With ICANN approving the .XXX extension yesterday the question now becomes how successful will it be? There are currently 240,000 pre-reservation according to ICM's site although there is no cost to pre-register a domain. Wholesale pricing will be $60 with retail prices expected to be $70 and up per domain per year. The last extension to roll out was .Co which at least report had over … [Read more...]
How Could The CEO Of ICANN Not Vote On .XXX?
Yesterday at the ICANN board meeting when the .XXX extension was approved by a 9-3 vote, 4 Board members abstained from voting including the CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom. While one vote either for or against the .XXX extension wouldn't have changed the outcome, the point of the matter is how can the head of an organization pass on voting on what is probably the most important vote ICANN has taken … [Read more...]
ICM: “.XXX Domain Names Will Only Be Available To The Adult Entertainment Industry”
In a press release by the ICM Registry just hours after winning ICANN's approval to run the .XXX registry, some clarification has come to light which will answer some questions people have posted already on TheDomains.com about how the registry will work. "The approval grants ICM Registry’s .XXX web suffix with the same rights as .com, .net, .co.uk and other TLDs." "The only difference … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: After 7 Years & Over $12 Million Dollars, ICM Gets The .XXX Extension
Today at the ICANN meeting in San Francisco, the ICANN Board voted 9-3, with 4 board members absenting, to approve ICM application to run the .XXX registry. There was substantial opposition to .XXX on the Board itself and the resolution and the objections some of which were quite lengthy, can be found below. The Board definitely wrestled with the decision but found themselves between a … [Read more...]
Quick Poll: Will ICANN Approve .XXX Tomorrow?
Well with the GAC report now in the hands of ICANN the only thing left is for ICANN to vote on extension. The Board is meeting at 10am PST tomorrow and will vote on whether to approved .XXX. So its time for your pick. Do you think ICANN will approve .XXX tomorrow? You can vote on the poll on the right and leave any comments below. … [Read more...]
Is ICANN Getting Ready To Approve .XXX Over The Objection Of The Government Advisory Counsel (GAC)?
The Government Advisory Council (GAC) gave its report on the .XXX extension to the ICANN board this morning and it sounds like the ICANN board is getting ready to approve the .XXX extension in a vote over the GAC's objection on Friday Morning. Here is the statement of the GAC and the board from this morning's session. Read through it and see what you think: "The GAC has prepared a … [Read more...]
We Call Bullshit On The Free Speech Coalition’s Position on .XXX: Our Exclusive Interview With The CEO Of .XXX
Last week the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) had a five part series on laying out its argument's against the .XXX extension entitled "What's Wrong With .XXX" which was republished by the "Adult Video News" (AVN) Besides attacking the extension, all 5 articles had in common theme: The subtitles of the 5 articles were: ".XXX and Child Protection....Bullshit!" ".XXX and Sponsorship … [Read more...]