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| keypeople = [[
Bob Bemis
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Brian
N.
Larson, Secretary
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| keypeople = [[
Merri Jo Cowen
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[[
Brian Larson
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, Secretary
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'''MLS Domains Association''' is a non-profit association engaged in providing real estate multiple listing services, which announced intentions to apply for the [[.mls]] generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) with [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].
[http://www.mlsdomains.org/about-the-association/ About the Association]
MLS stands for '''Multiple Listing Service,''' a database of available properties for sale developed by real estate agents.
[http://www.realestateabc.com/insights/mls.htm The Multiple Listing Service]
The association selected [[CentralNic]] to provide back-end registry solutions for .mls domain name space. Bob Bemis, then President of MLS Domains Association estimated that the number of .mls domains names that will registered will not exceed between 2 to 3,000.
[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/02/20/dot-mls-chooses-centralnic MLS Domains Association appoints CentralNic]
The MLS Domains Association is composed of more than 40 Multiple Listing Service associations across the United States. Its membership list is available [http://www.mlsdomains.org/about-the-association/ '''here''']
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'''MLS Domains Association''' is a non-profit association engaged in providing real estate multiple listing services and it is applying for the [[.mls]] generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) with [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].
[http://www.mlsdomains.org/about-the-association/ About the Association]
Mls stands for '''Multiple Listing Service,''' a database of available properties for sale developed by real estate agents.
[http://www.realestateabc.com/insights/mls.htm The Multiple Listing Service]
The association selected [[CentralNic]] to provide back-end registry solutions for .mls domain name space. Bob Bemis, President of MLS Domains Association estimated that the number of .mls domains names that will registered will not exceed between 2 to 3,000.
[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/02/20/dot-mls-chooses-centralnic MLS Domains Association appoints CentralNic]
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Bemis is also anticipating a possible string contention from Nanning Billing, owner and operator of the www.mls.com who filed
for
a trademark application for the "DotMLS"
with
the
[[
USPTO
]]
and he is planning to file a rights objection against the
MLS Domains
application
for
the .mls string. According to Bemis
,
''"We are firmly convinced that
the
claims
of the
MLS.com folks are unfounded
,
but we expect some kind of fight with them going forward
.
"''
[http://www.mlsdomains
.
org/blog/
MLS Domains Association
acknowledges likely competing bid
for .MLS
]
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It was later announced that MLS Domains Association would not be applying
for
it on its own, but instead partnering
with [[
The Canadian Real Estate Association
]]
. The Association had chosen [[Verisign]] for its registry services.
MLS Domains
Association would provide financial support
for
CREA’s application
,
cooperate in
the
protection
of
CREA’s trademarks in “Multiple Listing Service” and “MLS” within Canada and
the
United States
,
and obtain the exclusive rights for it and its members to use
.
MLS domains for marketing real estate in the United States
. MLS Domains Association
President said "“When we learned early this year of CREA’s plans to apply
for .MLS
, we immediately began negotiations with it to join our efforts, recognizing that we have shared interests and that we would be stronger working together. The CREA leadership agreed and negotiated reasonable terms for our cooperation.”
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==Membership==
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Limitations imposed by the new agreement include limiting the sale
of
domains to MDA member and MLSs that contain real estate information about
the
geographical areas served by those MLSs
.
Other provisions are intended to protect CREA’s trademarks in “Multiple Listing Service” and “MLS” in Canada.
[http://www.mlsdomains.org/
crea_coalition_press_release
/
CREA Coalition Press Release, MLSDomains.org
]
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The MLS Domains Association is composed
of
more than 40 Multiple Listing Service associations across
the
United States
.
Its membership list is available
[http://www.mlsdomains.org/
about-the-association
/
'''here'''
]
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==References==
==References==