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ICANN Begins "Land Rush" For .XXX Web Domains

Posted by Unknown on from the campbells-soup-xxx dept.

Velcroman1 writes "The World Wide Web red-light district is poised to explode. After more than a decade of debate, rejections and legal challenges, the Internet's governing body began accepting applications for .xxx websites from the adult entertainment industry on Tuesday, Nov. 8 — otherwise called the 'begin printing money phase.' The so-called 'landrush' phase signifies the true launch of .xxx websites, following the Sept. 5 date when ICM Registry began accepting .xxx applications from trademarked companies — those looking to use a .xxx address and those seeking to prevent their company from appearing on a .xxx website."

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  1. scam + blackmail by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is a scam.

    I own a adult domain non-generic and working website.
    I have the trademark for it but they didn't let me register my domain.xxx because they have reserved thousands of popular words for a later auction.
    When i try to register it it says "RESERVED". My lawyer has contacted them without response.

    Also they have sold lots of valuable domains before september to investors without telling nobody, you can check register date in some generic domains.

    It can also be called blackmail.

    This domain will not succeed because its owned by speculators and cybersquatters.