email:
JEFF.NEUMAN@NEULEVEL.BIZ
Billing ID:
CNT-1012
Billing Name:
JEFFREY J. NEUMAN
Billing Organization:
NEULEVEL INC
Billing Address:
1120 VERMONT AVE., NW
Billing City: WASHINGTON
Billing State/Province:
DC
Billing Country:
USA
Billing Postal
Code: 20005
Billing Phone
Number: (202) 533-2600
Billing Facsimile
Number: (202) 533-2970
Billing Email:
JEFF.NEUMAN@NEULEVEL.BIZ
Name Server:
ENTERPRISE.MELBOURNEIT.COM.AU
Name Server:
DEFIANT.MELBOURNEIT.COM.AU
Created On:
May
5, 2001
Expires On:
May
5, 2003
Updated On:
May
5, 2001
If a name is not registered, a message is
returned saying that no match was found. That indicates that the
name may be available for registration. It should be noted that
the Whois data is updated once every 15 minutes so its information
is very up-to-date.
End users may also use the NeuLevel Registry Whois to obtain Registry
information about contacts, Registrars and name servers associated
with .BIZ by entering the name of a contact, a Registrar or a
name server into the appropriate search field.
Do .BIZ
domain names have any restrictions?
Yes. The .BIZ domain can only be used for
a "bona fide business or commercial use". A bona fide
business use is one of the following:
1. to exchange goods,
services, or property of any kind;
2. in the ordinary
course of trade or business; or
3. to facilitate
(i) the exchange of goods, services, information, or property
of any kind; or, (ii) the ordinary course of trade or business
Registering a domain name solely for the
purposes of (1) selling, trading or leasing the domain name for
compensation, or (2) the unsolicited offering to sell, trade or
lease the domain name for compensation does not constitute a "bona
fide business or commercial use" of that domain name.
For illustration purposes, the following do not constitute a "bona
fide business or commercial use" of a domain name:
4. using or intending
to use the domain name exclusively for personal, noncommercial
purposes; or
5. using or intending
to use the domain name exclusively for the expression of noncommercial
ideas (i.e., registering abcsucks.biz exclusively to criticize
or otherwise express an opinion on the products or services of
ABC company, with no other intended business or commercial purpose).
What are
the dispute-resolution policies for .BIZ?
In general, the three dispute-resolution
policies in effect for .BIZ are:
1. Restrictions Dispute-Resolution
Policy (RDRP);
2. Start-up Trademark Opposition
Policy (STOP), formerly know as the Start-up Dispute-Resolution
Policy (SUDRP); and
3. Uniform Dispute-Resolution
Policy (UDRP).
What is
the Restrictions Dispute-Resolution Policy (RDRP)?
All domain name Registrants are bound by
the Restrictions
Dispute-Resolution Policy. This policy may be invoked by a
third party in order to resolve a dispute with a Registrant over
the registration or use of the Registrant’s domain name
in violation of the .BIZ domain name registration restrictions.
Such a violation would include complaints that the domain name
is not being, or will not be, used primarily for a bona fide business
or commercial purpose.
What is
the Start-up Trademark Opposition Policy (STOP)?
The Start-up Trademark Opposition Policy
is used to resolve disputes between Registrants and IP Claimants
over the registration or use of a domain name that is subject
to the IP Claim Service. STOP is exclusive to the .BIZ top-level
domain and may only be used by those IP holders that submitted
an IP Claim. All other IP holders must use UDRP to resolve their
disputes. Grounds for complaints based on the STOP are that:
4. the domain name(s)
is/are identical to a trademark or service mark in which the Registrant
has rights;
5. the third party
is considered as having no rights or legitimate interests in respect
of the domain name(s) that is/are the subject of the complaint;
and
6. the domain name(s)
is considered as having been registered or used in bad faith.
For the complete STOP, please see Start-up Trademark Opposition
Policy.
What is
the Uniform Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP)?
The provisions of the Uniform Dispute-Resolution
Policy bind all Registrants in the .BIZ top-level domain. According
to ICANN, under the UDRP, most types of trademark-based domain
name disputes must be resolved by agreement, court action, or
arbitration before a Registrar will cancel, suspend, or transfer
a domain name. Disputes that arise from abusive registrations
of domain names (e.g., cybersquatting) can be addressed by expedited
administrative proceedings that the trademark holder initiates
by filing a complaint with an approved dispute-resolution service
provider. To invoke the policy, a trademark owner should either
(a) file a complaint in a court of proper jurisdiction against
the domain name holder (or where appropriate an in-rem action
concerning the domain name) or (b) in cases of abusive registration,
submit a complaint to an approved dispute-resolution service provider.
The following documents provide relevant details:
7. Uniform Dispute-Resolution
Policy ?This policy is followed by all ICANN-accredited Registrars.
It can be found at http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-policy-24oct99.htm.
8. Rules for Uniform
Dispute-Resolution Policy ?These rules are followed by all dispute-resolution
service providers, with supplementation by each provider’s supplemental rules. This
can be found at http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-rules-24oct99.htm.
9. List of approved
dispute-resolution service providers ?This list can be found at
http://www.icann.org/udrp/approved-providers.htm.
What is
the difference between STOP and UDRP?
Although STOP is very similar to the UDRP,
STOP carries a lower burden of proof. Unlike the UDRP where a
Claimant must demonstrate that a domain name registrant both registered
a domain name in bad faith and used the domain name in bad faith,
STOP allows a Claimant to prevail where he or she demonstrates
that a domain name was either registered in bad faith or used
in bad faith. STOP is exclusive to the .BIZ top-level domain and
may only be used by those IP holders that submitted an IP Claim.
How can
I find an approved dispute-resolution service provider?
A list of approved dispute-resolution service
providers can be found on ICANN's web site at http://www.icann.org/udrp/approved-providers.htm.
If
there are multiple parties that have filed IP Claims for the same
domain name, how will disputes be resolved through the STOP process?
When multiple IP Claims are submitted for
the same domain name, each applicant for a domain name that is
in conflict with an IP Claim will be notified via e-mail of all
of the IP Claims submitted for that domain name.
The following is a summary of the STOP process if there are multiple
Claimants:
10. In the event
of multiple Claims for the same domain name, the multiple Claims
will be randomized by the Registry to determine the order in which
the IP Claimants can elect to enter the Start-up Trademark Opposition
Policy (STOP) proceeding. This list of priorities will be made
known to all of the IP Claimants when they are notified of who
successfully registered the domain name. The IP Claimant in the
"first priority" position will have 20 calendar days,
once notified of who got the registration, to file a STOP complaint
in accordance with the STOP Rules. If the first Claimant does
not file within 20 calendar days, then the second Claimant will
have 20 days from then to file.
11. In the event
that the first Claimant files a complaint and wins—i.e., it has shown that (a) it has legitimate
rights to the domain name, (b) the Registrant has no legitimate
rights, and (c) the Registrant registered the domain name in bad
faith or used the domain name in bad faith—then the dispute panel will find for the first Claimant, award
the domain name to the first Claimant and no further STOP proceedings
will commence.
12. In the event
that the Registrant demonstrates before a dispute panel that it
has legitimate rights to the domain name, it will win the STOP
proceeding and be allowed to keep the name. In addition, no further
Claimants will be allowed to invoke STOP proceeding because the
Registrant has shown that it has legitimate rights to the domain
name. However, nothing prevents any other Claimant from bringing
a UDRP action against the Registrant if the Claimant can show
the necessary elements of a UDRP action.
13. In the event
that the Registrant cannot show legitimate rights and the first
Claimant cannot show that either (a) it has legitimate rights,
or (b) the domain name was not registered in bad faith, then the
second Claimant will be allowed to submit its STOP action to any
ICANN-accredited dispute-resolution provider and the process begins
again.
Note: Although there is only a 30-day hold
period for any domain name that is subject to an IP Claim (i.e.,
the domain name will resolve on the 31st day), a Registry lock
will be in place until the STOP process has been completed. During
this lock period, although a domain name will resolve, no changes
in ownership or transfers will be allowed.
How
much does it cost to register a .biz domain name?
It depends on which level of reseller you are:
bronze:USD$11.99
silver:USD$11.39
gold: USD$10.69
platinum:USD$9.99
How
long does the .biz registration process take?
Real-time.
How
long is the registration term for a .biz domain name?
The registration term for a .biz domain name is
2 years at minimum.
How
long is the renewal term for a .biz domain name?
You can renew your .biz domain name for a period
of 1 year at a time.
Can
a .biz domain name be used in the same way that a .com domain
name is used?
The .biz domain is intended for use by business,
companies or other organizations and can be used in the same way
as a .com domain name can be used.
How
do I change the Contact Information associated with my .biz domain
name?
To change the Contact Information associated with
your .biz domain name, please login with your user ID and password
to choose the domain name.
Why I got the error message "(493) The registrant information was not correct! Please check again." while registering .biz domains?
The error is caused by one of the following reasons:
1.You don't use the correct telephone/fax format. The correct
format should be +coutrycode.areacodephone, e.g +1.4155533818.
2.The contact information you input has exceeded 30 characters.
Please make sure that you keep all your contact information's
length less than 30 characters(including blanks).
Who
do I contact for additional assistance?
If you have other questions or need information that is not
contained above, please
contact support@onlinenic.com.
