Techdirt on .xxx tld. "this is a borderline shakedown" - GoFuckYourself.com

u-Bob · 11-23-2011, 06:01 PM

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/201...ney-grab.shtml

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ICANN Sued Over .xxx; Porn Company Points Out That It's A Pure Money Grab

With .xxx domains now available, we've noted how organizations were snapping them up not because they want to create porn websites, but because they don't want porn sites under their name. Of course, that just highlights the key problem with any new TLD: they become a total cash grab by ICANN and whoever manages the TLD. It's even worse with .xxx, since many organizations feel they need to grab their brands on that to prevent any connection to porn.

Even worse, it appears that the registrar handling .xxx, ICM recognizes this and is even advertising with that in mind:

When the sellers of .xxx domain names put them on sale last week, they did not address their marketing campaigns just to adult content owners. Instead, they ran ads with headlines like ".XXX LANDRUSH IS NOW OPEN. PROTECT YOUR BRAND" or "SECURE YOUR DOMAIN. PROTECT YOUR REPUTATION," By heeding their warnings, brands, universities, and individuals flocked to the sites of domain name sellers and bought up tens of thousands of names, at about $200 per name. According to press reports, more than 70,000 applications have been received since the doors opened, netting sellers more than $15 million barely out of the gate.

Basically, the company admits that this is a borderline shakedown: if you want to "protect" yourself from someone building a porn site with your brand, pay up.

devilspost · 11-23-2011, 06:08 PM

_Richard_ · 11-23-2011, 06:10 PM

that's a clever sales plan

FlexxAeon · 11-23-2011, 06:14 PM

If you've got a brand, pay your trademark office. Then get all the free .xxx domains you want

JFK · 11-23-2011, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by devilspost

Love that

davecummings · 11-23-2011, 06:36 PM

xxx = :-((((((((((((

acctman · 11-23-2011, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FlexxAeon

If you've got a brand, pay your trademark office. Then get all the free .xxx domains you want

still have to invest time and in some cases money to go after the squatter

alias · 11-23-2011, 07:15 PM

Can I get a FUCK .XXX ?

MrCain · 11-28-2011, 06:23 AM

http://picker.typepad.com/legalinfra...xxx-files.html

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