Content-Based TLD: Protect, Manage and Exploit Your Intellectual Property, Trademarks and Copyrights
MyTLD has been on the forefront of developing the first proprietary Top-Level Domain Platform that is focused on the protection, management and exploitation of intellectual property (IP) for holders with both trademarks and copyrights.
We are TLD specialists when it comes to content-based gTLDs that have a strong association with content creators and the IP community. The MyTLD team has been behind the .MUSIC Initiative, the community-based top-level domain representing authenticated content-creators and its Industry, and has been mentioned in publications such as Billboard, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and the World Trademark Review for innovations in policy-making, multi-stakeholder governance structures and protection of intellectual property under new Top-Level Domains.
MyTLD expertise is developing TLD Registry policies that are in complete alignment with ICANN requirements, intellectual property protection as well as creative works' monetization that is in the best interest of the rights holders. These measures include developing the appropriate and most optimal:
- Rights protection measures
- Accreditation criteria, such as MyTLD's proprietary Community Member Organization (CMO) approach on eligibility and usage
- Multi-stakeholder governance board to represent content-creators and constituents with fair, transparent and diversified representation
- Enforcement, auditing and compliance measures
- And many other policies that affect IP rights holders
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Billboard Magazine: How the .MUSIC Domain Extension will save the Music Industry by MyTLD's Constantine Roussos
The Internet has truly democratized the manner that music is delivered and consumed with a click of a button. It has leveled the playing field but at the expense of chaos, decentralization and inconsistency. My core vision behind the .MUSIC (dotMusic) Top-Level Domain (TLD) was to solve the inefficiencies that the Internet has created through innovation. My definition of disruptive innovation is bringing together two seemingly unrelated industries together and connect the dots to create shared value and a difference that matters. Organizing the music industry on the web can only be accomplished by utilizing the root of the Internet Domain Name System (DNS). Not only does a .MUSIC Top-Level Domain bring consistency, organization and centralization, it also assures ownership and control still remains in the hands of the music industry. ... Full story
- Washington Post: Front-Page Article on MyTLD's Constantine Roussos, the .MUSIC Domain Extension and New gTLDs
- New Top-Level Domain Opportunity
- Free IDN TLD Training for ICANN IDN Top-Level Domain Name Applicants
- Value of new Top-Level Domains: How Facebook's .EDU TLD trusted social network strategy dethroned Myspace
Role of influencers and media in ICANN’s TLD global awareness campaign: How ICANN can create a strong value proposition with new Top-Level Domain extensions to benefit the Internet
What is the role of influencers and the media in ICANN’s TLD global awareness campaign? How ICANN can create a strong value proposition with new TLD extensions to benefit Internet users? ... Full story
- Value of new Top-Level Domains: How Facebook's .EDU TLD trusted social network strategy dethroned Myspace
- ICANN, the New gTLD Program, and Our Responsibility for the Internet
- Los Angeles Times: Business Front-Page Article on Constantine Roussos, the value of .MUSIC (dotMusic) community TLD and ICANN new gTLD Launch
- Free IDN TLD Training for ICANN IDN Top-Level Domain Name Applicants