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Originally Posted by Brad Mitchell
As a service to those who are going to register these anyway, would anyone like me to set up a wholesale agreement and retail for straight wholesale plus a few percent for merchant processing fees? At least that would force immediate pressure down for competition.
Brad
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Not a good idea imho.
The problem with the .xxx tld is not that the prices are high.
The problem is not that .xxx will magically get our traffic (as some want us to believe).
The problem is not that surfers will suddenly stop trusting .com sites and only buy porn from .xxx sites (as Lawley wants us to believe).
The problem is not that you'll need to buy .xxx domains to protect your trademarks/brands (as Lawley wants you to believe).
... Most of those things are actually spread by the ICM to scare people into buying .xxx domains.
The real problem is that there are indications that the ICM Registry is planning to lobby to make the use of a .xxx domain mandatory for porn sites.
Ok, we all know that enforcing such a thing would be a technical nightmare.... But a lack of understanding of technology has never stopped politicians from passing ridiculous laws and regulations.
To counter this threat, it is important that we keep the amount of .xxx domains as low as possible.
Brad, I don't question your motives for one second, but the actions you just described would only cause harm...
(If you want to compete, compete at the tld level... apply for the creation of a .anal tld or a .lesbian tld or a .cum tld... anything that would help in preventing the ICM from claiming that they somehow present the adult industry and that the .xxx is the place it belongs.)