ICANN approves .XXX red-light district TLD for the Internet2011-03-19 11:18 by PhilipTags: xxx, ICANN, TLD
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has given the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) its final seal of approval. The TLD is meant to give pornographic websites a clearly marked home on the Internet, but it has gone through so many ups and downs over the last 11 years that it’s almost a shock that it has finally gone through. Still, the measure didn’t pass without opposition—nine ICANN board members voted in favor of .XXX, while three opposed and four abstained—and the vote went against the recommendation of ICANN’s Government Advisory Committee. The .XXX TLD was initially proposed by ICM Registry in 2000 and resubmitted in 2004, but it faced strong opposition from politicians and conservative groups. After the second .XXX proposal was approved in 2005, the Family Research Council (FRC) launched a campaign arguing that the TLD would allow pornographers to “expand their evil empires on the Internet.” The porn industry opposed the TLD as well, arguing that it would lead to censorship and promote legislation harmful to the industry. ICANN’s board of directors ultimately rejected .XXX in 2006, concerned that the TLD might make ICANN responsible for enforcing laws and regulations over Internet porn. However, supporters of the domain brought it back for consideration in 2007 and again in 2010. The TLD got preliminary approval in June of 2010 with the final vote this Friday. Read the full story -here-
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Sava700 - 2011-03-19 17:59
The second the .xxx domains go on sale I'll buy at least 2 or 3 for a future use or sale :)
The ICM registry (icmregistry.com) is taking "pre-reservations" already, they have 280,000+ requests for domains.
They'll let trademark owners and people that have the same name with another TLD get a shot at registering domains before they open it to the general public and domain squatting.
aww damn the bad luck...
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