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→History up to Approval of .xxx at ICANN 40
* 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. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/kids3/ ICANN.org]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/report/report-iiib1c-09nov00.htm ICANN.org]</ref>
* 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. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/kids3/ ICANN.org]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/report/report-iiib1c-09nov00.htm ICANN.org]</ref>
* In March, 2004, ICM submitted a request for .xxx as an [[sTLD]], or Sponsored Top Level Domain, its sponsoring organization was the [[IFFOR|International&Foundation&for&Online&Responsibility]]. They passed the Financial and Technical Review Panels, but failed to pass the Sponsorship panel. That panel found that they did not represent a cohesive community, that they did not have sufficient international participation, that they had not sufficiently involved child safety and law enforcement advocates, and that they would not add value to the Internet. The [[ICANN Board]] gave ICM, and 5 other applicants that failed passing the Sponsorship panel, a chance to supplement their application and justify their legitimacy.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/draft-icm-rationale-18mar11-en.pdf Draft ICM Rationale 18Mar11, ICANN.org]</ref>
* 2004, June- ICM submitted a request for .xxx as an [[sTLD]], or Sponsored Top Level Domain, its sponsoring organization was the [[IFFOR|International&Foundation&for&Online&Responsibility]]. They passed the Financial and Technical Review Panels, but failed to pass the Sponsorship panel. That panel found that they did not represent a cohesive community, that they did not have sufficient international participation, that they had not sufficiently involved child safety and law enforcement advocates, and that they would not add value to the Internet. The [[ICANN Board]] gave ICM, and 5 other applicants that failed passing the Sponsorship panel, a chance to supplement their application and justify their legitimacy.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/draft-icm-rationale-18mar11-en.pdf Draft ICM Rationale 18Mar11, ICANN.org]</ref>
* 2007- January 6th, [[ICANN]] put up for public comment a revised proposal <ref>[http://www.webcitation.org/5gAwFTjYy "ICANN Publishes Revision to Proposed ICM (.xxx) Registry Agreement for Public Comment"]</ref> following changes to the policy of the ICM registry including the policing of any site that signs up to use the .xxx registry.
* 2005, June- the [[ICANN Board]] resolved that the [[ICANN President]] and its General Counsel could begin discussing the commercial and technical aspects of a potential [[Registry Agreement|registry agreement]], despite the fact that the organization still had outstanding issues with the application.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/draft-icm-rationale-18mar11-en.pdf Draft ICM Rationale 18Mar11, ICANN.org]</ref>
* 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.
* 2006, March - In the Wellington Communiqué by ICANN's [[GAC]], the supporting body came out against the proposed .xxx.
* 2007, January 6th- [[ICANN]] put up for public comment a revised proposal <ref>[http://www.webcitation.org/5gAwFTjYy "ICANN Publishes Revision to Proposed ICM (.xxx) Registry Agreement for Public Comment"]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-26mar10-en.htm "Public Comment: Report of Possible Process Options for Further Consideration of the ICM Application for the .xxx sTLD"]</ref> 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."<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/irp/icm-v-icann/draft-options-post-irp-declaration-26mar10-en.pdf "ICANN Options Following the IRP Declaration on ICM's .xxx Application"]</ref> A 45 day public comment was opened on March 26, 2010.
* 2010- February 19th, [[ICANN]]'s [[IRP]] (Independent Review Panel) issued a declaration in its review of ICM Registry's appeal.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-26mar10-en.htm "Public Comment: Report of Possible Process Options for Further Consideration of the ICM Application for the .xxx sTLD"]</ref> 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."<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/irp/icm-v-icann/draft-options-post-irp-declaration-26mar10-en.pdf "ICANN Options Following the IRP Declaration on ICM's .xxx Application"]</ref> A 45 day public comment was opened on March 26, 2010.
* 2010- June 25th, [[ICANN]]'s board approved the proposal at [[ICANN 40]] in San Francisco, USA.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/technology/26domain.html&OQ=_rQ3D1Q26srcQ3Dbusln&OP=10b995d5Q2Fzq@yzQ7E!Q5Do6!!DXzXCjCzCQ51zXQ51zD@Q5DQ2F_!5!Q7BQ26zXQ51Q7E!uiQ20_,Q2FDu5 Miguel Helft (June 25, 2010). "For X-Rated, a Domain of Their Own"]</ref>
* 2010- June 25th, [[ICANN]]'s board approved the proposal at [[ICANN 40]] in San Francisco, USA, thereby authorizing the implementation of .xxx in the [[Root Zone|root zone]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/technology/26domain.html&OQ=_rQ3D1Q26srcQ3Dbusln&OP=10b995d5Q2Fzq@yzQ7E!Q5Do6!!DXzXCjCzCQ51zXQ51zD@Q5DQ2F_!5!Q7BQ26zXQ51Q7E!uiQ20_,Q2FDu5 Miguel Helft (June 25, 2010). "For X-Rated, a Domain of Their Own"]</ref>
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