.MD restrictions!

[trigatch4]

Just read over the .MD restrictions and read:

Registration of domain names is available to those who are bona fide providers of healthcare services or products

(and later on)
You further covenant, represent and warrant that: (i) the domain name will be used primarily for bona fide purposes related to the provision of healthcare services or products, (ii) the domain name is reasonably related to your provision of healthcare services or products or your intended provision of healthcare services or products...

I've got a few .MD. I'm also hoping to use a .MD to setup a legitimate, non-medical website for an established business (grossing millions of dollars). What are the chances they will be flexible considering I wouldn't register a domain for this company and promote the website only to have it revoked?

Ideas.... Suggestions?

 

[NP41215]

Just read over the .MD restrictions and read:

I've got a few .MD. I'm also hoping to use a .MD to setup a legitimate, non-medical website for an established business (grossing millions of dollars). What are the chances they will be flexible considering I wouldn't register a domain for this company and promote the website only to have it revoked?

Ideas.... Suggestions?

If you challenge it when they go after you, you'll probably win. Reason: They change rules substantially in the middle of the game. Result: You'll probably get grandfathered. Implication: Your domains will be worth much more due to the exemption. Cons: Time and expense of challenging (may be worth it if the domains are highly valuable).

 

[Sam]

.MD registry does not care what you do with the domain.

No enforcement.

 

[trigatch4]

But...

They have those bylaws stated in their terms of registration.

So, if I register a name and have a Fortune 500 company heavily advertising the website... I can't risk them pulling it out from under them. And as far as being grandfathered in... the names aren't regged yet.

So... you tell me?

 

[Domainate.com]

They have those bylaws stated in their terms of registration.

So, if I register a name and have a Fortune 500 company heavily advertising the website... I can't risk them pulling it out from under them. And as far as being grandfathered in... the names aren't regged yet.

So... you tell me?

If you want to be 100% certain, go to Max.md, find a phone number or email you can contact them at and ask them. As far as I've seen, what Damitssam said is correct.

 

[amosba]

If you are planning to register names in contravention of the policy, don't be upset if the names do get pulled after you have spent time and money developing/advertising the site. Just because it is for a Fortune 500 company, doesn't mean the rules shouldn't apply.

However, if .md is anything like .name, they won't bother to enforce the rules themselves, instead they'll reply on someoone lodging an ERDRPP (or similar) which means only someone who can afford the $1500 to lodge a complaint can cause you grief. IOW, a competitor may be able to file and cause you to lose the domain, but no-one else will be able to afford it, even if they did care about your flouting of the rules.

 

[Gerrit]

Worthless extention unless you are Moldovan. I still don't get how .MD would relate to medical services. .DR yes, or even .MED, but .MD makes absolutely no sense to me. I wonder why someone bothers to spend money on it.

 

[karuturi]

Gerrit, I agree with you. Another senseless marketing. Its a ccTLD according to ICANN rules. They say this domain is restricted to healthcare industry.

I cant understand why they left the .MS ccTLD. They can market this for surgeons.

 

[Gerrit]

I understand countries trying to gain profit from their extention, but .MD for medical purposes?? It doesn't make sense to me. Stuff like TV for television or FM for radio broadcasting makes sense the first second you hear it, but the abbreviation they try to stick to MD is so far away from any usual abbreviation for 'medical' that it's waste of money. I mean, you can just as well try to brand .PG for medical purposes, as it could stand for PillsGiver :yell:

 

[cdboard]

it's an abbreviation for "medical doctor"


commonly put after a name: John Doe, M.D.

 

[Constantin]

MD is an acronym with some medical implications:

http://www.answers.com/topic/md-abbreviation

MD:
- medical department
- Latin. Medicinae Doctor (Doctor of Medicine)

 

[Gerrit]

OK, but it's not commonly used in everyday language. People will say DR or GP, but not MD. Only professionals will link that to medical sites. And besides, they're looking at it very very far. AS is abbreviation for Asperger Syndrome and Autism Spectrum, ID stands for identity card, CV is common term for career overviews and resumes, ... more common words and such but those countries at least don't cheapen their extention. MD for medical websites doesn't sound right to me, DR would have been appropriate but not MD.