.scot explained

.scot
Introduced:Pioneer phase launched on 15 July 2014. Delegated to the root in June 2014; First proposed in 2000.[1]
Type:GeoTLD
Status:General registrations beginning on 23 September 2014, registrations open for interest and trademark holders from 15 July 2014.
Intendeduse:, Scottish culture, Gaelic and Scots languages
Restrictions:Requires connection to Scotland or Scottish culture.
Dnssec:Yes

.scot is a GeoTLD for Scotland and Scottish culture, including the Gaelic and Scots languages.[2]

In 2008 dotCYMRU, dotEUS, dotSCOT and dotBZH formed ECLID. Later it was decided to allow newly proposed top-level domains for introduction some time in 2013, and a list of applications for these was published in June 2012; the domain .scot was included.[3]

On 27 January 2014, dotScot Registry, a not-for-profit organization established in 2009, announced that it had agreed terms to operate the .scot domain name, with plans to get it up and running later in summer of 2014.[4]

On 15 July 2014, .scot was officially launched. The first .scot domain name to go live was calico.scot, registered by hosting company Calico Internet Ltd.[5]

On 17 February 2015, the Scottish Government migrated its website from scotland.gov.uk to gov.scot.[6] [7] Likewise, the Scottish Parliament moved from scottish.parliament.uk to parliament.scot in May 2016,[8] to coincide with the 2016 elections.[9]

The 2017 Global Amendment to the base New GeoTLD Registry Agreement is effective as of 31 July 2017.[10]

On 3 May 2018 the dotScot Registry lifted registration restrictions on locality domains (based on towns, etc.) and other premium names.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee, 6th Report, 2001, Report on the Inquiry into the Impact of the New Economy, Volume 2 : Evidence | Scotland . Scottish Parliament . 2001-06-06 . 2018-09-06.
  2. Web site: Net gains: Scottish domain name bid aims to boost national identity | Scotland . News . 2011-06-28 . 2015-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127065812/http://news.stv.tv/scotland/260399-net-gains-scottish-domain-name-bid-aims-to-boost-national-identity/ . 27 January 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Reveal Day 13 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120615092059/http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en. 15 June 2012. dead.
  4. News: Available for sale later this summer. . .scots . 13 July 2014 . 13 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140610090738/http://www.dot-scot.org/ . 10 June 2014 . dead .
  5. News: New internet domain .scot launches . . 15 July 2014 . 11 June 2018.
  6. Web site: The Scottish Government - Home Page. Scottish Government. 13 January 2012.
  7. Web site: ScottishGovernment - News - www.gov.scot. Scotland.gov.uk. 5 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150826000323/http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/www-gov-scot-1605.aspx. 26 August 2015.
  8. Web site: Our website address is changing!. 2016-03-31. 2018-05-24. Facebook. Scottish Parliament.
  9. Web site: SPCB(2015) Paper 39: PARLIAMENT DOMAIN NAME. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. 2015-04-22. 2018-05-24. 25 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525062329/http://www.parliament.scot/SPCB/2015/SPCB2015Paper_039.pdf. dead.
  10. Web site: .scot Registry Agreement . 23 January 2014 . 10 June 2018.
  11. Web site: DotScot Frenzy! . 3 May 2018 . 11 June 2018.

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