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Google and Amazon face stiff competition over rights to '.music'
Music industry claim moral right to domain name
DFA: Coffee maker, film maker, actor, producer, remix king, frontman, label owner. Is there anything that James Murphy can't do? We don't think so. Formed with friends Tim Goldsworthy and Jonathan Galkin, the iconic label were formed before LCD Soundsystem found fame. It started with a 12" of The Rapture's 'House Of Jealous Lovers', before going on to define the sound of modern dance-rock by dropping essential records from Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire, Hercules And Love Affair, Factory Floor, Liquid Liquid, Holy Ghost, The 2 Bears, Shit Robot and way more.
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) have declared their interest in giving the rights to '.music' to the music industry, as apposed to names such as Google and Amazon whom have also staked a claim.
In 2011, the amount of global top-level domain names was drastically increased to include subjects such as the disputed '.music'. The right to these domains was then applied for by the interested parties in the shape of 360 page long applications and $185,000.
A2IM president Rich Bengloff claims the music industries calim to the domain to be more about concern for the industry whereas Google or Amazon are simply looking to "maximize revenue".
However, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers have made it clear it could come down to a highest bidder wins situation, where Google or Amazon would more than likely be victorious.
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