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.xxx registry sues US government

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the start-your-moaning dept.

An anonymous reader writes in to say that "ICM Registry LLC, the company behind the proposed .xxx internet porn domain, is to sue two departments of the US government for access to documents it claims show the US pressured ICANN into rejecting the domain. The Florida-based startup will sue the Department of Commerce and the Department of State to get them to release documents that they redacted when they responded to a Freedom Of Information Act request that ICM filed last year."

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  1. IN SOVIET RUSSIA... by yobjob · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...xxx screws YOU!

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  2. From Bush by styryx · · Score: 5, Funny

    BUSH: "Ya see, that's what the pr0n terr'ists want! They'd love us to just release this information. Can't you see people will get hurt! National security (of the children) is at stake here."

    Suing the U.S. Government? Fair play, you got some balls and/or a lot of naivety. Good luck.

    Also, if we don't want a .xxx domain then we should probably take the magazines down from the top shelves and put them with the rest.

    Just a thought

  3. Hopefully the domain registry company loses... by Zweideutig · · Score: 5, Funny

    Many people (including myself) resent this disgusting smut. I would rather it didn't become legitimized by having its own top level domain. These "adult entertainment" companies should all cease and desist for the morality of the U.S.

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  4. Re:Why?! This .xxx registry is a big waste of spac by Chatmag · · Score: 4, Funny

    I gave it a try, and googled just about anything

    The third result is the porn site, how to bang just about anything around the home.

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  5. US Gov't Response by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Due to the highly sensitive nature of the information involved in this lawsuit (namely George Bush's nightly visits to www.wifeysworld.com and the fact that he doesn't know how to change the bookmark address in IE), we're not going to grant you the necessary security level for which to challenge our authority. Lawsuit dismissed!

  6. Re:WTF? Redacted? by timeOday · · Score: 2, Funny
    The Man is introducing noise into the medium and frustrates efforts of users to get at the content they are looking for.
    Right On!

    ...Macawwww!

  7. Re:Why?! This .xxx registry is a big waste of spac by SamSim · · Score: 3, Funny
    EVERY kid knows what XXX means
    That would be the number thirty. Personally I'm still waiting to find out what happened to the .i, .ii, .iii, .iv, .v, .vi, .vii, .viii, .ix, .x, .xi, .xii, .xiii, .xiv, .xv, .xvi, .xvii, .xviii, .xix, .xx, .xxi, .xxii, .xxiii, .xxiv, .xxv, .xxvi, .xxvii, .xxviii, and .xxix top-level domains.
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  8. Re:In the end... by Jedi+Alec · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who gets "baptists.xxx" or "mormon.xxx" or even "usgov.xxx"?

    No idea, but I can't wait to find out :-)

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