March 25th, 2011

Domain NamesBusiness News

YNOT – Free Speech Coalition has launched an anti-dot-xxx campaign urging adult businesses not to buy into the dot-xxx sponsored Top Level Domain the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers approved last week.

“Collectively, adult businesses understand that ICM Registry’s dot-xxx is bad for the adult entertainment industry,” FSC Executive Director Diane Duke said. “FSC is launching this campaign, thus continuing its effort to rid the industry of this hazard. We are encouraging adult businesses ...
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March 8th, 2011

Domain NamesBusiness News

This is part five of “What’s Wrong with Dot-xxx,” a five-part series outlining the Free Speech Coalition’s assessment of the proposed adult-entertainment-specific sponsored Top Level Domain.
By Diane Duke

YNOT – You may have noticed a common theme throughout my articles about dot-xxx. I have to admit, I was a bit surprised by the reaction I received to my use of the word “bullshit.” I know it is out of character for me to be so, shall we say, blunt. Those who know me know I take professionalism ...
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March 4th, 2011

Domain Names

This is part four of “What’s Wrong with Dot-xxx,” a five-part series outlining the Free Speech Coalition’s assessment of the proposed adult-entertainment-specific sponsored Top Level Domain.

By Diane Duke

YNOT – Is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility an independent entity and not part of dot-xxx registrar-hopeful ICM Registry?

In his July 8, 2010, post on an adult webmaster forum, ICM Registry Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stuart Lawley wrote, “IFFOR ...
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March 3rd, 2011

Intellectual PropertyDomain Names

This is part three of “What’s Wrong with Dot-xxx,” a five-part series outlining the Free Speech Coalition’s assessment of the proposed adult-entertainment-specific sponsored Top Level Domain.

By Diane Duke

YNOT – At the 2010 Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers conference in Cartagena, Colombia — some six years after first advancing the dot-xxx sponsored Top Level Domain proposal — ICM Registry finally outlined its plans to protect intellectual property published on dot-xxx ...
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March 2nd, 2011

Domain Names

This is part two of “What’s Wrong with Dot-xxx,” a five-part series outlining the Free Speech Coalition’s assessment of the proposed adult-entertainment-specific sponsored Top Level Domain.

By Diane Duke

YNOT – Registrar-hopeful ICM Registry’s definition of the sponsorship community is:

The TLD Community will consist of the responsible global online adult-enter¬tain¬ment community (“Community”), generally defined as individuals, business, entities and organizations that: (i) ...
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March 1st, 2011

UnderageDomain Names

This is part one of “What’s Wrong with Dot-xxx,” a five-part series outlining the Free Speech Coalition’s assessment of the proposed adult-entertainment-specific sponsored Top Level Domain.

By Diane Duke

YNOT – The adult entertainment industry certainly is no stranger to the use of “child protection” as a pretext to impose unnecessary regulations while engaging in direct attacks on the civil liberties of its members. But governments are not the only serial abusers of this hypocritical tactic. ...
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