.SE domains have reached the record of 1 million active domains. The first .se domain was enea.se, registered by Björn Eriksen in 1986, and the one millionth is tolkutbildning.se. Continue reading ‘.SE domains reached 1 million’
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It is quite common for regulators around the world to insist that no company can call itself a “bank” unless it is an official, regulated bank.
In fact, that’s often why you see companies (including holding companies of real banks) that use the word “banc” instead of “bank”.
However, it looks like regulators in Sweden have gone a step further, telling the Swedish domain registrar that it can’t even allow any domain name to be sold with “bank” in it, unless it’s sold to an official bank.
Of course, the whole thing seems ridiculous. There are plenty of legitimate reasons why a site might want to use the word “bank” in a domain name without being a bank themselves. A domain could be a site about banks, a service site like Bankrate or simply contain a surname like Banks which shouldn’t confuse too many folks.
Statistics Sweden has recently published a report called Use of computers and the Internet by companies in 2008 which shows that 88% of all companies with more than ten employees that have a domain name select a .se domain and six out of ten private individuals choose .se over other top level domains.
A record total of 229,042 new .se domain names were registered in 2008, compared with 188,652 .se registered in 2007 and 204,830 during the previous record year of 2006. At the end of 2008, there were 834,000 active .se domain names, which correspond to growth of nearly 19%.
The report also showed nearly all major companies have their own domain names with 85% of all Swedish companies having their own domain names.
Among companies with fewer than ten employees and their own domain name, 85 % have a .se address and 75% of these companies use this domain name as their primary address.
Among individuals, the typical registrant who registers a domain name is a man with post secondary education, his own company, children and a monthly income of more than SEK 25,000 (US$30,700).
A total of 15% of Swedes have their own domain names, similar to the figures for the rest of the Nordic region and Europe. The majority of women with domain names are between the ages of 45 and 54 (21%) and the majority of men with domain names are between the ages of 55 and 64 (20%). Most private individuals who have their own domain names are self employed (38%). The most common top level domain is .se, which was registered by 60% of the individuals who registered a domain name.
Registration of Domain Name
Preconditions for the application
An application for registration under the top level domain .se is open for all natural and legal persons who hold a Personal Identity or Corporate Registration number, or who can be identified through Proof of Registration in a Record maintained by a Public Authority, or by an organization with functions comparable to that of a Public Authority.
The registration of new domain names is allocated by IIS on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, i.e. domain names will be allocated in the order in which the applications are received by IIS. It is not possible to be given priority or to reserve domain names.
A domain name cannot be newly registered if it relates to a sub domain or a domain name that is already registered. Sub domain names of domain names that have already been registered will be administered by the party that allocates the domain in question and not by IIS. However, IIS will deal with certain second level domains.
Certain domain names are reserved by IIS and can therefore not be registered. Some of the reserved domain names are reserved for qualified applicants and may, after special consideration, be registered.
Second level domains
The Holder may, in addition to registering directly under .se, as an alternative, register a domain name under a second level domain. The domain name under the second level domain must consist of at least two characters. As second level domains as such fulfill an identification function, special requirements apply for registration under each individual category. The Holder can register a domain name in a second level domain under .se.
Registration
If the preconditions referred to in these General Conditions are satisfied, registration shall be effected in accordance with the application.
In the case of new registration, the Holder shall, via the Registrar through whom the application was made, as soon as possible though no later than within 10 working days from when the application was received by IIS, receive notification that registration has been effected or that there is an impediment to registration according to these General Conditions. In the case of assignment, the time shall instead be computed from when a written consent from the Holder was received by IIS.
By registration the Holder acquires, for the term of the Contract, the exclusive right to use the registered Classic domain name and/or ACE coded domain name under the top level domain .se. However, a registered domain name may be deregistered.
Holders Obligations
Responsibility for information
The Holder is responsible for ensuring that all information required in the application in accordance with these General Conditions is provided in complete and correct form. The Holder is obliged to continuously and without delay notify IIS of any changes to the information provided in the application and also of changes to the e mail address.
Contact person
The Holder may, in the application for registration of a domain name or later, appoint a contact person who is authorized to deal with contacts with IIS on behalf of the Holder.
The Holder is responsible in relation to IIS for measures that are taken by the contact person. In the event that the Holder nominates a contact person, the Holder is first liable to ensure that such person(s) have received information about and, in
accordance with the Personal Data Act (1998:204), given their consent for IIS to process his/her personal data. As regards the appointed contact person’s authorization to receive notifications and/or messages in accordance with these General Conditions on behalf of the Holder
Checking the domain name selected
IIS will not check whether the domain name applied for constitutes an infringement of the right to a distinctive mark or other right, or in another way violates a law, enactment, public order or is likely to cause offence. The Holder is therefore at all times liable to ensure that the domain name selected does not constitute an infringement of another’s right or in some other way violate a law, enactment, public order or is likely to cause offence.
Nor does IIS check that the ACE coded domain name stated in the application corresponds with the internationalized domain name chosen by the Holder.
Obligation to state e mail address
The Holder shall state and maintain an e mail address to which IIS may at any time give notices directly to the Holder or the contact person appointed by him/her.
The compulsory e mail address referred to in the first paragraph is used among other things for distribution of single use passwords.
Technical recommendations
The Holder is aware that IIS issues technical recommendations about how the domain name should be administered.
Personal Information (Data)
Processing of personal information (data)
By providing the required personal data when applying for registration of a domain name, Holders who are natural personal operating as sole traders consent to IIS, or the party engaged by IIS, processing the Holder’s personal data, including his/her civil registration/identity number.
Cessation of Registration, etc.
Deregistration owing to inadequate performance of obligations
- If the Holder cannot be reached through the address provided, or if the Holder does not have a functional email address.
- If the domain name obviously violates a Swedish law or enactment.
IIS is entitled to deregister a domain name in the following circumstances:
Deregistration or transfer owing to judgment
Deregistration or transfer of a domain name may be effected at the request of an individual who represents a judgment or decision that has entered into final force and has legal effect in Sweden, by which it is indicated that deregistration or transfer shall take place. In these cases, IIS shall immediately effect deregistration or transfer.
Deregistration or transfer after alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings
IIS shall also be entitled to deregister or transfer a domain name following a decision to that effect within alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings. A decision following ADR proceedings shall be implemented by IIS within 14 days of IIS being notified of the dispute resolution decision, unless the Holder shows that he/she had, within this time, instituted proceedings at the court against the party who had requested the ADR proceedings, concerning his/her right to the expression that constitutes the domain name.
In the case of ADR proceedings, the dispute adjudicator may decide whether a domain name should be deregistered or whether it should be transferred to the party requesting the dispute resolution proceedings. If ADR proceedings have been instituted, the domain name may not be assigned or transferred to anyone else during the period that the dispute resolution proceedings continue or before the decision following dispute resolution proceedings may be implemented. If proceedings have been instituted at court concerning the right to a distinctive mark that constitutes the domain name, the domain name may not be assigned or transferred to another during the time that the court proceedings are in progress or before a judgment has entered into final force, provided that IIS has become aware by notice that such proceedings are pending.
A domain name may be deregistered or transferred to the party who requested the dispute resolution proceedings provided that the domain name is identical or confusable with a trademark, business brand, family name, artists name (except where the name relates to someone who died a long time ago) or title of another protected literary or artistic work, which has a legal basis in Sweden and to which the party requesting the dispute resolution can prove a right, and the Holder does not have any right or justified interest in the domain name, and the domain name is registered or used in bad faith.
A Holder may be deemed to have a right or justified interest to a domain name, particularly if it is shown that the use or the preparation for use of the domain name has occurred in conjunction with marketing of goods or services before the dispute resolution was instituted, it is public knowledge that the domain name relates to the Holder, even if he/she has not acquired any sole right to the expression that constitutes the name, or the domain name is not used for commercial purposes to mislead consumers or to harm the reputation of a distinctive mark or right.
In particular, a domain name may be deemed to have been registered or used in bad faith if it can be shown that the registration or use was established with the purpose of selling or assigning the domain name to the person who requested the dispute resolution or to a competitor of the party who requested the dispute resolution, the domain name is registered for the purpose of preventing a party who requested the dispute resolution being able to use his/her distinctive mark or his/her rights to a domain name, or the domain name is registered with the purpose of disrupting the business operations of a competitor.
Deregistration at the request of the Holder and assignment of domain name
The Holder may request in writing the deregistration of a domain name on a standard form designed by IIS.
In the case of an assignment of the domain name, the domain name will be deregistered from the original Holder when the application for assignment is granted. If the assignment cannot be effected in accordance with the application, the original Holder shall remain.
A Classic domain name under the top level domain.se may only comprise the letters a to z, the numbers 0 to 9 and hyphens. They must start and conclude with a letter or a number, and must not consist exclusively of hyphens.
Combinations of digits structured as xxx.xx which is or can become a Swedish personal identification number cannot be registered in. For technical reasons, it is not possible to register a classic domain name that begins with two letters followed by two hyphens.
An Internationalized domain name must be recoded to ASCII symbols to enable its registration under the top level domain .se.
An International domain name recoded to ASCII symbols constitutes a so called ACE coded domain name.
The domain name shall contain at least two characters, and may comprise a maximum of 63 characters.
