I see this as just a commercial initiative by ICM registry.
They decided to apply for a.xxx domain because they see a business case in it.
Maybe they'll make it work, maybe it will fall into oblivion.
Are there all kinds of consequences for allowing the domain - yes.
But not allowing it for the wrong reasons is not the answer here. The internet is global infrastructure. Who gets to make the moral decisions there?
Had a talk with several people at the last ICANN meeting in Brussels. 5 minute video taken from those talks here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTaCwBKQTAI&hd=1
Had a discussion about this with several people at the recent ICANN meeting in Brussels.
Among them internet pioneer Steve Crocker (5 min video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTaCwBKQTAI&hd=1
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Has this thread just been reverse-Godwin'd?
I see this as just a commercial initiative by ICM registry. They decided to apply for a .xxx domain because they see a business case in it.
Maybe they'll make it work, maybe it will fall into oblivion.
Are there all kinds of consequences for allowing the domain - yes.
But not allowing it for the wrong reasons is not the answer here. The internet is global infrastructure. Who gets to make the moral decisions there?
Had a talk with several people at the last ICANN meeting in Brussels. 5 minute video taken from those talks here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTaCwBKQTAI&hd=1
Had a discussion about this with several people at the recent ICANN meeting in Brussels. Among them internet pioneer Steve Crocker (5 min video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTaCwBKQTAI&hd=1