The only difference is that .name domains names are only issued at the third level enabling more people to use the namespace than ever before. In order to allow the most number of people to register their .name domain you can only register firstname.lastname.name - not just lastname.name. For example, if your name is Jennifer Smith you can register jennifer.smith.name, j.smith.name or even smith.jennifer.name. There are many possibilities - as long as you have two dots in the domain. The two-dot policy increases availability.
Any person can register a .name domain.
In addition it is possible to register a name on behalf of a fictional character, given that you legally represent this character. A Personal Name is a person's legal name, or a name by which the person is commonly known. If you own a trademark and wish to protect it, please click on the link below to proceed with Defensive Registration or NameWatch Registration .