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XXX Top Level Domain May Still See Use

Posted by Zonk on from the turnaround dept.

eldavojohn writes "The contract between ICANN & ICM Registry has just been revised for procedures on using the .XXX TLD. ICM is saying that the domain should be readily available for registration as early as this summer. This means that parents will most likely have an easier time protecting their children from these sites and these sites will be more tightly regulated and easier to scrutinize by authorities. ICM also mentioned the collaboration with International Foundation for Online Responsibility."

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  1. They should base it on the .com's already sold. by khasim · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Instead of opening it up like that, anyone who has a .com should be allowed to register the .xxx version at the same price as their .com address.

    There, no "gold rush". Even though it probably means giving up some profit, it's the right thing to do.

    There may be some cases where .com, .org and .net are all registered to different people and they would all want the .xxx version. In that case, I'd recommend a simple lottery.

    But all of this is stupid anyway. The Internet is more international now. We should be dropping new 3 letter TLD names and sticking with .us etc.