Although ICANN rejected the proposal to create a ".xxx" domain for porn sites, the domain's chief sponsor, ICM Registry Inc., is appealing the decision and began taking reservations from adult sites this week.
Stuart Lawley, ICM's chairman, said the company already has hired the staff and built the system, and taking reservations now would mean a quicker rollout should the appeal succeed. ...Lawley acknowledged the ICANN appeal could be tough because the review panel is dominated by board members who had voted against the proposal. But "we've got deep pockets," he said. "We're very determined."
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The comment I can feel comfortable making is the one that surrounds ICM's actions. I'd like to know why they felt that they should go ahead and put their business plan in motion by building the registry back end prior to approval of the domain from ICANN? It should be painfully clear that anything submitted to ICANN is NOT a done deal until it's done. Anyone?
Martin, perhaps becuase the application was approved and all that remained was board approval of a contract that presumably was negotiated successfully by ICM and ICANN staff?
Sorry Ram, they're doing it as a last gasp of futility. After sinking millions into a proposal with absolutely NO support by the industry (porn) this TLD proposal was supposed to address, in what was clearly an scheme to create an artificial need for dotXXX domains (making ICM 10s of millions in profits) they figure they have one slim chance at getting it approved.
Message to ICM, you want to get into the ground floor of a socially redeeming proposal that doesn't smack of outright greed, resubmit your proposal as a plan for a dot kids TLD. You'll find most of us who fought you on dotXXX will get behind you there.
Til then save your money. We're not buying.
doc
(one of the thousands of adult webmasters who opposed dotXXX)