Changes

ICM Registry's registration agreement also gives them the right to suspend or seize all .xxx domains from any registrant that is found to have infringed on trademarks. ICM is able to do this where other registries are not because it verifies the identity of its registrants and requires an registrar-registry agreement.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/14/xxx_squatter/ XXX Squatter, TheRegister.co.uk]</ref> This clause had previously been suspected as being a played-down safety net for trademark owners, and given the December seizure it could prove to many companies that there [[Defensive Registration|defensive registration]] of .xxx domains were a waste. Still, it is unclear whether ICM will continue to be vigilant in unilaterally and immediately seizing infringing domains.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/icm-opens-can-of-worms-with-xxx-domain-seizures/ ICM Opens Can of Worms with XXX domain Seizures, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

ICM Registry's registration agreement also gives them the right to suspend or seize all .xxx domains from any registrant that is found to have infringed on trademarks. ICM is able to do this where other registries are not because it verifies the identity of its registrants and requires an registrar-registry agreement.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/14/xxx_squatter/ XXX Squatter, TheRegister.co.uk]</ref> This clause had previously been suspected as being a played-down safety net for trademark owners, and given the December seizure it could prove to many companies that there [[Defensive Registration|defensive registration]] of .xxx domains were a waste. Still, it is unclear whether ICM will continue to be vigilant in unilaterally and immediately seizing infringing domains.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/icm-opens-can-of-worms-with-xxx-domain-seizures/ ICM Opens Can of Worms with XXX domain Seizures, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

==Opposition, Controversy, and Legal Action==

==Opposition, Controversy, and Legal Action==