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The [[Landrush Period|landrush period]] began November 8th, 2011. The price for domains is comparatively high, which could dissuade some [[domainer]]s. However, prominent domainers such as [[Frank Schilling]] and [[Mike Berkens]] invested 7 figure sums in the namespace through ICM Registry's '''Founders Program'''.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/xxx-faces-big-test-as-landrush-kicks-off/ xxx Faces Big Test as Landrush Kicks Off, DomainIncite.com]</ref> | The [[Landrush Period|landrush period]] began November 8th, 2011. The price for domains is comparatively high, which could dissuade some [[domainer]]s. However, prominent domainers such as [[Frank Schilling]] and [[Mike Berkens]] invested 7 figure sums in the namespace through ICM Registry's '''Founders Program'''.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/xxx-faces-big-test-as-landrush-kicks-off/ xxx Faces Big Test as Landrush Kicks Off, DomainIncite.com]</ref> | ||
===Founders Program=== | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Internet, Registry |
| Founded: | Delware, USA, 2000 |
| Founder(s): | Jason Hendeles |
| Headquarters: | Suite 2500 130, Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2M2 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Website: | ICMRegistry.com |
| Twitter: |  @ICMRegistry
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| Key People | |
| Jason Hendeles, VP, Strategic Business Development Stuart Lawley, Chairman and President | |
ICM Registry is the registry operator behind the .xxx registry. The International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR) is the sponsoring organization.[1]
History
- 2000- ICM Registry was founded by Jason Hendeles in Delaware, USA.
- 2000- ICM Registry, a private company, submitted a proposal at 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.
- 2007- January 6th, 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.
- 2007- March 30th, 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.
- 2010- February 19th, ICANN's IRP (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.
Services offered by ICM Registry
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.
Marketing
ICM Registry announced in September, 2011, that it would be sponsoring world champion, Mike Seebold's, powerboat. The boat is to be unvieled at the 2011 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in Fort Lauderdale, a week before its racing debut at the World Championship in Key West.[8] ICM Registry is a top sponsor for T.R.A.F.F.I.C 2011.[9]
Other parts of ICM Registry's marketing plan include video ads featuring a character, Gavin, who flashes between living his normal life with his .com address and his possible new life as a super rich porn dealer made possible by .xxx.[10] The videos were noted as viral hits, and reached international audiences thanks to the variety of subtitles available for them.[11]
Also in Fall 2011, ICM Registry became a main sponsor of the " Porn Star Road Trip", which sees porn stars traveling for two week stints in a large bus to various nightclubs and industry events. The initial stint sponsored by ICM will see the bus traveling Florida and eventually attending a conference in New Jersey, though there seem to be plans to use the bus and actresses at other future events as well. The .xxx logo is plastered all over the sides of the bus.[12]
Sunrise and Landrush
ICM Registry reported that it received 80,000 sunrise period applications, though this was before they verified the applicants' trademark or intellectual property rights. Half of those applications were received during the last week of sunrise, causing the registry to delay the auction period of the sunrise as it validated each applicants' trademark claims.[13]
The landrush period began November 8th, 2011. The price for domains is comparatively high, which could dissuade some domainers. However, prominent domainers such as Frank Schilling and Mike Berkens invested 7 figure sums in the namespace through ICM Registry's Founders Program.[14]
Founders Program
References
- ↑ About ICM Registry
- ↑ ICANN.org
- ↑ ICANN.org
- ↑ "ICANN Publishes Revision to Proposed ICM (.xxx) Registry Agreement for Public Comment"
- ↑ "Public Comment: Report of Possible Process Options for Further Consideration of the ICM Application for the .xxx sTLD"
- ↑ "ICANN Options Following the IRP Declaration on ICM's .xxx Application"
- ↑ Miguel Helft (June 25, 2010). "For X-Rated, a Domain of Their Own"
- ↑ Coming Soon XXX Speedboat, DomainNameWire.com
- ↑ TargetedTraffic.com
- ↑ YouTube.com
- ↑ dotXXX Launches Globally With Subtitled Videos, blog.dotsub.com
- ↑ News, naughtyPR.com
- ↑ XXX Sunrise Auctions Delayed after 80k applications, DomainIncite.com
- ↑ xxx Faces Big Test as Landrush Kicks Off, DomainIncite.com