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Platinum Media Adds Mature Titles from XXX-tra
Platinum Media has reached a two-year agreement with Washington-based XXX-tra Productions that will expand Platinum’s amateur product line to include 23 titles featuring mature married couples.
CDT Asks Government to Stay Out of .XXX Decision
Citing free speech issues, John Morris, staff counsel for the Center for Democracy and Technology, recently sent a letter to Commerce Department Assistant Secretary Michael Gallagher requesting that Commerce remove itself from the .XXX decision-making process.
ICANN Delays .XXX, Seeks Changes
While speakers of the Catalan language were approved to have their own domain late Thursday, ICANN once again held back from a final decision on the controversial .XXX top-level domain, leaving the issue open for further debate.
Regarding: .XXX TLD
Editor's note: The following is a letter sent by noted adult industry attorneys J. D. Obenberger and Reed Lee to ICANN, outlining some of the reasons that the "dot xxx" TLD should not be adopted. A well thought out, logical and eloquent statement, I present it for your consideration:
FSC Spearheads Letter-Writing Campaign Opposing .XXX
Affirming its opposition to the .XXX sponsored top-level domain, the Free Speech Coalition launched an aggressive letter-writing campaign and is encouraging the adult community to actively participate.
Website Launched to Fight .XXX
Brandon Shalton, the software developer behind Acacia-opposing site FightThePatent.com, has launched another website aimed at convincing ICANN that it should reconsider the impending approval of a .XXX sponsored top-level domain.
Buzz Builds Over .XXX
The Commerce Department's June 30 announcement that the United States would retain, and perhaps expand, control over the Internet infrastructure is roiling other countries hoping to see an international body assume that role. But many industry insiders believe the move was a direct response to a series of missteps by the powerful nonprofit ICANN that coordinates the global network, including engaging in a nasty legal fight with VeriSign, the company that manages and assigns the .com and .net names.
Watchdog Group Says ‘Fix Is In’ on .XXX
Internet advocacy group ICANNWatch.org is accusing ICANN of abandoning its own stated processes and procedures for the adoption of top-level domains when it announced this week that it was delaying approval of .XXX.
Bush Calls for Additional Consideration on .XXX
Amid doubts, concerns and a call for further review on the ramifications of the sponsored top-level domain .XXX, the Commerce Department has asked for a hold on the contract with ICM Registry, the registrar for the controversial adults-only domain name.
ICANN Official Urges More Debate on .XXX
ICANN has made public a letter from the chairman of its Governmental Advisory Committee to its board of directors stating his concerns about international opposition to the organization’s pending approval of the .XXX sponsored top-level domain.
Debate Boils Over .XXX
In the ongoing debate between those in favor of the .XXX sponsored top-level domain and those opposed to it – a group of about 50 gathered to listen to six panelists debate the merits of the sTLD that was approved by ICANN on June 1.
Industry Pulse: .XXX
One of the more hotly debated issues today in the online adult industry is the adoption of a .XXX Top Level Domain (TLD).
No Cybersquatting on .XXX, ICM Registry Says
Despite speculation in the media and on webmaster boards that the .XXX sponsored top-level domain could invite a wave of cybersquatting, Jason Hendeles, vice president of ICM Registry, told XBiz that his company has multiple measures in place to prevent such underhanded tactics.
Sexy City Cash Offers Asian Tranny XXX
CYBERSPACE – Sexy City Cash has announced the release of Asian Tranny XXX.
Commerce Department Not Likely to Nix .XXX
Amid rampant coverage of ICANN’s decision to proceed with approval of a .XXX sponsored Top-Level Domain, many news organizations have hinted that there is a chance the U.S. Commerce Department could step in to block the controversial domain.
Maximum Xposure Offers Billy Glide's XXX Adventures
VAN NUYS, Calif. – Maximum Xposure has announced the release of Billy Glide Productions first title, "Billy Glide’s XXX Adventures – Ski Bunnies/Slope Sluts."
ASACP Clarifies Its Neutral Position on .XXX
LOS ANGELES - The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) has issued a statement about how the organization neither approves nor disapproves of .xxx.
Christians, Conservatives Blast .XXX
Adult website owners and morality proponents don’t tend to agree on much, but there seems to be a swelling sentiment in both camps against the creation of a .XXX sponsored Top-Level Domain.
FSC Reiterates Opposition to .XXX
The Free Speech Coalition issued a statement Friday reinforcing its opposition to the adoption of the .XXX sponsored Top-Level Domain.
.XXX Stirs Fierce Debate
Just one day after ICANN took the first step toward approving the .XXX sponsored Top-Level Domain, members of the adult industry have taken sides in a heated debate over whether the adult-oriented suffix is a positive or a negative issue for the industry as a whole.