Before .cat was available, and given the reluctance of certain Catalan institutions, companies, and people, to use .es, .ad, .fr, .it domains (depending on the state respectively) for their domains, alternatives emerged.[3] An example of this was the website for the city of Girona in Catalonia, which preferred to use a .gi domain ("ajuntament.gi", the word "ajuntament" meaning both "city council" and "town hall"), even though .gi is the country code for Gibraltar, instead of the corresponding .es as a Spanish local authority.[4]
To solve this matter, in September 2005 the .cat TLD was approved, designed to meet the wishes and needs of the Catalan linguistic and cultural community on the Internet. This community is made up of those who use Catalan for their online communications, and/or promote the different aspects of Catalan culture online and prefer it to any other domain. The initial registration period went from February 13, 2006, to April 21, 2006. The registry was open to everybody starting April 23, 2006.[5]
In September 2017 a Spanish court ordered that all .cat domain names that were being used to promote the Catalan independence referendum shall be taken down.[6] On September 20 the Spanish police raided the offices of puntCAT and arrested CTO Pep Masoliver for sedition.[7] Following this, puntCAT released several tweets and a press statement on their website that condemned this action, calling it "shameful and degrading, unworthy of a civilized country [and] immensely disproportionate".[8]
On October 31, 2017 several Catalan Government websites including president.cat, govern.cat and catalangovernment.eu were taken down due to the political crisis in Catalonia and due to the take over of authority by the Government of Spain.
Restrictions
The .cat domain is not territorial, but applies to the whole Catalan-speaking community, whether or not a site is based in Catalonia. In order to be granted a .cat domain, one needs to belong to the Catalan linguistic and cultural community on the Internet. A person, organization or company is considered to belong if they either:[5]
already have content in Catalan published online.
have access to a special code (sometimes called ENS), issued during special promotions or by agreements with certain institutions.
develop activities (in any language) to promote the Catalan culture and language.
are endorsed by 3 people or 1 institution already using a .cat domain name.
Despite the restrictions, the domain has been exploited for feline-related domain hacks, such as nyan.cat.[9] In September 2017, with the domain's filters weakened after the raid by Spanish police, American neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer was briefly hosted on a .cat address.[10][11]
^. fundacio.cat. May 15, 2019. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^. Domini.cat. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
^The .ad domain is somewhat of an exception here, for Catalan is the main official language espoused by the government of Andorra and therefore there is no serious reluctance by the Catalan-speaking community to use the .ad domain there, since it is not associated with any perceived officially-fostered encroachment by other languages or with any perceived official sidelining or silencing of Catalan.
^ ab. Domini.cat. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
^Michele Neylon (September 20, 2017). "DotCat Registry Offices Raided by Spanish Police". Internet News.
^Kevin Murphy (September 20, 2017). "puntCAT head of IT charged with 'sedition'". Domain Incite.
^. September 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^. webhost.al. May 14, 2015. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
^Redondo, Mónica (October 6, 2017). "'The Daily Stormer' consiguió hacerse con el dominio .cat" (in Spanish). Hipertextual. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^Jeffries, Adrianne (October 6, 2017). "The Daily Stormer just lost its new .cat domain". The Outline. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^"Navegar en català" ("Navigating in Catalan"), Vilaweb, 16 May 2014. (Article in Catalan)
^Internauta Radio Programme from 13 May 2014, about the .cat domain on the web and on the PuntCat Foundation, Vilaweb. (Programme & interview in Catalan). It can also be found here: Internauta Podcasts
The European Cultural and Linguistic Domains Network December 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
March 10, 2023
pronounced, catalan, punt, ˈpuŋ, ˈkat, sponsored, level, domain, intended, used, highlight, catalan, language, policy, been, developed, icann, fundació, puntcat, approved, september, 2005, introduced19, december, 2005tld, typesponsored, level, domainstatusacti. cat pronounced in Catalan punt cat ˈpuŋ ˈkat is a sponsored top level domain intended to be used to highlight the Catalan language Its policy has been developed by ICANN and Fundacio puntCAT It was approved in September 2005 2 catIntroduced19 December 2005TLD typeSponsored top level domainStatusActiveRegistryAssociacio puntCATSponsorFundacio puntCatIntended useCatalan linguistic and cultural communityRegistered domains109 110 May 2019 1 Registration restrictionsScreening is done both before and after registration to ensure registrants are part of applicable communityStructureDirect second level registrations are allowedDocumentsICANN New sTLD RFP ApplicationDispute policiesUDRP Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Procedure CEDRP Compliance Reconsideration Policy CRP DNSSECYesRegistry websiteDomini cat Contents 1 History 2 Restrictions 3 Impact 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditBefore cat was available and given the reluctance of certain Catalan institutions companies and people to use es ad fr it domains depending on the state respectively for their domains alternatives emerged 3 An example of this was the website for the city of Girona in Catalonia which preferred to use a gi domain ajuntament gi the word ajuntament meaning both city council and town hall even though gi is the country code for Gibraltar instead of the corresponding es as a Spanish local authority 4 To solve this matter in September 2005 the cat TLD was approved designed to meet the wishes and needs of the Catalan linguistic and cultural community on the Internet This community is made up of those who use Catalan for their online communications and or promote the different aspects of Catalan culture online and prefer it to any other domain The initial registration period went from February 13 2006 to April 21 2006 The registry was open to everybody starting April 23 2006 5 In September 2017 a Spanish court ordered that all cat domain names that were being used to promote the Catalan independence referendum shall be taken down 6 On September 20 the Spanish police raided the offices of puntCAT and arrested CTO Pep Masoliver for sedition 7 Following this puntCAT released several tweets and a press statement on their website that condemned this action calling it shameful and degrading unworthy of a civilized country and immensely disproportionate 8 On October 31 2017 several Catalan Government websites including president cat govern cat and catalangovernment eu were taken down due to the political crisis in Catalonia and due to the take over of authority by the Government of Spain Restrictions EditThe cat domain is not territorial but applies to the whole Catalan speaking community whether or not a site is based in Catalonia In order to be granted a cat domain one needs to belong to the Catalan linguistic and cultural community on the Internet A person organization or company is considered to belong if they either 5 already have content in Catalan published online have access to a special code sometimes called ENS issued during special promotions or by agreements with certain institutions develop activities in any language to promote the Catalan culture and language are endorsed by 3 people or 1 institution already using a cat domain name Despite the restrictions the domain has been exploited for feline related domain hacks such as nyan cat 9 In September 2017 with the domain s filters weakened after the raid by Spanish police American neo Nazi website The Daily Stormer was briefly hosted on a cat address 10 11 Impact EditFollowing the success of the cat domain other language and culture based domain names have emerged such as eus and gal for the Basque language and culture Basque Country greater region and the Galician language and culture Galicia respectively as well as the bzh domain name dedicated to the Breton language and culture in Brittany 12 13 14 References Edit Growth of the cat domain fundacio cat May 15 2019 Archived from the original on October 1 2019 Retrieved October 1 2019 CAT Domini cat Archived from the original on October 29 2013 Retrieved October 24 2013 The ad domain is somewhat of an exception here for Catalan is the main official language espoused by the government of Andorra and therefore there is no serious reluctance by the Catalan speaking community to use the ad domain there since it is not associated with any perceived officially fostered encroachment by other languages or with any perceived official sidelining or silencing of Catalan Currently http www ajuntament gi Archived 2004 03 17 at the Wayback Machine redirects to http www2 girona cat ca Archived 2018 10 09 at the Wayback Machine a b CAT Domini cat Archived from the original on August 28 2013 Retrieved October 24 2013 Michele Neylon September 20 2017 DotCat Registry Offices Raided by Spanish Police Internet News Kevin Murphy September 20 2017 puntCAT head of IT charged with sedition Domain Incite Intervention at Fundacio puntCAT s headquarters September 20 2017 Archived from the original on August 30 2018 Retrieved September 21 2017 Domain Hacks 100 Sites Using Unusual Top Level Domains webhost al May 14 2015 Archived from the original on June 23 2017 Retrieved May 14 2015 Redondo Monica October 6 2017 The Daily Stormer consiguio hacerse con el dominio cat in Spanish Hipertextual Retrieved October 7 2017 Jeffries Adrianne October 6 2017 The Daily Stormer just lost its new cat domain The Outline Retrieved October 7 2017 Navegar en catala Navigating in Catalan Vilaweb 16 May 2014 Article in Catalan Internauta Radio Programme from 13 May 2014 about the cat domain on the web and on the PuntCat Foundation Vilaweb Programme amp interview in Catalan It can also be found here Internauta Podcasts PointBZH com Archived March 28 2009 at the Wayback Machine Association bzh Quimper Site in Breton French and English External links Edit in Catalan Information and register process Peter Gerrand 2006 Cultural diversity in cyberspace The Catalan campaign to win the new cat top level domain Issue 11 1 The European Cultural and Linguistic Domains Network Archived December 25 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title cat amp oldid 1122790796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
