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− | |status = Proposed | + | |status = Delegated |
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− | |date = | + | |date = 06 Dec 2014 |
| |type = [[gTLD|Generic]] | | |type = [[gTLD|Generic]] |
| |category = [[:Category: Industry New gTLDs|Industry]] | | |category = [[:Category: Industry New gTLDs|Industry]] |
| |community = | | |community = |
− | |priority = 1157 - [[ICM Registry]] | + | |priority = |
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− | '''.adult''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. [[ICM Registry]], also applying for [[.porn]] and [[.sex]]. ICM Registry is the operator [[.xxx]] | + | '''.adult''' is a delgated [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. [[ICM Registry]], also applying for [[.porn]] and [[.sex]]. ICM Registry is the operator [[.xxx]]. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 06 December, 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 23 Mar 2015</ref> |
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| ==Application Details== | | ==Application Details== |
| The gTLD is intended for the use the adult entertainment community. ICM Registry CEO [[Stuart Lawley]] explained that all registered domain names under the [[.xxx]] gTLD will be grandfathered under the .adult gTLD if approved by ICANN. Matching names with .adult domain name extension will be automatically registered to the registrants at no cost. However, a minimal amount will be charged if a registrant eventually decides to activate and use the reserved .adult domain name.<ref> | | The gTLD is intended for the use the adult entertainment community. ICM Registry CEO [[Stuart Lawley]] explained that all registered domain names under the [[.xxx]] gTLD will be grandfathered under the .adult gTLD if approved by ICANN. Matching names with .adult domain name extension will be automatically registered to the registrants at no cost. However, a minimal amount will be charged if a registrant eventually decides to activate and use the reserved .adult domain name.<ref> |
| [http://www.icmregistry.com/press/xxx-operator-applies-to-icann-for-more-adult-top-level-domains/#more-1510 .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/#more-1510 .XXX Operator Applies to ICANN for More Adult Top-Level Domains]</ref> |
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| + | ==Launch== |
| + | General availability for [[.adult]] began June 4, 2015. According [[Stuart Lawley]], CEO of [[ICM Registry]], over 4,000 domains under [[.adult]] and [[.porn]] were registered within the first hour of availability. |
| + | <ref>http://www.thedomains.com/2015/06/04/porn-adult-rack-up-around-4k-registrations-in-1st-hour/ Retrieved 04 Jun 2015</ref> |
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| == Controversy == | | == Controversy == |
| Christian group [[Morality In Media]] launched a letter-writing campaign in July 2012 against ICM's three new TLD applications, .adult, [[.sex]], and [[.porn]]. The group also protested against [[.xxx]], ICM's original TLD. The group claims that its prediction about [[.xxx]], that it would create more porn and not less, has been vindicated, as porn sites under the [[.com]] TLD have not moved to .xxx, and additional new sites have been created under the .xxx extension.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9728-christian-group-opposes-sex-porn-adult Christian group opposes .sex, .porn, .adult, domainincite.com]</ref> With its campaign, MIM asked the U. S. Government and Congress and [[ICANN]] to take action against the spread of porn under the Internet by not allowing the three new TLDs into the [[root zone]].<ref>[http://www.waronillegalpornography.com/action-oppose-porn-sex-and-adult-domains/ ACTION: Oppose .porn, .sex and .adult domains!, waronillegalpornography.com]</ref> | | Christian group [[Morality In Media]] launched a letter-writing campaign in July 2012 against ICM's three new TLD applications, .adult, [[.sex]], and [[.porn]]. The group also protested against [[.xxx]], ICM's original TLD. The group claims that its prediction about [[.xxx]], that it would create more porn and not less, has been vindicated, as porn sites under the [[.com]] TLD have not moved to .xxx, and additional new sites have been created under the .xxx extension.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9728-christian-group-opposes-sex-porn-adult Christian group opposes .sex, .porn, .adult, domainincite.com]</ref> With its campaign, MIM asked the U. S. Government and Congress and [[ICANN]] to take action against the spread of porn under the Internet by not allowing the three new TLDs into the [[root zone]].<ref>[http://www.waronillegalpornography.com/action-oppose-porn-sex-and-adult-domains/ ACTION: Oppose .porn, .sex and .adult domains!, waronillegalpornography.com]</ref> |
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− | ===European Commission Objection=== | + | ===European Commission Communiqué=== |
− | The European Commission Objected to .adult outside the defined ICANN remediation processes. | + | The European Commission flagged .adult outside the defined ICANN remediation processes. |
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| Just after [[ICANN]]'s [[GAC]] issued its Early Warnings, which are advice given from one GAC member country to an applicant warning it of potential issues within its application, the [[European Commission]] issued a letter to all applicants within the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. The letter highlights 58 applications that "could raise issues of compatibility with the existing legislation .. and/or with policy positions and objectives of the European Union." | | Just after [[ICANN]]'s [[GAC]] issued its Early Warnings, which are advice given from one GAC member country to an applicant warning it of potential issues within its application, the [[European Commission]] issued a letter to all applicants within the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. The letter highlights 58 applications that "could raise issues of compatibility with the existing legislation .. and/or with policy positions and objectives of the European Union." |