Systems and methods for automatically providing whois service to top level domains

A computer-implemented method for establishing a generic top level domain, comprising:

• receiving, at a first computer system, domain data associated with the generic top level domain;
• associating, with the domain data, a network address corresponding to a second computer system;
• provisioning the generic top level domain, wherein the provisioning comprises transmitting the domain data to the second computer system, whereby the second computer system initiates a registration data lookup service for the generic top level domain using the domain data;
• and
• storing, in one or more registry databases, the domain data and the network address that was associated.

A computer-implemented method for establishing a generic top level domain, comprising:

• receiving, at a registration data lookup computer system, domain data associated with a generic top level domain;
• (dependent)
• storing, in memory, the domain data that was received;
• and
• initiating a registration data lookup service for the generic top level domain using the domain data.

A computer-implemented method for processing a registration data lookup query, comprising:

• receiving a registration data lookup query from a computer system corresponding to a network address, the registration data lookup query comprising a request for an object relating to a domain name in a generic top level domain;
• comparing the network address with a list of authorized network addresses;
• and
• transmitting, a response to the registration data lookup query based on the comparing.

A computer-implemented method for processing a registration data lookup query, comprising:

• receiving a registration data lookup query, the registration data lookup query comprising a request for an object relating to a domain name in a generic top level domain;
• determining that a source of the registration data lookup query is an authorized source;
• and
• transmitting a response to the registration data lookup query based on the determining.