[ NNSquad ] Adult Industry Free Speech Coalition urges fighting against .XXX TLD

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Adult Industry Free Speech Coalition urges fighting against .XXX TLD
http://j.mp/nAqR8u  (This message on Google+)

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http://j.mp/prliMA  ("Free Speech Coalition" article)

    "The "letter of notice" informs ICM Registry - operators of the
     .XXX domain - that the sender will consider any infringement on
     their trademark as potentially actionable. The letter also
     clearly states concerns about potential anti-trust issues and
     unfair businesses practices on the part of ICM, as well as the
     certainty of cyber-squatting and other exploitation of
     established trademarks in the .XXX domain.  
     ...  
     Currently, ICM is offering "sunrise" period pricing for adult and
     mainstream businesses willing to pay to block sale of the
     trademarks in the .XXX domain. The letter template refers to
     sunrise period blocking practices as "inadequate," and that ICM
     is not relieved of liability in the event of trademark
     infringement or other possible intellectual property violations.
     Recent reports indicate that only 20 percent of businesses
     registered for .XXX domains are adult-related.  FSC urges all
     adult online businesses to stay .COM and say NO to .XXX - bad for
     the Internet and bad for your business."

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Hear, hear!  I believe this notice from FSC dates from around two
weeks ago.  FSC may not have the same "cachet" as the National
Association of Advertisers' battle against the gTLD expansion plans 
( http://j.mp/r4yRRt [Lauren's Blog] ) but their support in opposition
to this domain-industrial complex "protection racket" is certainly
welcome.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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