Generic domain
A generic domain (also: descriptive domain ) is a domain whose second-level domain component is a generic term ( generic is term).
These domains can precede any type of top-level domain (TLD).
Generic domains thus differ from domains that contain proper names or protected terms (e.g. wikipedia.org or microsoft.de ) or consist of fantasy names (e.g. uraragkux.de or haseciki.com ).
Depending on the commercial usability of the term in question, generic domains are very popular because they are self-explanatory and memorable and also often contain type-ins . For this reason, they are responsible for a large part of the trading volume in domain trading .
In addition, top-level domains - regardless of the preceding second-level domain - can also be generic (generic top-level domains, also abbreviated as gTLD ). Examples of this are TLDs such as .aero for companies in the aviation industry , .edu for organizations in the education system, .jobs for websites with job offers, .museum for museums , .travel for the travel industry or .xxx for websites with erotic and pornographic content.
Use as a company name
Before 2009, entry in the commercial register was often refused if the company name consisted of a generic domain. This changed, however, when the Frankfurt am Main district court rejected the refusal to register Tagesgeldkonto.de. Today this is no longer an obstacle.
domain | Companies | Branch |
---|---|---|
auto.de | Unister GmbH | trade |
bahn.de | DB Sales GmbH | Rail transport |
buch.de | Thalia Books GmbH | trade |
buecher.de | buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG | trade |
fahrrad.de | internetstores GmbH | trade |
gastronomie.de | Rainer Willing | Hospitality |
guenstiger.de | guenstiger.de GmbH | price comparison |
hotel.de | Hotel.de AG | tourism |
moebel.de | moebel.de Furnishing & Living AG | trade |
pizza.de | pizza.de GmbH | gastronomy |
Web links
- Drinking, gambling, sex , generic domain, Süddeutsche Zeitung , May 17, 2010
Individual evidence
- ^ District Court Frankfurt am Main, Az .: 72 AR 74/09