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.ag
Introduced 1991
TLD type Country code top-level domain
Status Active
Registry NicAg
Sponsor None
Intended use Entities connected with
 Antigua and Barbuda
Actual use Used largely by companies in German-speaking countries where AG has a special meaning in company names, though use in Germany is restricted by court order
Registration restrictions None
Structure Names can be registered directly at the second level; third-level registrations are also available under some second-level labels
Documents Registration terms and conditions
Dispute policies UDRP
Web site Nic.ag

.ag is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Antigua and Barbuda. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda. ... UDRP - Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy A document used by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the purpose of creating guidelines for use when disputes arise regarding the registration of internet names (domain names). ... A top-level domain (TLD) is the last part of an Internet domain name; that is, the letters which follow the final dot of any domain name. ... A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ...

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Second and third level registrations

Registrations can be made at the second level directly beneath .ag, or at the third level beneath .com.ag, .org.ag, .net.ag, .co.ag, or .nom.ag. There are no restrictions on who can register.


Legal status in Germany

In Germany the Domain .ag has a secondary meaning: AG, Aktiengesellschaft in the sense of a corporation with stockholders like www.bmw.ag. A German court (5. Zivilsenat des Oberlandesgerichtes Hamburg) ruled in July 2004 in second instance that a .ag domain may only be registered by an Aktiengesellschaft and more precisely by an AG that has the same name as the domain. That means even if you own a company with shareholders in Germany with the name SAP AG, you may not register example.ag. [1] [2] Look up AG, ag in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Aktiengesellschaft (IPA: ; abbreviated AG) is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i. ... SAP AG (ISIN: DE0007164600, FWB: SAP, NYSE: SAP) is the largest European software enterprise and the third largest in the world, with headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. ...


Other meanings

In addition to its original intended use as a country code, and the secondary meaning as a type of company in German-speaking countries, the .ag domain has been marketed for use for agriculture-related sites, and for sites referencing the atomic symbol for silver, Ag. It is also has a potential use for other domain hacks for English words that end in -ag. General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Standard atomic weight 107. ... A domain hack is an unconventional domain name that combines domain labels, especially the top-level domain (TLD), to spell out the full name or title of the domain, making a kind of pun. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


External links

  • Slots.ag
  • IANA .ag whois information

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