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On June 1, 2005, the ICANN Board tasked the ICANN President [[Paul Twomey]] and General Counsel [[Jon Jeffrey]] to negotiate the proposed commercial and technical terms for a contractual agreement in connection with the delegation of .xxx sTLD.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/minutes-01jun05-en.htm Minutes Special Meeting of the Board, June 1, 2005]</ref>

On June 1, 2005, the ICANN Board tasked the ICANN President [[Paul Twomey]] and General Counsel [[Jon Jeffrey]] to negotiate the proposed commercial and technical terms for a contractual agreement in connection with the delegation of .xxx sTLD.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/minutes-01jun05-en.htm Minutes Special Meeting of the Board, June 1, 2005]</ref>

On August 5, 2005, the proposed contractual agreement for .xxx sTLD was submitted to the ICANN Board for approval. It was also posted on ICANN's website. Significant number of comments, correspondences and inquiries from the internet and community were received by the Board relating to the contract. The Board directed the ICANN President and the General Counsel to discuss the possible additional contractual provisions or modifications for the .xxx Registry Agreemet to ensure the development and implementation of policies consistent with the principles of ICM Registry application.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/tap/2005-09-15+-+Review+of+Proposed+.XXX+Sponsored+Top-Level+Domain+Registry+Agreement 2005-09-15 - Review of Proposed .XXX Sponsored Top-Level Domain Registry Agreement]</ref>

On September 5, 2005, the proposed contractual agreement for .xxx sTLD was submitted to the ICANN Board for approval. It was also posted on ICANN's website. Significant number of comments, correspondences and inquiries from the internet and community were received by the Board relating to the contract. The Board directed the ICANN President and the General Counsel to discuss the possible additional contractual provisions or modifications for the .xxx Registry Agreemet to ensure the development and implementation of policies consistent with the principles of ICM Registry application.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/tap/2005-09-15+-+Review+of+Proposed+.XXX+Sponsored+Top-Level+Domain+Registry+Agreement 2005-09-15 - Review of Proposed .XXX Sponsored Top-Level Domain Registry Agreement]</ref>

 

Several revisions were submitted and negotiations were made on the .xxx Registry Agreement between September 15, 2005 until January 5, 2007. Extensive comments and advice were also received from global internet community and from the [[Government Advisory Council|GAC]], which were evaluated by the ICANN Board. On March 30, 2007, the ICANN Board denied the ICM Registry application citing that the company failed to meet the Sponsored Community criteria set forth in the RFP, the .xxx sTLD raised public policy, approval of the Registry Agreement will not resolve the issue raised by GAC such as offensive content and protection of vulnerable members of the community, the application raises significant law enforcement issues in different countries and the application poses a possibility that ICANN might be forced to assume an ongoing management and oversight role regarding Internet content, which is inconsistent with its technical mandate.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-30mar07-en.htm#_Toc36876524 Adopted Resolutions from ICANN Board Meeting, 30 March 2007]</ref>

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