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'''ICM Registry''' is the registry operator behind the [[.xxx]] [[registry]].  The [[International Foundation For Online Responsibility]] (IFFOR) is the sponsoring organization,<ref>[http://www.icmregistry.com/about/icm.php About ICM Registry]</ref> though it is seen by some as not being sufficiently independent, and essentially an extension of ICM.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/lawley-quits-as-xxx-sponsor-chairman/ Lawley Quits as XXX Sponsor Chairman, DomainIncite.com]</ref> [[.xxx]] is the Internet's 22nd [[gTLD]].<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/12/06/iown-xxx-becomes-1st-xxx-domain-name-to-be-registered-in-go-live/ IOwnxxx Becomes 1st XXX Domain Name, TheDomains.com]</ref>

'''ICM Registry''' is the registry operator behind the [[.xxx]] [[registry]].  The [[International Foundation For Online Responsibility]] (IFFOR) is the sponsoring organization,<ref>[http://www.icmregistry.com/about/icm.php About ICM Registry]</ref> though it is seen by some as not being sufficiently independent, and essentially an extension of ICM.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/lawley-quits-as-xxx-sponsor-chairman/ Lawley Quits as XXX Sponsor Chairman, DomainIncite.com]</ref> [[.xxx]] is the Internet's 22nd [[gTLD]].<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/12/06/iown-xxx-becomes-1st-xxx-domain-name-to-be-registered-in-go-live/ IOwnxxx Becomes 1st XXX Domain Name, TheDomains.com]</ref> As of April 2012, an estimated 250,000 .xxx domain names were already registered after five months of operations according to Stuart Lawley, CEO of the company.<ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/video/91151787/ Bloomberg Interview with Stuart Lawley]</ref>

== History up to Approval of .xxx at ICANN 40 ==

== History up to Approval of .xxx at ICANN 40 ==

==Application for More Adult TLDs==

==Application for More Adult TLDs==

On April 12, 2012, ICM Registry confirmed its application for three additional adult TLDs with ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|New gTLD expansion program. The new gTLD string proposals intended for the use of the adult entertainment community include .adult, .porn and .sex. According to Lawley, all registered domain names under the .xxx gTLD will be grandfathered under these domain names if approved by the internet governing body. Matching names will be automatically reserved under the proposed .adult, .porn and .sex TLDs without any cost to the domain names owner. In case a registrant decides to activate and use the any of the reserved counterpart domain names, a minimal fee will be charged. Lawley said that his company invested less than $2 million to support its applications for the TLDs.<ref>

On April 12, 2012, ICM Registry confirmed its application for three additional adult TLDs with ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|New gTLD expansion program. The new gTLD string proposals intended for the use of the adult entertainment community include .adult, .porn and .sex. According to Lawley, all registered domain names under the .xxx gTLD will be grandfathered under these domain names if approved by the internet governing body. Matching names will be automatically reserved under the proposed .adult, .porn and .sex TLDs without any cost to the domain names owner. In case a registrant decides to activate and use the any of the reserved counterpart domain names, a minimal fee will be charged. Lawley said that his company invested less than $2 million to support its applications for the TLDs.<ref>

[http://www.icmregistry.com/press/xxx-operator-applies-to-icann-for-more-adult-top-level-domains/ .XXX Operator Applies to ICANN for More Adult Top-Level Domains]</ref>

[http://www.icmregistry.com/press/xxx-operator-applies-to-icann-for-more-adult-top-level-domains/ .XXX Operator Applies to ICANN for More Adult Top-Level Domains]</ref> <ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/video/91151787/ Bloomberg Interview with Stuart Lawley]</ref>

== References ==

== References ==