from ICM's website
http:// icmregistry.com/press.htm
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We are pleased to announce that following detailed negotiations with ICANN staff over the last 8 months, ICANN has now posted a revised contract for the introduction of .xxx.
Full details can be found here - ICANN Publishes Revised Proposed Agreement on .XXX
In its application for .xxx ICM committed to:
Prohibit child pornography
Require clear labeling
Support development of user empowerment technology
Ensure that the child advocacy and free expression communities are involved in policy development for the sTLD.
In Wellington, the GAC advised the ICANN Board to make sure those commitments were enforceable.
Some members of the ICANN Board thought that the contract they reviewed last Spring needed to include additional provisions related to enforcement.
ICM has always stood by its policy commitments, and is willing to be accountable for them.
ICM and ICANN staff worked together to identify and agree on contract modifications addressing those concerns about enforceability.
The documents ICANN has posted are the product of that work with ICANN and we look forward to approval of this new contract shortly.
Stuart Lawley
President
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