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ICANN's board on Wednesday voted 9 to 5 against the proposal, which would have led to the creation of a .xxx domain suffix for pornography sites.
The plan has drawn considerable controversy over recent months, with conservative groups campaigning against the domain due to concerns that it would legitimize pornography. Advocates of the plan have denied this, claiming that it would make it easier for Web users to avoid porn.
H?kon Haugnes, president of Global Name Registry, a domain name registration organization which oversees the .name domain, said ICANN's decision was not unexpected given the political opposition to the domain name.
"I don't think it's surprising for anyone in the industry. It's been a very, very contentious issue and very politicized," he said. "The discussion moved away from technical considerations to becoming politicized."
Despite ardent political interest in the issue in the issue, Paul Twomey, the chief of ICANN, told the Associated Press that the decision "was not driven by a political consideration."
ICM Registry, which proposed the .xxx domain, was unable to comment in time for this article. Haugnes said he empathizes with ICM Registry, as it has gone through the application process when it submitted the domain name. Even when ICANN agrees to a domain, it can take a considerable time to launch it to the market, he added.
"It took us five hard years to get .name into portals so people can use it within their e-mail address," he said.
ICANN has twice abandoned plans to vote on the creation of a .xxx domain, most recently last December.
Ingrid Marson of ZDNet UK reported from London.
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If the move to create the .XXX domain had included removing the porn from .COM and other domains then this would've passed but it was clear there was no intention of clearing porn from the other domains which also means there's no need for them to have a separate domain in the first place.
So what is the point of wasting money on creating a domain that wont do what everyone wants it to do (force adult content into one area of the web)?
If the move to create the .XXX domain had included removing the porn from .COM and other domains then this would've passed but it was clear there was no intention of clearing porn from the other domains which also means there's no need for them to have a separate domain in the first place.
So what is the point of wasting money on creating a domain that wont do what everyone wants it to do (force adult content into one area of the web)?
With that said however, I think segrating porn into an online "red light district" of sorts with a .XXX domain would help protect innocent eyes from getting pulled into it. It would also make laws and the enforcibility of laws easier to manage. I hope they revisit their decision.
"Adult industry welcomes .xxx domain rejection"
Here is a blurb from the enligtened Clinton Alexander (a porn site web designer):
"The idea in the adult entertainment industry is to mainstream adult content to the point where it is not different from selling any other commodity, such as groceries," Alexander said. "The more publicly mainstream porn becomes, the more money the adult entertainment companies make...Creating an 'Internet red light district' goes against mainstreaming adult content, so most of the producers I know were against the .xxx suffix from the beginning of the debate."
This is strong evidence that .XXX helps segratate some of the internet's sleaze into the dark corner it belongs. Alexander knows that keeping porn mixed in with "mainstream" internet content helps his industry stay profitable and grow stronger. So any god-fearing, family-friendly, society loving person should take this to heart and seriously consider how unwise ICANN's decision was.
With that said however, I think segrating porn into an online "red light district" of sorts with a .XXX domain would help protect innocent eyes from getting pulled into it. It would also make laws and the enforcibility of laws easier to manage. I hope they revisit their decision.
"Adult industry welcomes .xxx domain rejection"
Here is a blurb from the enligtened Clinton Alexander (a porn site web designer):
"The idea in the adult entertainment industry is to mainstream adult content to the point where it is not different from selling any other commodity, such as groceries," Alexander said. "The more publicly mainstream porn becomes, the more money the adult entertainment companies make...Creating an 'Internet red light district' goes against mainstreaming adult content, so most of the producers I know were against the .xxx suffix from the beginning of the debate."
This is strong evidence that .XXX helps segratate some of the internet's sleaze into the dark corner it belongs. Alexander knows that keeping porn mixed in with "mainstream" internet content helps his industry stay profitable and grow stronger. So any god-fearing, family-friendly, society loving person should take this to heart and seriously consider how unwise ICANN's decision was.
(a) All pornographic sites were mandated to have an .xxx rating by 2007.
(b) Current non-xxx domain extensions that porn sites can FWD to the xxx extension for a 12 month time frame. After that, the non-xxx domain will go deleted and may not be registered.
(c) No more porn related domains for non-xxx domain extension can be registered after Dec. 31, 2006. Therefore, domains can't be just randomly registered w/o monitoring -- there will need to be an APPROVAL process.
(d) No porn sites can be allowed to advertise on Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc. and there also needs to be a law where no porn sites can be spidererd/indexed by search engines.
(e) ALL ISP's would allow the XXX extension, but there would be a $99.95 a month access fee to view .xxx websites, and users would have to register with the "XXX Watch List".
(f) There would be an organization similar to the FCC that would monitor this entire program (the $99.95 monthly access fee above would pay for this organization) and there would be stiff penalties and fines if this was broken.
The internet is still the wild west. I know I'm dreaming with my above stipulations (am I missing anything?), but that would be the most ideal situation.
-Tim
In which case, you're an idiot.
-C
Also, if you do A, B, and C, D is really unneccessary. Advertising and googling would be fine, as long as there is separation between ads/searches and the content.
You pay extra for street repair by churches because of the extra activity asociates with a tex free enterprise.
You pay me cause I can hear the stupid "angelis" ring out at 8am like a left over from the gong show with no recourse. At least with porn you can avoid it.
While the above is rediculous it makes as much practical sense as your porn suggestion.
(a) All pornographic sites were mandated to have an .xxx rating by 2007.
(b) Current non-xxx domain extensions that porn sites can FWD to the xxx extension for a 12 month time frame. After that, the non-xxx domain will go deleted and may not be registered.
(c) No more porn related domains for non-xxx domain extension can be registered after Dec. 31, 2006. Therefore, domains can't be just randomly registered w/o monitoring -- there will need to be an APPROVAL process.
(d) No porn sites can be allowed to advertise on Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc. and there also needs to be a law where no porn sites can be spidererd/indexed by search engines.
(e) ALL ISP's would allow the XXX extension, but there would be a $99.95 a month access fee to view .xxx websites, and users would have to register with the "XXX Watch List".
(f) There would be an organization similar to the FCC that would monitor this entire program (the $99.95 monthly access fee above would pay for this organization) and there would be stiff penalties and fines if this was broken.
The internet is still the wild west. I know I'm dreaming with my above stipulations (am I missing anything?), but that would be the most ideal situation.
-Tim
In which case, you're an idiot.
-C
Also, if you do A, B, and C, D is really unneccessary. Advertising and googling would be fine, as long as there is separation between ads/searches and the content.
You pay extra for street repair by churches because of the extra activity asociates with a tex free enterprise.
You pay me cause I can hear the stupid "angelis" ring out at 8am like a left over from the gong show with no recourse. At least with porn you can avoid it.
While the above is rediculous it makes as much practical sense as your porn suggestion.
This head-in-the-sand mentality has got to stop. If we wish to make this a better world and a better Internet then we need to see what is really there. Ignoring the parts we do not like is a childish act I would scold my six year old for. Reality exists as it does whether we want it to or not and wishing only works in Hollywood.
This head-in-the-sand mentality has got to stop. If we wish to make this a better world and a better Internet then we need to see what is really there. Ignoring the parts we do not like is a childish act I would scold my six year old for. Reality exists as it does whether we want it to or not and wishing only works in Hollywood.
LOL!!!!!!!
Also, this recent vote by the ICANN board seems to be similar to the Supreme Court's vote in 1973.
"Run some ***** to the board and do sexual favors for them to get this measure defeated."
How much of an idiot does a person need to be not to know what is happening or to actually pull these pranks in the USA?
LOL!!!!!!!
Also, this recent vote by the ICANN board seems to be similar to the Supreme Court's vote in 1973.
"Run some ***** to the board and do sexual favors for them to get this measure defeated."
How much of an idiot does a person need to be not to know what is happening or to actually pull these pranks in the USA?
And it would be much more convenient for them to go to a .com domain to satisfy those needs than to go to a .xxx domain that they are axpected to block, being what they are...
And it would be much more convenient for them to go to a .com domain to satisfy those needs than to go to a .xxx domain that they are axpected to block, being what they are...
Probably because there are some rational minds prevailing at ICANN.
It would not help inadvertant viewing of porn unless it was also made illegal to use any other TLD for porn. Most pron-holers would just get the corresponding and more .xxx domain names and forward them to their existing domain name. What the .xxx domain would do however is make a large list of internet porn-holers. It would also make it more likely that at some time in the future an attempt would be made to shut-off porn. It would also make a nice target for the right-wing, god spouting, hypocritcal, lying, religious zealots to use for propaganda.
I say way to go for ICANN to putting a road-block up in front of dubya and his bible toting idiot cronies.
Probably because there are some rational minds prevailing at ICANN.
It would not help inadvertant viewing of porn unless it was also made illegal to use any other TLD for porn. Most pron-holers would just get the corresponding and more .xxx domain names and forward them to their existing domain name. What the .xxx domain would do however is make a large list of internet porn-holers. It would also make it more likely that at some time in the future an attempt would be made to shut-off porn. It would also make a nice target for the right-wing, god spouting, hypocritcal, lying, religious zealots to use for propaganda.
I say way to go for ICANN to putting a road-block up in front of dubya and his bible toting idiot cronies.
Sex-related word/phrase searches comprise up to 60% of all searches, and have for over five years, maybe more, ever since Keyword Tracker and others have kept statistics on this subject.
.XXX as a domain destination would easily focus the many searchers on the result they wanted, reduce unwanted results in other areas of search, and offer a revenue source.
When will the "legislators of my morality" realize that they don't get to control the way I think, or the free enterprise system.
It serves the US right if we lose control over this most valuable of world resources, ICANN.
While I'm not big into porno, I certainly don't think I have the right to tell my neighbors or friends around the world that they can't watch it whenever, and where ever they choose.
Making the search for such materials easier just makes sense, economic and otherwise.
Diogenes
Sex-related word/phrase searches comprise up to 60% of all searches, and have for over five years, maybe more, ever since Keyword Tracker and others have kept statistics on this subject.
.XXX as a domain destination would easily focus the many searchers on the result they wanted, reduce unwanted results in other areas of search, and offer a revenue source.
When will the "legislators of my morality" realize that they don't get to control the way I think, or the free enterprise system.
It serves the US right if we lose control over this most valuable of world resources, ICANN.
While I'm not big into porno, I certainly don't think I have the right to tell my neighbors or friends around the world that they can't watch it whenever, and where ever they choose.
Making the search for such materials easier just makes sense, economic and otherwise.
Diogenes