Dot EU, the dot com of europe?

[slaughterbeck]

I have heard some very good things regarding this European extension .eu, does anyone know when it’s likely to become available?
Who might be the first registrar to allow access to it and if US citizens will initially be blocked allowing clear access for only European trade market holders?

If anyone does have some knowledge regarding this, what’s your opinion of the extension? Will this become the dot com of Europe?







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[stscac]

Quick question, how do I register a TM that is valid throughout Europe?

that is somethign that i would like to know as well

 

[Zeeble]

have a browse here:
http://www.patent.gov.uk/tm/index.htm

However, registering a patent can take quite some time.

 

[Lyte]

Here's another link that I found quite informative...

http://www.eurodns.com/preregister/euinfo.php

A four month sunrise period seems a little excessive! :bah:

I too have a few pre-reg'd but got a bummed by the TM restrictions / requirements. Anyone have some ideas on how to reg an .eu without actually owning a company in the E.U.??

 

[Zeeble]

not really. TM or Company in the EU....

 

[ThreeD]

makes me wonder about Norway We're not in the EU, but a part of europe..

 

[Lyte]

not really. TM or Company in the EU....

Grr... I will find a way! :lol:

 

[briman1970]

Yeah... I have an idea...

Just make up a name & address in Europe and see how long it takes them to figure out that you really aren't a citizen. Do you know what level of reciprocation it would take to track you down. There is no way for them to enforce the "European citizen" rule. There are lots of people who own .us or .ca domains with false who-is info.

Just my humble opinion (which happens to be correct).

Brian

 

[Lyte]

Just make up a name & address in Europe and see how long it takes them to figure out that you really aren't a citizen. Do you know what level of reciprocation it would take to track you down. There is no way for them to enforce the "European citizen" rule. There are lots of people who own .us or .ca domains with false who-is info. Just my humble opinion (which happens to be correct). Brian

Yeah, but what happens when you use a credit card with an U.S. address??

 

[briman1970]

Do Europeans ever visit the US. Do some live here parttime. Do any have US credit cards. Do any pay with Paypal? Etc, etc.

 

[Zeeble]

Thats true....
however they are more likely to check you out if you have a US address for credit card or paypal....

 

[JohnZ]

Now be real. If they would want to limit .eu just for europeans, they have many effective ways to do so. They might require your PIN number, or something like European Social Security #, birth certificate, passport, etc. Bottom line is whether or not they want .eu just for Europeans, if they do, it's no problem limiting it only to europeans.

 

[Zeeble]

Now be real. If they would want to limit .eu just for europeans, they have many effective ways to do so. They might require your PIN number, or something like European Social Security #, birth certificate, passport, etc. Bottom line is whether or not they want .eu just for Europeans, if they do, it's no problem limiting it only to europeans.

good point....

 

[briman1970]

Now be real. If they would want to limit .eu just for europeans, they have many effective ways to do so. They might require your PIN number, or something like European Social Security #, birth certificate, passport, etc. Bottom line is whether or not they want .eu just for Europeans, if they do, it's no problem limiting it only to europeans.

Does any other extension require you to show (or input) official government documents when registering?

 

[calian]

The way I see it, just like .pro is now available to everyone, market forces will ensure that anyone who wants any other extension badly enough will be able to get it. The question comes down to: how hard are they going to make non-europeans work to get a .eu?

 

[Rasbelin]

makes me wonder about Norway We're not in the EU, but a part of europe..

Nope, you don't qualify, because only some 20% of your population support an EU membership. You'd better change that first, before thinking about EU domains. :hehe:

 

[-JDT-]

I've got a doubt: if i pre-register blahblah.eu today with the registrar x, and tomorrow another guy pre-register blahblah.eu, i'm favourite respect to him?

 

[Smith]

I believe that .eu is going to be a pretty big flop. All the countries in Europe have their own extensions that are used widely. It's like how .us is a joke, .com is the US's extension, how many companies do you see dropping their .com for a .us?

 

[Zeeble]

I believe that .eu is going to be a pretty big flop. All the countries in Europe have their own extensions that are used widely. It's like how .us is a joke, .com is the US's extension, how many companies do you see dropping their .com for a .us?

.com is NOT the US extension. It is a worldwide extension. People use it in the UK, FR, GE etc. .Com is a generic domain. Would you find a US website using .de or vica versa?
.eu will not be a flop. It has many uses, business being one. It will be a huge hit in FR and GE where the EU is a major part of politics.

 

[Smith]

.com is NOT the US extension. It is a worldwide extension. People use it in the UK, FR, GE etc. .Com is a generic domain. Would you find a US website using .de or vica versa?
.eu will not be a flop. It has many uses, business being one. It will be a huge hit in FR and GE where the EU is a major part of politics.

I think you're wrong.

Sure some companies use .com in Europe, but for the most part, .co.uk .de & .fr etc are very entrenched in their respective countries ... just as .com is in the usa.

To give you an idea, I'm in France right now and for every .com address I see advertised, I see 20 .fr addresses. Same deal in England with .co.uk, and I assume it's the same in Germany seeing how they have 6 mil + .de names registered. Even in Canada where I'm from .ca is starting to challenge .com.

Once you take into consideration the whole numerous language thing, established country codes, patriotism of the individual countries, and the trademark mess that I'm sure will happen, .eu has limited potential beyond speculation and trademark protection.

Like it or not, .eu is too little too late, just like .us.

Of course I could be wrong, but I'm willing to bet that I'm not.

 

[-db-]

It's like how .us is a joke, .com is the US's extension, how many companies do you see dropping their .com for a .us?

You apparently don't follow the .US domain market or you would not say that. The .US market is fine! Second, nobody said a company should drop their .com domain and replace it with .us domain, so I'm not sure where you got that notion from.