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FSC Claims Victory: "It's Far From Over"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2010
Contact: Diane Duke
[email protected]

FSC Claims Victory: ?It?s Far From Over?

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. ? After Free Speech Coalition (FSC) submitted a letter to ICANN regarding consideration of the Governmental Advisory Committee?s (GAC) concerns in the approval process for the proposed .XXX sTLD, the ICANN Board of Directors yesterday resolved to delay any decision on .XXX until December.

The action was reported in TheDomains.com (http://www.thedomains.com/2010/10/29...g-in-december/). The ICANN decision effectively halts the approval process and recognizes necessary consideration of GAC?s prior opposition to the .XXX sTLD and concerns for lack of sponsorship from the adult online community.

In 2006, ICANN?s GAC opposed the passage of .XXX in their Wellington Communiqué. At the ICANN Conference in Lisbon, in 2007, GAC reaffirmed that opposition stating, ?The Wellington Communiqué remains a valid and important expression of the GAC?s views on .xxx. The GAC does not consider the information provided by the Board to have answered the GAC concerns as to whether the ICM Application meets the sponsorship criteria.?

FSC Executive Director Diane Duke has travelled to Lisbon in 2007, as well as Brussels this past June, in order to oppose .XXX. She said, ?While attending the GAC meeting in Brussels, I observed an informal conversation among its members, there was general consensus that its concerns had still not been addressed, and its prior Communiqué objections stand.

?Stuart Lawley can stand on the rooftops and shout that this is a done deal all he wants but this is an insurmountable obstacle for ICM to overcome,? Duke added. ?FSC pointed that fact out to the Board in our letter requesting that they seek consultation with GAC and apparently, they agreed.?

The proposed .XXX sTLD is scheduled to be discussed at the next ICANN Board of Directors meeting to be held in December, in Columbia.

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The Free Speech Coalition is the national trade organization to the adult entertainment industry. Its mission is to lead, protect and support the growth and well-being of the adult entertainment community.

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Go Fuck Yourself!:321GFY

Imho, FSC doesn't get enough credit for all they do on our behalf -- and, they do it on a shoe-string budget. Diane Duke for President!!!!

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Originally Posted by KillerK (Post 17652355)

We want .XXX though

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Originally Posted by baddog (Post 17652854)

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I will quote you on that:thumbsup

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Originally Posted by baddog (Post 17652854)

:321GFY :error

You support Xbiz, so fuck you buddy.

Bump for good news....

A note from Diane Duke, Executive Director, Free Speech Coalition:

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Originally Posted by DDuke (Post 17654920)

Quick update?
According to the Board resolution from ICANN?s October 28th Board meeting:

The Board Chair shall engage the GAC Chair on developing a process for consultation with the GAC on its advice about the ICM application.

That means the ICANN Board must go to GAC (Government Advisory Council) and have it clarify its previous advice from their Wellington Communiqué (a document from the ICANN conference in 2006) and their Lisbon Communiqué (a document from the ICANN conference in Lisbon of 2007). Both documents oppose moving forward with .XXX.

The good news is that from what I gathered at the June GAC meeting in Brussels, the GAC feels as if nothing has changed and that its original decision stands. Also, according to ICANN?s Bylaws, the Board is required to take GAC advice into consideration. If they do not go with GAC advice they have to explain why.

The bad news is that it seems that the ICANN Board Chair, Peter Dengate-Thrush is very much in favor of .XXX. SO we must get to the other Board members.

FSC will write a letter to GAC and connect with the people on GAC with whom we have established relationships in order to lobby against .XXX. Additionally, we will work with our counterpart EROS in Australia to do the same. We will also write a letter to the ICANN Board touching on the concerns raised by GAC and point out that the GAC?a committee comprised of 150 governments--and the entire adult community oppose .XXX while the only entity that supports .XXX is ICM?an entity that stands to make hundreds of millions annually off the industry.

It?s not over folks. FSC will be in Cartagena fighting for the industry and we will be submitting a number of documents to ICANN and GAC before then.

Should ICANN move forward with .XXX there are still three avenues for appeal FSC and the industry can and will consider.

Finally we are looking into ways that industry professionals can lobby GAC and the ICANN Board. Stay tuned, we will keep you posted.

Remember, the decision from the ICANN Board to seek consultation from GAC is a very good sign. Don?t believe the crap that Stuart Lawley is spouting-don?t drink the Koolaid?it is far from over!

Another bump for good news.

i wish someone would permanently shut that asshole lawley's mouth. i know that fucker reads this board. so, hey stuart go fuck yourself prick!

Another bump for good news.

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Originally Posted by KillerK (Post 17652355)

We want .XXX though

Who's "we"?