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ICANN Revisits .XXX Proposal
ICANN has decided to revisit the issue of a .XXX sTLD registry nearly eight months after its board shelved ICM Registry’s plan. If approved, ICM would be required to help develop requirements that would create mechanisms to regulate companies that choose .XXX.
ARS, XonDemand Launch XXX Streams Unlimited
ARS, also known as Adult Revenue Service, has teamed with XonDemand to unveil XXX Streams Unlimited, a monthly membership program that enables members to access XonDemand’s entire video-on-demand library.
XXX DVD Review Releases 3rd Issue
Digital Media Publications is set to release the third issue of XXX DVD Review, an interactive digital magazine available by subscription or single copy.
L.A. Learning Annex to Hold Se-XXX-po
The Learning Annex in Los Angeles is holding Se-XXX-po 2006 on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sen. Pryor Continues .XXX Campaign Despite Opposition
Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., said he would continue his effort to cordon off a section of the Internet for adult entertainment, despite ICANN’s decision to kill the proposed top-level domain .XXX in the face of U.S.-based conservative criticism and International opposition.
XXX Content Direct Signs UrgeXotica, Powersville
Ramping up its content offerings for webmasters, XXX Content Direct has inked exclusive deals with adult production studios UrgeXotica and Powersville Inc. The company claims both studios’ content has never before been available for Internet licensing.
Ron Jeremy Debates XXX Church Founder at JMU
Legendary adult film star Ron Jeremy debated XXX Church founder Craig Gross on the campus of James Madison University Thursday night. The debate was part of the duo’s multi-faceted Porn Debate Tour that is traveling cross-country to college campuses.
XXX Comedy Show Slated for Sept.21
The XXX Comedy Show hosted by K.C. Armstrong, formerly of The Howard Stern Show, will take place Sept. 21 at 10 p.m. at Forbidden City in Hollywood, with an after-party to follow.
Billy Glide XXX re-launches
I like Billy Glide and his band of hard-drinking, bottle-crushing compatriots, and I applaud them for choosing to hold out for the real Internet rather than the Web 2
Christian XXX Featured in Village Voice
Calling him a male performer who refuses to play by the rules of the straight adult industry, in reference to his gay porn past, Tristan Taormino of the Village Voice profiled Christian XXX in a two-part feature spotlighting his controversial career as a bisexual adult performer.
Vengeance XXX Releases ‘It’s Huge 2’
Vengeance XXX, the interracial division of New Sensations, has released “It’s Huge 2,” featuring Shane Diesel.
.XXX Pre-Registration Tops All sTLD Campaigns, ICM Says
ICM Registry’s pre-registration for .XXX has been so successful that, if converted to registrations, the sponsored top-level-domain would be the most successful in Internet history, according to ICM President Stuart Lawley.
Despite Earlier Rejection, ICM Plans .XXX Domain Reservation
ICM Registry, which was unsuccessful in obtaining ICANN Board support for the .XXX sponsored top-level-domain, plans on creating a “industry reservation” period for .XXX domain names despite the rejection, XBIZ has learned.
Complaint Filed Against ICANN Alleges U.S. Interference With .XXX
Hoping to shine light on the alleged U.S. government interference with ICANN, and by extension the fate of controversial sponsored top-level domain .XXX, ICM Registry has laid out its case in a 21-page complaint filed in federal court.
A .XXX Perspective
I hope this serves as a wake up call to the adult industry as a whole to start taking the industry as a whole more serious. This could have very easily gone the other way.
European Commission Charges U.S. Interference in Death of .XXX
While the battle of .XXX looks to be over, the war for Internet dominance continues to rage, as the European Commission leveled charges that ICANN’s decision to dump the controversial sponsored top-level-domain was nothing more than a U.S.-influenced power play.
ICANN Rejects .XXX
The ongoing saga of .XXX may finally be closed as ICANN’s Board of Directors today voted against the proposed agreement with ICM Registry for the adults only sponsored top-level domain.
Wall Street Journal Weighs in on .XXX
It’s not often that the conservative Wall Street Journal turns its attention to online porn, but that’s exactly what it did today in an article focusing on .XXX, which the Journal called a “flashpoint for criticism” over the larger issue of U.S. dominance of the Internet.