.ck

.ck

Introduced	8 August 1995
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Oyster Internet Services
Sponsor	Telecom Cook Islands
Intended use	Entities connected with the Cook Islands
Actual use	Gets some use on Cook Islands
Registration restrictions	Companies must use name based on their legal name
Structure	Registrations are made at the third level beneath second-level categories
Documents	Domain Admin Policy
Dispute policies	UDRP

.ck is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Cook Islands. ^[1]

Registration

Registrations are within these second-level categories:

Domain	Intended purpose
.co.ck	Business organizations
.org.ck	Not-for-profit organizations
.edu.ck	Educational institutes
.gov.ck	Government-related websites only
.net.ck	Internet Service Providers
.gen.ck	Individuals and organisations not covered elsewhere
.biz.ck	Business related pages for the Cook Islands

Requirements

Pre-requisites for applying for a domain is as follows:

1. Non-resident domain applications cost €222.00 (EUR) for a minimum of 2 years, and must be renewed every 2 years thereafter.
2. Applications for a domain if it is already taken or is not affiliated with brand or name identity to you or your company e.g. 'nike.co.ck', 'mobil.co.ck', etc.
3. Domains considered profane will not be considered on any level, and the application will be dissolved with the applicant being notified, and future requests for the same domain name will be ignored. '.ck' domains are monitored on the web, on a regular basis for profanity on the Internet if it is found to be doing so, or if the site is deemed inappropriate, the domain will be terminated without notification or refund.

Usage of .co.ck

.co.ck has been used as a humorous domain suffix because of its similarity with the English vulgarity "cock":

• In the British sitcom Nathan Barley , the principal character registers his website, "trashbat", in the Cook Islands simply so that it has the suffix, which he always pronounces "dot cock." ^[2]
• One of the payloads of the MEMZ trojan causes a user's computer to open satirical Google searches under "Google.co.ck" ^[3]

See also

• .nz
• .tk
• .nu

References

1. "Delegation Record for .CK". IANA. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
2. "10 years on: Nathan Barley, the TV show that came true". VODzilla. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
3. White, Daniel (July 8, 2016). "Viewer-Made Malware 8 - MEMZ (Win32) (flashing lights warning)". Hackme.comYouTube . Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

External links

• IANA .ck whois information
• Registrar for .ck with policy details