A key Internet oversight agency rejected for a third time a proposal to create a voluntary ".xxx" address for pornographic Web sites. The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers cited fears that it would find itself having to regulate content and concerns that such a domain name did not have the support of the adult-entertainment industry. The president of the company seeking the domain name, ICM Registry, said a lawsuit against ICANN was likely over the rejected bid.
April 02, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A key Internet oversight agency put the brakes on plans to construct an online red-light district, rejecting for a third time a proposal to create a voluntary “.xxx” address for pornographic Web sites.
The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers on Friday cited fears that it would find itself having to regulate content and concerns that such a domain name did not have the support of the adult-entertainment industry.
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