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Originally Posted by FightThisPatent
um.. why would the US block .XXX domains? Pornography is still legal in this country, .XXX domain or not.
It's PRIVATE sector that has more power to block .XXX domains.
Once you can label something, then you can tax it.
One of the objections against .XXX is that is possess a very easy way to apply a tax, making ICM the gatekeeper for such tax... much like the "porn tax" is proposing that the credit card processors be the gateway (as they are with VAT in europe).
It is quite an interesting turn that Bush administration would oppose such .XXX
Stuart Lawley is correct in that .XXX will open up alot of "name space".
MORE porn sites will be created.. there could be yellow.xxx that could be for pee/urine fetishes as opposed to yellow.com which is a yellow pages site.
Groups like FRC and even the Bush administration are probably seeing that .XXX will bring on even MORE porn, which ironically, means MORE exposure that kids will have, thus defeating the original intent of .XXX
So for folks like AlienQ who feel .XXX is good for the industry growth, he is right to some extent for the fact that more paysite niches can popup with more of the "name space" opened up.
And somehow, i don't think the religious and conservative forces want MORE porn.. when their fight is to REMOVE the porn.
Fight the More is More!
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I agree with some points but disagree with others.
I agree the US government isn't going to block .XXX, however alot of people seem to be basing their arguments on this. It isn't going to happen.
Secondly, the 'porn tax' won't happen. If by some bizarre feat it manages to get through (high unlikely) payment processors will simply move to the EU. If porn isn't forced onto .XXX (it can't be) then nobody would move to .XXX if they are automatically hit with a 25% burden compared to their competition. Also how does jurisdiction apply? if I buy a .XXX domain yet am incorporated in let's say Holland, how does the US government collect taxes on my income? I can't even be asked to declare my income to the US government when they ask as I'm neither a citizen nor a business owner of America. The porn tax won't happen, it's like the fast food tax; any kind of public issue is raised in the media, a senator will propose a tax or ban, it'll never pass but the media buzz it generates is enough to show that whoever is against that public issue.
Again, from what I have been told, the Bush administration has no stance for or against .XXX, they simply wish to check safety procedures.