LOS ANGELES, October 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Law School Waiver
Program Will Provide Accredited Schools With Dedicated
.law Domain Name Without Charge
Minds + Machines Group Limited (LSE:MMX), the owner of the new
".law" top-level domain, today announced that beginning
October 19, 2015, .law domain names
may be applied for by qualified lawyers on a first-come,
first-served basis at standard rates. The seven-day Early Access
Program, during which .law domain names were priced higher to
accommodate initial demand, ended at 1600
UTC on October 19.
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Antony Van Couvering, CEO of
Minds + Machines, commented, "The early interest in .law by the
legal community has been outstanding. The legal profession seems to
agree with our foundational policy: that every name sold under .law
or .abogado must belong to a qualified lawyer and that there is
real value in domain names governed by meaningful, verified
policies."
Early Adopters Lead the Way
Early adopters of .law domain names include prestigious state
associations such as The Florida Bar; leading law firms across the
country including Orrick, Skadden, and DLA Piper; the leading legal
media outlets Law360 and ALM Media; professional legal
organizations such as DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, and the
American Association for Justice, which is working with .law to
ensure its members are aware of this opportunity; and many other
firms, organizations, and individuals.
"Interest is coming from all corners of the legal profession,"
Lou Andreozzi, CEO of Dot Law, Inc. said. "This is a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to secure names that can help
rebrand, expand, or otherwise promote the legal profession. Many of
the associations have indicated that, in addition to their own use,
they will provide access to the new domain names as part of their
membership benefits. Law firms large and small have expressed
interest not only in their names but also in practice areas. They
see this as an investment to help ensure their position as a
leading practice. It is exciting to consider the
possibilities."
With over 100,000 members, The Florida Bar is the organization
of all lawyers who are licensed by the Supreme Court of
Florida to practice law in the
state. "As The Florida Bar continues to serve an ever more diverse
and engaged constituency, it is important to look for new tools
with the potential to help our membership leverage their resources
in order to best serve their clients," said Pete Sweeney, Chair of The Florida Bar Member
Benefits Committee. "We are excited to be among the first
organizations to receive the new .law domain names and make them
available to our members."
Orrick is a global law firm focused on serving the technology,
energy, infrastructure, and finance sectors. "Law firms are
constantly looking for new and more valuable ways to share market
insights and content with our clients, and we applaud efforts to
innovate in this area," said Orrick Chairman Mitch Zuklie. "We are delighted to be an early
recipient of a new .law domain name."
Free Registration Opened
Up to Law Schools
In addition, Minds + Machines is proud to announce its law
school program, which will provide a .law domain name to accredited
law schools, and will waive registration and renewal fees for the
domain name. U.S. schools are the first to be afforded this
opportunity; outreach to non-U.S. law schools is planned for the
near future.
"We are proud to announce a program to provide accredited law
schools with a dedicated .law domain name, without charge to the
school," said Carl Jaeckel, COO of
Dot Law, Inc. "For many law schools,
their web and email addresses do not reflect that they are a law
school or may be long and convoluted, such as 'initials of law
school dot initials of university dot edu.' We hope that these new
domain names will provide law schools with a tool to easily
identify their position in the legal community."
Seton Hall Law School, the only private law school in
New Jersey, is a leading law
school in the New York
metropolitan area. "We are delighted that the .law domain provides
Seton Hall Law School with an extraordinary array of new branding
opportunities for both the law school and our specialized
programs," said Kathleen Boozang,
Dean and Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School. "setonhall.law
distinguishes us as a leader in legal education and in the broader
legal marketplace, regionally and globally."
About .law and .abogado
.law and .abogado are new restricted top-level domains (TLDs)
that aim to promote trust in the professional legal community by
creating exclusive online spaces in which lawyers can present
themselves in a distinctive and memorable manner. Only qualified
lawyers are eligible to secure a .law and/or .abogado domain name.
A qualified lawyer is a professional who is licensed to practice
law by an approved regulator of legal services in a given
jurisdiction. For full eligibility criteria, please see the .law
and .abogado Eligibility Policy. More information on .law is
available at join.law.
About Minds + Machines
Minds + Machines (LSE:MMX) is a leading owner and operator of
new generic top-level domains ("gTLDs") including ".law," and
provides registry services to a range of high-profile clients. The
Group also provides domain name services to consumers through its
wholly owned registrar operations in the U.S. and Europe. For more information on Minds +
Machines, please go to http://investors.mindsandmachines.com.
CONTACT:
Jill Goodkind PR
jillgoodkind@aol.com
+1-646-234-3022; @jillgoodkind
Minds + Machines (corporate)
Toby Hall - tobyh@gth.co.uk
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