Free Speech Coalition Considering Changing .xxx Position For Cash?

[Torimoto]

Will FSC Change Its Mind On .xxx Domain?

The group first rejected the separate adult top-level Net domain, according to executive director Bill Lyon, because they rejected what he calls the "ghettoization" of the Internet and, more important, because a separate adult domain could make for far easier arbitrary filtering opportunities.

Lyon said the prime reason for FSC mulling a change in its opposition to the separate domain now is a Canadian company, ICM Registry, asking FSC to become part of a nonprofit they're setting up to attract people to registering in the .xxx domain.

"Free Speech Coalition is really a logical partner for this," said ICM president Jason Hendeles, whose company will be represented at the August 21 meeting. "There's a mix of credible representatives to the (adult) industry that can both defend the industry and their action online, and I also think the adult community trusts the FSC."

"And they have indicated that it would be financially remunerative to us if we did that," Lyon told AVN.com August 14. "We might be able to get a certain amount of money for FSC for each URL that was sold. And that, of course, is attractive, because we're always short of money for things we want to do."

"Speaking strictly for myself, (I fear) that we would endanger ourselves by doing this," he said . "One of the things I think is terribly important is because of our influence at this time and our ability to lobby successfully in Washington, if this thing went through and we endorse it and a couple of years down the road the government wanted to pass some kind of legislation to push people into that adult domain, we would lose all credibility to fight it, because we'll appear to have endorsed the voluntary side of the domain already. And how can we fight what we've endorsed."

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Is This A Conflict of Interest?

[VirtuMike]

I think the .xxx domain will be a monumental mistake and I think it will do unmeasurable damage within days after it is started.

First, moving trademarks into the .xxx domains will be a disaster. The Cybersquatting will be attrocious.

The second and far worse part is that companies and even governments can just easily block all .xxx's from routing. Bang, Comcast now has the option to be bullied into merely blocking all porn, regardless of the situation. Shutting off the entire industry is one mouse click away.

I believe that porn is a fundamental freedom we have, and there is no reason to segregate it from other messages or expressions. Furthermore, any act of forcing this segregation is by definition censorship.

[Mr.Fiction]

Originally posted by VirtuMike


The second and far worse part is that companies and even governments can just easily block all .xxx's from routing. Bang, Comcast now has the option to be bullied into merely blocking all porn, regardless of the situation. Shutting off the entire industry is one mouse click away.

Good point. Imagine the day that a bunch of right wingers put pressure on AOL to block .XXX. You think the Visa problem is bad? Visa is nothing compared to what .XXX could do to the adult industry.