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On August 30, 2011, Ms. Duke announced that the registered porn industry would be voluntarily shutting down following the news that a performer had contracted HIV. The shut down is set to last until more tests can be done on his or her partners.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20099176-10391704.html CBS News HIV scare..]</ref> She was influential in creating the health service system for the industry that likely caught the HIV infection.<ref>[http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2011/05/california_considering_law_tha.html Mass Live.com Article]</ref><ref>[http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/ Free Speech Coalition News Briefing]</ref> | On August 30, 2011, Ms. Duke announced that the registered porn industry would be voluntarily shutting down following the news that a performer had contracted HIV. The shut down is set to last until more tests can be done on his or her partners.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20099176-10391704.html CBS News HIV scare..]</ref> She was influential in creating the health service system for the industry that likely caught the HIV infection.<ref>[http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2011/05/california_considering_law_tha.html Mass Live.com Article]</ref><ref>[http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/ Free Speech Coalition News Briefing]</ref> | ||
===ICANN=== | |||
Her role has brought her into [[domaining]] circles due to her advocacy of [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]] and brand protection for the adult industry. She has been active in opposing [[ICM Registry|ICM]]'s [[.xxx]] domain space as it threatens the rights of established brands in the [[.com]] space. The industry's opposition to [[.xxx]] failed to prevent it from eventually being created, so now Ms. Duke is sending petitions and issuing warnings to [[ICM Registry|ICM]]; their continued concern is the protection of their IP rights in the new name space.<ref>[http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/ Free Speech Coalition News Briefing]</ref> | |||
She has attended [[ICANN]] meetings to oppose the .xxx extension. While in Cartagena she made a point of talking with [[GAC]] representatives and [[ICANN Board]] members, and passing out informational sheets explaining the industry's opposition to .xxx. Via a blog post, she noted that while in Cartagena for [[ICANN 39]] she had spoken with board members that opposed the .xxx [[sTLD]], since it didn't have the support of the community it supposedly represents, but also felt that the extension would have to be inevitably accepted due to a flawed process.<ref>[http://fscblogger.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/xxx-diane-dukes-update-from-cartagena/ FSC Update from Cartagena]</ref> | |||
===Advocacy and Lobbying=== | ===Advocacy and Lobbying=== | ||
Ms. Duke advocates a number of legislative concerns and brings awareness to a number of issues in the adult film industry. She has recently been involved in fighting against legislation that would require condom use for all adult performers in the state of California; she has brought attention to the negative affects of the economic down turn and taxes on the industry; and she has supported the placement of free speech advocates in federal positions.<ref>[http://prospect.org/cs/articles?article=the_xxx_files Prospect.org "The XXX Files"]</ref> | Ms. Duke advocates a number of legislative concerns and brings awareness to a number of issues in the adult film industry. She has recently been involved in fighting against legislation that would require condom use for all adult performers in the state of California; she has brought attention to the negative affects of the economic down turn and taxes on the industry; and she has supported the placement of free speech advocates in federal positions.<ref>[http://prospect.org/cs/articles?article=the_xxx_files Prospect.org "The XXX Files"]</ref> | ||