.XXX in Doubt After Commerce Changes Policy

[xbizdon]

XBIZ NEWS - With possible consequences including derailment of the proposed .XXX sponsored top-level domain and making ICANN irrelevant, a senior Bush administration official said the federal government will indefinitely retain oversight of the root servers that control traffic on the Internet.

http://xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=9351

[xxxice]

Nice, One less thing to worry about

[jonesy]

growing security threats and increased reliance on the Internet globally for communications and commerce were reasons for federal control.


RIGHT

[Matt 26z]

This has nothing to do with .xxx domains.

[polish_aristocrat]

from Department of Commerce to me ( auto reply for a signed petition )

Dear Concerned Citizen:

I share your concerns about the proliferation of pornography on the Internet and the victimization of children. It is the policy and the track record of this Administration to protect children online, to provide a safe place for children online, and to combat child pornography. While the Department of Commerce does not make policy decisions with regard to domain names or Internet content, we remain committed to combating child pornography and other abuses of the Internet. If you have concerns regarding the .xxx domain, you can submit them to the organization that creates top-level domains:

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
Marina del Rey, California 90292
Phone: 310-823-9353
Fax: 310-823-8649
Email: [email protected]

Sincerely,

Michael D. Gallagher
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C. 20230