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New Vote on .xxx Internet Address Nears

Posted by Zonk on from the we'll-just-put-you-over-here-then dept.

Billosaur writes "ICANN is once more set to vote on the creation of the .xxx Internet address. Though the proposal has been voted down by ICANN's board twice before the group behind those previous proposals resubmitted after they 'agreed to hire independent organizations to monitor porn sites' compliance with the new rules, which would be developed by a separate body called the International Foundation for Online Responsibility.' Once more the proposal has led to pornographers and religious groups finding themselves on the same side of an issue, the porn industry worried that the domain would lead to government controls, the religious groups worried it would make access too easy and allow porn to expand even further onto the Internet."

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  1. expanding porn? by PlusFiveTroll · · Score: 4, Informative
    ...allow porn to expand even further onto the Internet.

    Is that even possible... I mean unless Disney starts up an XXX line porn is pretty much everywhere already.

  2. Not true unless it's unique by davidwr · · Score: 2, Informative

    Invented-word trademarks are probably safe from alternate-tld cybersquatting, but a regular trademark is not, unless you can prove it's a sham.

    If I run McDonald's Lawn Care Service, I can get any available McDonalds.* domain and the hamburger company can't do a thing about it except bribe me.

    Now if you can show I started the lawn care company just so I can grab available McDonalds.* domain-names, then you may have a case.

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  3. Re:PLEASE!!! by Cid+Highwind · · Score: 2, Informative

    DNS does indeed try to define content, not very successfully but it does. .edu = educational .com = commercial .mil = military .gov = governement .COUNTRY ACRONYM = ...

    That's defining who owns the server, not what content is on it. Furthermore, it's not really enforced anywhere except .gov, .mil, and sometimes .edu. Any given large corporation has their name .org, .net, and every country code redirected to their .com site. Slashdot sells ads and charges subscription fees, but they still have a .org (nonprofit organization) domain name. Most owners of .tv, .am, or .fm domains have never even heard of Tuvalu, Armenia or the Federates States of Micronesia.

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  4. Re:I'll tell you why not. by Schraegstrichpunkt · · Score: 2, Informative

    Thats why standards were invented.

    ... like PICS. Of course, this has already been discussed in RFC 3675.

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