by Traverse Legal, reviewed by Enrico Schaefer - June 28, 2010 - k. Cyber Squatting and Domain Dispute News
Last Friday an ICANN vote passed to allow application of the ‘.xxx’ top level domain. Even though ‘.xxx’ is not yet live and still requires further approval, ICM Registry reports that it has already taken 110,000 pre-reservations for ‘.xxx’ domains.
The ICANN vote represents the culmination of a six-year effort on behalf of ICM Registry to create a specific Internet top level domain for adult-only entertainment. This vote passed soon after an independent review of ICANN’s prior decision to deny the ‘.xxx’ top level domain was published declaring ICANN’s previous decision was wrongly made.
ICM Registry will likely work directly with ICANN to run the ‘.xxx’ top level domain. ICM Registry plans to “provide a place online for adult entertainment providers and their service providers who want to be part of our voluntary self regulatory community.”
ICM Registry further reports that ‘.xxx’ domains may be live, running, and available as early as 2011.
Further information on ICANN and the ‘.xxx’ top level domain can be found here;
ICM Registry welcomes approval of .xxx,
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