.XXX tld to be approved (bullshit news story in the making)
According to several news media the .xxx tld will be approved next week at http://www.icann.org.nz/
Quote:
ICANN likely to make final decision at the meeting in Wellington
In all probability, there will be a final decision about the creation of .xxx TLD at the ICANN meeting in Wellington. ICM Registry, a private company founded in 2000 specifically to seek approval for the .xxx TLD (top level domain), has meet ICANN?s criteria for creating a TLD, according to an ICANN decision in June. Since then ICANN and ICM Registry have been negotiating the contract that would create a virtual red-light district.
The company?s president and chairman, Stuart Lawley, will attend the meeting in Wellington.
?We look forward to the ICANN board ratifying the contract,? he says. ?Once our contract is signed, we can implement plans which we expect would lead to the .xxx TLD being operational around six months later.?
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/...F?OpenDocument
Now I have seen several news oulets taking this story and twisted it, so it looks like the .xxx is a reality next week - ex. Porn domain .XXX set for sign off etc.
However it smells like ICM registry bullshit propaganda, trying to create last minute support for the .xxx tld.
Interesting to see where this story will be in 7 days from now with all of the cut&paste journalism out there... |
