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In March 2012, ICANN renewed Verisign's contract to run the registry for .com.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27mar12-en.htm .com Registry Agreement Renewal, icann.org]</ref> The following month, three of [[ICANN]]'s constituencies, the ([[ALAC]], [[GNSO]] [[Business Constituency]], and [[GNSO]] [[Intellectual Property Constituency]]), sent a letter to ICANN complaining that the organization held its renewal talks with [[Verisign]] behind closed doors, which they say is responsible for the lack of [[Whois|Thick Whois]] requirements for the .com TLD.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/08/21/constituencies-blast-icanns-closed-door-verisign-com-contract-renewal/ Constituencies Blast ICANNs Closed Door Verisign Com Contract Renewal, DomainNameWire.com]</ref>

In March 2012, ICANN renewed Verisign's contract to run the registry for .com.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27mar12-en.htm .com Registry Agreement Renewal, icann.org]</ref> The following month, three of [[ICANN]]'s constituencies, the ([[ALAC]], [[GNSO]] [[Business Constituency]], and [[GNSO]] [[Intellectual Property Constituency]]), sent a letter to ICANN complaining that the organization held its renewal talks with [[Verisign]] behind closed doors, which they say is responsible for the lack of [[Whois|Thick Whois]] requirements for the .com TLD.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/08/21/constituencies-blast-icanns-closed-door-verisign-com-contract-renewal/ Constituencies Blast ICANNs Closed Door Verisign Com Contract Renewal, DomainNameWire.com]</ref>

== Controversial.com Domain Names==

== Controversial .com Domain Names==

===Sex.com===

===Sex.com===

Sex.com has historically been one of the most controversial domain names on the Internet, and the drama involved has provided enough fodder for at least two separate books to be written on the topic.<ref>[http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/sexcom-foreclosure/7208 DomainNameNews.com]</ref> It was first registered through Network Solutions in 1994 by [[Gary Kremen]]. The ownership of the sex.com was transfered by NSI to [[Stephen Cohen]] in 1995 when he submitted forged ownership transfer documents to Network Solutions. Kremen accused Network Solutions of negligent transfer and filed charges against Cohen demanding the return sex.com and the profits accumulated by the site.<ref>[http://www.issuesininternetlaw.com/cases/kremen.html Kremen vs. Cohen]</ref>

Sex.com has historically been one of the most controversial domain names on the Internet, and the drama involved has provided enough fodder for at least two separate books to be written on the topic.<ref>[http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/sexcom-foreclosure/7208 DomainNameNews.com]</ref> It was first registered through Network Solutions in 1994 by [[Gary Kremen]]. The ownership of the sex.com was transfered by NSI to [[Stephen Cohen]] in 1995 when he submitted forged ownership transfer documents to Network Solutions. Kremen accused Network Solutions of negligent transfer and filed charges against Cohen demanding the return sex.com and the profits accumulated by the site.<ref>[http://www.issuesininternetlaw.com/cases/kremen.html Kremen vs. Cohen]</ref>