http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050916/...et_pornography
ICANN has delayed the approval of .XXX
"The board decided to seek changes to a proposed contract with ICM Registry Inc., the Jupiter, Fla., that would run the domain name for voluntary use by the adult entertainment industry. No details were immediately available on the changes sought.
The ".xxx" domain has met with opposition from conservative groups and some pornography Web sites, and ICANN postponed a final decision last month after the U.S. government stepped in just days before a scheduled meeting to underscore objections it had received. ICANN had given a preliminary OK in June."
I'd like to think that the strong showing of companies listed at
http://www.FightTheDotXXX.com had something to do with it.
"ICM argues the domain would help the $12 billion online porn industry clean up its act. Those using the domain would have to abide by yet-to-be-written rules designed to bar such trickery as spamming and malicious scripts. ICM would charge $60 per name."
whoa.. hey now, i thought .XXX was to protect kids.
So the saga continues...
Fight the .XXX!