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evulvmedia · 03-03-2007, 10:31 PM

I have been trying to think about this from the point of view of the guys who are setting up the .XXX registry. MerlinK is right- it is going to be a cash cow and shrewd business move on their part. But there's a second part to the story that I don't think is being made public yet, although I suspect it is very much IN THE PLAN: a concerted effort lobbying governments around the world to REQUIRE adult sites to use the .XXX domain.

I just can't fathom that the .XXX registrar guys are not aware of how much more of a panic there will be for .XXX domains once such a lobbying effort is underway. Of course they can't make this part of the plan public now- because if they do it will inhibit the approval process. But once ICANN approves .XXX, it'll be a different story.

All of this seems to flow from putting yourself in the shoes of guys behind .XXX and thinking of how they would be able to maximize their payoff.

03-03-2007, 10:31 PM
evulvmedia Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 441	I have been trying to think about this from the point of view of the guys who are setting up the .XXX registry. MerlinK is right- it is going to be a cash cow and shrewd business move on their part. But there's a second part to the story that I don't think is being made public yet, although I suspect it is very much IN THE PLAN: a concerted effort lobbying governments around the world to REQUIRE adult sites to use the .XXX domain. I just can't fathom that the .XXX registrar guys are not aware of how much more of a panic there will be for .XXX domains once such a lobbying effort is underway. Of course they can't make this part of the plan public now- because if they do it will inhibit the approval process. But once ICANN approves .XXX, it'll be a different story. All of this seems to flow from putting yourself in the shoes of guys behind .XXX and thinking of how they would be able to maximize their payoff.