As we told you they would yesterday the ICANN board made it official today and voted to approve the .XXX extension. I spoke to ICM's founder Stuart Lawley yesterday shortly after the vote and he told me he would expect the first .XXX domains to go live by no later than 1Q 2011. In an article published by the AP today, Mr. Lawley is quoted as saying he expects .xxx to attract at "least … [Read more...]
ICANN To Approve .XXX
In an ICANN public forum held in Brussels today, it appears ICANN is set to approve the .XXX tomorrow. Citing the findings of the independent review panel which found that ICANN acted against its own rules when it rejected the .XXX extension, it appears ICANN board has no choice but to approve the extension. Early indications is that the ICM registry will have to jump through just a couple … [Read more...]
ICM Tells ICANN To SH*T Or Get Off The Pot on .XXX: But Is It Too Late?
Now that the comment period for the .XXX extension has closed, the ICM Registry sent a letter to ICANN asking them to make a decision on the extension. In the letter ICM states in part: """ICM, having been a respectful and diligent member of the ICANN community, and having invested many millions of dollars and a full seven years in trying to bring .XXX to fruition, calls upon the Board to … [Read more...]
After Spending $9 Million Trying To Get The .XXX Extension, ICM Goes On The Offense
The President of the ICM Registry, Stuart Lawley posted an open letter on Circle ID, clearly going on the offense in its bid to get the contract from ICANN to run the proposed .XXX registry. The open letter is addressed to "ICANN and the Internet Community", and is republished below: ICM first applied to run the registry for the .XXX extension in 2000, reapplied in 2004 and is currently … [Read more...]
No .XXX!! Shouts The Adult Industry Too
My friend Andrew just wrote a post on DomainNameWire.com on the outcry from religious groups and their members against the .XXX extension. The comment period on the .XXX extension is as Andrew noted getting a lot of comments, many from religious groups and their members against the .XXX extension but the other group also voicing opposition, once again to .XXX, is the adult industry. Mike … [Read more...]
As We Predicted .XXX Decision Is Pushed Off Until Brussell Meeting
As we predicted in our blog post last month, ICANN pushed off a a vote on ICM Registry's proposal to run the .XXX domain name extension to “no later than its Brussels meeting,” which is scheduled for June 20-25. ICANN directed its general counsel and chief executive to formulate "possible process options" to the plan that would be available for public comment. The ICANN board will post … [Read more...]
ICANN To Consider .XXX On Friday
According to the BBC News , ICANN is going to reconsider the .XXX extension on Friday March 12 at its meeting in Nairobi. The BBC article quotes a representative of ICANN saying: There is "no indication what action the ICANN board will take". "However, it is unlikely to overturn the decision immediately without consulting other members of Icann and the internet community." Stay Tuned … [Read more...]