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==Applications for .adult, .porn, and .sex TLDs==

==Applications for .adult, .porn, and .sex TLDs==

On April 12, 2012, ICM Registry confirmed its application for three additional adult TLDs with ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|New gTLD expansion program]]. The new gTLD string proposals intended for the use of the adult entertainment community include [[.adult]], [[.porn]] and [[.sex]]. According to Lawley, all registered domain names under the .xxx gTLD will be grandfathered under these domain names if approved by the internet governing body. Matching names will be automatically reserved under the proposed .adult, .porn and .sex TLDs without any cost to the domain names owner. In case a registrant decides to activate and use the any of the reserved counterpart domain names, a minimal fee will be charged. Lawley said that his company invested less than $2 million to support its applications for the TLDs submitted by the newly created subsidiary companies; ICM Registry SX LLC, ICM Registry PN LLC, and ICM Registry AD LLC.<ref>

On April 12, 2012, ICM Registry confirmed its application for three additional adult TLDs with ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|New gTLD expansion program]]. The new gTLD string proposals intended for the use of the adult entertainment community include [[.adult]], [[.porn]] and [[.sex]]. According to Lawley, all registered domain names under the .xxx gTLD will be grandfathered under these domain names if approved by the internet governing body. Matching names will be automatically reserved under the proposed .adult, .porn and .sex TLDs without any cost to the domain names owner. In case a registrant decides to activate and use the any of the reserved counterpart domain names, a minimal fee will be charged. Lawley said that his company invested less than $2 million to support its applications for the TLDs submitted by the newly created subsidiary companies; ICM Registry SX LLC, ICM Registry PN LLC, and ICM Registry AD LLC.<ref>[http://www.icmregistry.com/press/xxx-operator-applies-to-icann-for-more-adult-top-level-domains/ .XXX Operator Applies to ICANN for More Adult Top-Level Domains]</ref><ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/video/91151787/ Bloomberg Interview with Stuart Lawley]</ref>

[http://www.icmregistry.com/press/xxx-operator-applies-to-icann-for-more-adult-top-level-domains/ .XXX Operator Applies to ICANN for More Adult Top-Level Domains]</ref> <ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/video/91151787/ Bloomberg Interview with Stuart Lawley]</ref>

 

Christian group [[Morality In Media]], which also fought hard against .xxx, launched a letter-writing campaign in July 2012 against ICM's three new TLD applications. The group claims that its prediction about .xxx, that it would create more porn and not less, has been vindicated, as porn sites under the [[.com]] TLD have not moved to .xxx, and additional new sites have been created under the .xxx extension.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9728-christian-group-opposes-sex-porn-adult Christian group opposes .sex, .porn, .adult, domainincite.com]</ref> With its campaign, MIM asked the U. S. Government and Congress and [[ICANN]] to take action against the spread of porn under the Internet by not allowing the three new TLDs into the [[root zone]].<ref>[http://www.waronillegalpornography.com/action-oppose-porn-sex-and-adult-domains/ ACTION: Oppose .porn, .sex and .adult domains!, waronillegalpornography.com]</ref>

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