This article brings up the point about Congress getting involved
http://news.com.com/2010-1026-517661...tag=nefd_acpro
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Protecting children
This is not just a theoretical concern. Back in 2000, before Lawley got
involved as president, ICM Registry applied to run the .xxx domain. But
ICANN shot down the proposal.
It didn't take Congress long to get involved. At a hearing in February 2001,
Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., demanded to know why ICANN didn't approve .xxx "as
a means of protecting our kids from the awful, awful filth which is
sometimes widespread on the Internet." Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn.,
griped to a federal commission that .xxx was necessary to force adult
Webmasters to "abide by the same standard as the proprietor of an X-rated
movie theater."
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