.kosher

Internet top-level domainNovember 2022 .kosher January 14, 2014 Generic top-level domain OK Kosher Certification Promotion of kosher foods, kosher certification, and OK Kosher Certification November 2021 .kosher is a generic top-level domain owned by OK Kosher Certification. The filing of the application for the domain in January 2012 began a two-year process during which eleven other kosher certification agencies filed official objections, arguing that granting the application would give OK Kosher an unfair competitive advantage. In January 2014, ICANN ruled that OK Kosher could begin using the .kosher domain, after which the eleven objectors filed for reconsideration. History Application alt=A bag of chocolate chips with a circled letter K on it, the symbol of OK Kosher Certification|thumb|OK Kosher Certification symbol, seen on a bag of chocolate chips In January 2012, after beginning to accept applications for the creation of new generic top-level domains, ICANN received 1,930 applications for domains. One of these was an application for the domain ".kosher" by OK Kosher Certification.Rothman Chernikoff 2014 Filed by Kosher Marketing Assets LLC, the application stated that the company would promote the domain "through press releases and direct communications with customers of OK Kosher Certification."Farivar 2013 Objections In response to the application, eleven other kosher certification agencies filed official objections, including the Orthodox Union (which has the largest kosher certification agency)Rothman Chernikoff 2014 as well as Star-K, Chicago Rabbinical Council, Kosher Supervision Service, and Kashruth Council of Canada.Lowenfield 2014 These objecting agencies argued that OK Kosher would gain an unfair competitive advantage by owning the domain, and that the word "kosher" should not be owned. OK Kosher stated that it had 45 groups supporting its application, including the Chief Rabbis of Russia and South Africa. OK Kosher chief executive officer Don Yoel Levy said that the company purchased the domain "to make sure it fell into the right hands" and was willing to allow its use by others, while the chief executive officer of the Orthodox Union kosher certification agency stated that OK Kosher had offered them an unequal partnership.Rothman Chernikoff 2014 In the same time period as the .kosher application, ICANN declined an application for .halal, citing the sensitivity of issues related to religion. The objecting organizations pointed out the different treatments of .halal and .kosher, stating that the objection to .halal was valid and that .kosher should have been treated in the same manner.Dunn 2013 Implementation An expert from the International Chamber of Commerce found that the objections to OK Kosher's application were not supported by the circumstances.Rothman Chernikoff 2014 On January 14, 2014, the rights to the .kosher domain were granted to Kosher Marketing Assets LLC, a subsidiary of OK Kosher.Lowenfield 2014 After the rights were granted, OK Kosher's public relations director expressed satisfaction with the decision and said it was "a little bit too early for [OK Kosher] to know" how the domain would be used. He stated that OK Kosher wanted the domain to be open to "other people who adhere to the Torah standards of kosher."Lowenfield 2014 The eleven objectors filed for reconsideration of the decision.Rothman Chernikoff 2014 The chief executive officer of Orthodox Union's kosher certification agency stated that "we and our friends and colleagues who joined with us in this objection will all survive very well even if we lose," while expressing confidence in their argument for reconsideration.Kaplan 2014 As of 2014, this is unresolved.More than holy, healthy and halal, Big Kosher is big money The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-than-holy-healthy-and-halal-big-kosher-is-big-money/ References Citations Bibliography Gaby Dunn 2013-07-17 What's the hubbub over .kosher and .halal domains? https://www.dailydot.com/irl/kosher-halal-custom-domain-controversy/ 2021-11-22 The Daily Dot en-US Farivar Cyrus 2013-07-18 Pending .kosher domain disputed by rival certification authorities https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/pending-kosher-domain-disputed-by-rival-certification-authorities/ 2021-11-22 Ars Technica en-us Kaplan Michael February 11, 2014 The Battle for .Kosher in Cyberspace https://forward.com/food/192592/the-battle-for-kosher-in-cyberspace/ 2021-11-23 The Forward Lowenfield Jonah 2014-01-23 OK-Kosher wins right to "dot-kosher" domain over competitors' objection https://jewishjournal.com/news/worldwide/126317/ 2021-11-22 The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles en-US Rothman Lauren Chernikoff Helen February 4, 2014 Rivalry Between Kosher Certifiers Heats Up en-US The New York Jewish Week http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/rivalry-between-kosher-certifiers-heats-up/ 2021-11-22 Category:Generic top-level domains Category:2014 establishments Category:Kashrut Category:Orthodox Judaism