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ICM Registry intends to provide the registry service for both .XXX and .KIDS through two of the Internet's registry-service providers: dotTV Corporation and [[VeriSign]] Global Registry Services. Primary registry application functions will be performed by dotTV. [[VeriSign]] will provide a supporting role for all registration functions, ensuring the registry is reliable and stable.
ICM Registry intends to provide the registry service for both .XXX and .KIDS through two of the Internet's registry-service providers: dotTV Corporation and [[VeriSign]] Global Registry Services. Primary registry application functions will be performed by dotTV. [[VeriSign]] will provide a supporting role for all registration functions, ensuring the registry is reliable and stable.


ICM Registry also offers:
== External References ==
 
* [http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/kids3/HTML/Annex_1.html ICANN.org ICM Registry Business Plan]
* strategically located service nodes worldwide<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/kids3/HTML/Annex_1.html ICANN.org]</ref>.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:05, 14 November 2010

Type: Private
Industry: Internet, Registry
Founded: Delware, USA (2000)
Headquarters: Suite 2500 130,

Adelaide Street West,
Toronto,
Ontario M5H 2M2,
Canada

Website: http://www.icmregistry.com/
Key People
Jason Hendeles, Vice President – Strategic Business Development

Stuart Lawley, Chairman and President
Len Bayles, Chief Technical Officer

ICM Registry is the registry operator behind the .xxx registry. The International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR) is the sponsoring organization[1].

History[edit | edit source]

ICM Registry was founded in the year 2000 by Jason Hendeles. It was founded in Delaware, USA.

ICM Registry, a private company, submitted a proposal in ICANN’s 2000 Proof of Concept round, proposing two unsponsored gTLD strings - .KIDS and .XXX [2]. The evaluators in the Proof of Concept round recommended against the inclusion of either the .KIDS or the .XXX TLD strings in the Proof of Concept round[3].

After this, ICM Registry's proposal was accepted and later revoked many times.

On January 6, 2007, ICANN put up for public comment a revised proposal [4] following changes to the policy of the ICM registry including the policing of any site that signs up to use the .xxx registry. On March 30, 2007, ICANN rejected the .xxx proposal for the third time, citing that the board did not want to get in the business of content regulation, especially when the definition of "pornography" varies by jurisdiction.

On February 19, 2010 ICANN's Independent Review Panel issued a declaration in its review of ICM Registry's appeal[5]. The Panel found that the application for the ".XXX sTLD met the required sponsorship criteria," and that "the Board’s reconsideration of that finding was not consistent with the application of neutral, objective and fair documented policy"[6]. A 45 day public comment was opened on March 26, 2010, and on June 25, 2010, the ICANN board approved the proposal[7].

Services offered by ICM Registry[edit | edit source]

ICM Registry intends to provide the registry service for both .XXX and .KIDS through two of the Internet's registry-service providers: dotTV Corporation and VeriSign Global Registry Services. Primary registry application functions will be performed by dotTV. VeriSign will provide a supporting role for all registration functions, ensuring the registry is reliable and stable.

External References[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

Official website of ICM Registry