Just got this to my email:
The ICM Registry has just issued a statement indicating that an anti-trust lawsuit will be filed by Manwin against both ICM Registry and ICANN in conjunction with the .XXX domain Top Level Domain.
Manwin is the company which owns many highly visited adult sites including, YouPorn.com, Brazzers.com, PornHub.com and Xtube.com
The statement reads:
?Our public relations company alerted us to the probable filing today of an anti-trust lawsuit by Manwin against both ICM Registry and ICANN in conjunction with the .XXX domain name.?
?As we have proved time and again, ICM Registry has taken extensive measures to ensure it is being launched in the most lawful and responsible possible way:
?ICM Registry will vigorously defend their position against any merit-less claims such as this one.?
According to Greg Dumas of ICM:
?It?s also important to know that we had been previously engaged in negotiations with Manwin on domain names and other things that they had requested.
?I?d think a phone call would have worked just as well because litigation is never good for anyone.?
It seems that this suit maybe along the lines of what a newly formed trade group CRIDO is threatening to file against ICANN to stop the new gTLD process.
Stay tuned
Read the article here