OPPOSE .XXX (email)
 

I just got this email from FSC.

Dear Free Speech Coalition Members,

Most likely you are aware of, and gravely concerned about, the renewed interest in creating a .XXX TDL. Last May, FSC successfully opposed an attempt by Stuart Lawley, and his company ICM, to have .XXX accepted and implemented by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Mr. Lawley and his company stand to make millions from this deal?at the expense of the adult entertainment industry.

.XXX is a very bad idea because:
? It ?ghettoizes? the industry, making adult entertainment an easy target for anti-industry extremists and government intrusion.

? It will add, unnecessarily, to the cost of doing business. At $60 per URL per year, the cost to a member could reach tens of thousands of dollars annually. Many in the adult entertainment industry will purchase and park addresses, realizing no benefit to this added expense. Finally, there will be countless battles for names, and the resulting arbitration will be costly.

? If a .XXX domain becomes available, it is likely that the United States and other countries will try to make it mandatory and subject to trans-Internet filtering that could effectively eliminate much of the adult content currently available on the Web.

? The .XXX option could enable the industry?s enemies to convert even a voluntary .XXX domain use into an effectively mandatory requirement by pressuring private parties, such as credit card processors, to require .XXX use and compliance. In this way, ICM through unchecked rule-making could ?back door? all the governmental regulations that we have beaten back. If that happens the industry would not have its most potent weapon, the First Amendment to challenge ICM because ICM is not a governmental entity.

? The ambiguity with which ICM plans to establish its governing board is of grave concern as there exists strong potential for censorship, which is clearly not in the best interest of the industry or for ICANN.

At ICANN?s last meeting, a number of board members expressed concern that .XXX did not the have support of the adult entertainment industry, this after public input submitted prior to that meeting and word of a contentious panel discussion which included Lawley at an XBIZ conference. Previously, the board relied solely on Lawley?s assurance that he had the industry?s support.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

1. It is imperative that ICANN hear from the industry in a BIG way! Please send an e-mail to ICANN and simply state ?I am in the adult entertainment industry and I oppose .XXX?. If you are a webmaster, state that you are a webmaster in your e-mail as well as how many websites you manage.
E-mail your comments to: [email protected]. Public comments can be viewed at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/xxx-icm-agreement/. Comments received on or before March 9, 2007 will be considered at the next scheduled Special Meeting of the ICANN Board.

2. FSC plans to send Executive Director Diane Duke and Board Chair Jeffrey Douglas to the next ICANN meeting in Lisbon, Portugal during the last week of March to ensure that the adult entertainment industry is represented. In order to help cover our costs in fighting this .XXX battle, we ask our members to contribute $60?the cost of the URL of one website for one year?to the Free Speech Coalition. Checks can be sent to the Free Speech Coalition PO Box 10480 Canoga Park, CA 91309. If you prefer to put your donation on a credit card,
contact Diane Duke at (818) 304-1712.

During February?s XBIZ Conference panel discussion, Stuart Lawley said, ?I have never, nor will I ever be, a part of the adult entertainment industry.? Together, we will make sure that Stuart Lawley does not line his pockets?at our expense. Time is of the essence, please, contact ICANN with your statement in opposition to .XXX and send your donation to the Free Speech Coalition today.

Sincerely,

Diane Duke
Free Speech Coalition Executive Director

big bump for this !

Alan,
Thanks for putting this up, but what you dont understand is nobody gives a shit on this board, they are to busy posting up "would you hit it" threads...lol

Super important issue that needs to be really looked at, and acted upon.


i have said it and will say it again....FUCK .XXX dont let them get away with it...people...WAKE THE FUCK UP......

Mikehawkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!

:thumbsup Well said. You tell them.

Mail sent :)

lets go people. take two seconds and email them.

send it from a valid email because they send a confirm link.

bump cuz the .xxx tld idea sucks.

bumpppppp

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My 3/4/07 Emailed Post to ICANN
 

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As Part of The "Sponsored Community", like the VAST majority, I ask ICANN to Permanently Kill .xxx
To: <xxx-icm-agreement@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: As Part of The "Sponsored Community", like the VAST majority, I ask ICANN to Permanently Kill .xxx
From: "Dave C." <davec@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 23:54:35 -0800

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My stage name is "Dave Cummings" and, besides my www.davecummings.com website,
I own many adult dot.com domains. Contrary to ICM's subjective claims, I see
almost ZERO Sponsored Community support for .xxx, but I do indeed see
CONSIDERABLE opposition to it. Please permanently deny .xxx ---it's NOT wanted
by the Sponsored Community, and it's not an appropriate potential legal mess
for ICANN to become trapped into.

Sincerely,

Dave Cummings/D. Charles Conners

Bump... Bump... Bump...

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sitll time to post to icann.

they prob hate me by now, but damn they know for sure i don't want this .xxx shit. if everyone was as abrasive about it as me, it wouldn't have made it this far. post to their forum motherfuckers. jk

LOL

This is the most overhyped issue in the history of the internet.

They can't force people into the .xxx domains, it's way too late.

Let them start it and watch every retard register 10,000,000 domain names.
Let them all get sued for using copywrite or trademark names trying to flip a domain.

Let all the lawyers make money suing everyone.
Also it will be too easy to filter out these sites in browsers or email clients.
Also search engines will charge a premium for including the .xxx domains.

Lawyers and registrars will be the only people making money and it's not going to be any more traffic.

i give a shit. what can be done besides sending a letter into icann?

It'd be vERY helpful if you could get many others in the Adult business (hence, the "sponsored community") to ALSO post an objection to .xxx.

THanks!

dave

bump for the night shift

I sent mine out

people should take their sigs out if they dont want their sigs to be known public, the first post on athe icann email archives doesnt show his address, but shows that he is sending it from AOL 1+1=

done and done

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