Opinion ID: 2824570
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Heading: The 2000 and 2012 Application Rounds

Text: In 2000, ICANN first solicited applications for new TLDs. The application instructions were seven pages, the fee was $50,000, and a single application could seek multiple TLDs. The application included a release of all liability against ICANN. name.space applied for 118 TLDs. ICANN approved only seven new TLDs, none of which was awarded to name.space. In 2012, ICANN again accepted applications for new TLDs. This time, the application guidebook was 349 pages in length, the fee was $185,000, and each application could seek only one TLD. Unsuccessful applicants from the 2000 Round received an $86,000 credit on one application, but were required to waive any claims arising from the 2000 Round. name.space did not apply in 2012 because the financial and procedural costs were too high. As in 2000, applications for new TLDs in 2012 came largely from industry insiders. The list of TLDs applied for by others in 2012 included 189 TLDs currently in use by name.space. As of the filing 8 NAME.SPACE, INC. V. ICANN of the complaint, ICANN had not announced which new TLDs will be included on the Root. 3