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==Reserved Names==
==Reserved Names==
Hundreds, even thousands, of celebrity names were placed on permanent reserve lists by ICM Registry, for example Beyonce.xxx and BritneySpears.xxx. This was done in order to avoid the need for individual defensive registrations, and the possibility of exceptional legal action. The total reserve list is rumored to be about 15,000 names; this list includes the world's capitals, culturally sensitive affiliations such as various spellings of "Mohamed," and premium names that they intend to auction. ICM Registry received some flack for protecting celebrity brands and [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]] of only certain individuals, and not including other possible trademark and IP holders, who will instead be forced to defensively register $200 domains to protect their brands from being manipulated under a .xxx string.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/24/domains_with_celeb_names_banned/ Domains with Celeb Names Banned, TheRegister.co.uk]</ref>
Hundreds, even thousands, of celebrity names were placed on permanent reserve lists by ICM Registry, for example Beyonce.xxx and BritneySpears.xxx. This was done in order to avoid the need for individual defensive registrations, and the possibility of exceptional legal action. The total reserve list is rumored to be about 15,000 names; this list includes the world's capitals, culturally sensitive affiliations such as various spellings of "Mohamed," and premium names that they intend to auction. ICM Registry received some flack for protecting celebrity brands and [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]] of only certain individuals, and not including other possible trademark and IP holders, who will instead be forced to defensively register $200 domains to protect their brands from being manipulated under a .xxx string.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/24/domains_with_celeb_names_banned/ Domains with Celeb Names Banned, TheRegister.co.uk]</ref>
===Vatican.xxx===
On December 21, 2011, Reuters published an article on behalf of the Vatican, claiming that a "mysterious buyer" had acquired vatican.xxx.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/21/us-vatican-porno-idUSTRE7BK1JW20111221 Mystery buyer acquires vatican.xxx web address, reuters.com]</ref> It quickly came to light, however, that vatican.xxx had been placed on the reserved names list by ICM Registry, which was revealed via Whois data. Possible reasons for its reservation are the Vatican City's status as a country, as all country names were reserved, as well as its religious significance.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/22/vatican_xxx_buyer/ Smut baron buy-up of Vatican.xxx rumour exploded, the register.co.uk]</ref>
===Defensive Registration===
===Defensive Registration===
Some of the criticism leveled against ICM, starting during their application process and going forward, was the necessary [[Defensive Registration|defensive registration]] for many brand owners. ICM did make a block list for celebrities and certain other entities. It was reported that many universities were buying .xxx domains related to their schools, to avoid someone taking advantage of the name of their school, their sports teams, or their mascots and associating it with sexual material.<ref>[http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/11/universities_try_to_keep_their.html Universities Try to Keep Their, Blog.Cleveland.com]</ref>
Some of the criticism leveled against ICM, starting during their application process and going forward, was the necessary [[Defensive Registration|defensive registration]] for many brand owners. ICM did make a block list for celebrities and certain other entities. It was reported that many universities were buying .xxx domains related to their schools, to avoid someone taking advantage of the name of their school, their sports teams, or their mascots and associating it with sexual material.<ref>[http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/11/universities_try_to_keep_their.html Universities Try to Keep Their, Blog.Cleveland.com]</ref>
CEO Stuart Lawley stated in an interview that ICM does not encourage defensive registration of .xxx domains.<ref>[http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/13/9394862-cybersquatters-pick-up-xxx-trademark-domains Cybersquatters Pick Up XXX Trademark Domains, technolog.msnbc.msn.com]</ref>
CEO Stuart Lawley stated in an interview that ICM does not encourage defensive registration of .xxx domains.<ref>[http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/13/9394862-cybersquatters-pick-up-xxx-trademark-domains Cybersquatters Pick Up XXX Trademark Domains, technolog.msnbc.msn.com]</ref> However, as of December, 2011, of the 95,000 names in root zone ending in .xxx, 84,000 were defensive registrations.<ref>[http://jl.ly/ICANN/xxxzone.html John R. Levine, Who's registering .XXX domains]</ref>
==Launch==
==Launch==
ICM revealed through a tweet that the first domain purchased during .xxx general availability was IOwn.xxx.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/12/06/iown-xxx-becomes-1st-xxx-domain-name-to-be-registered-in-go-live/ IOwnxxx Becomes 1st XXX Domain Name, TheDomains.com]</ref>
ICM revealed through a tweet that the first domain purchased during .xxx general availability was IOwn.xxx.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/12/06/iown-xxx-becomes-1st-xxx-domain-name-to-be-registered-in-go-live/ IOwnxxx Becomes 1st XXX Domain Name, TheDomains.com]</ref>
In the first 24 hours of general availability, ICM sold 55,367 domains. Counting the landrush and sunrise periods, the first day of general availability brought the total of domains sold to about 160,000.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/12/07/icm-xxx-1st-24-hours-of-ga-56000-registrations-a-total-of-160k-domain-names-registered/ ICM xxx 1st 34 hours of GA 56000 registrations, TheDomains.com]</ref> It was estimated that on its first day, ICM brought in $3.3 million in revenue, with over half a million of that to be given to [[IFFOR|International Fund For Online Responsibility]] (IFFOR).<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2011/12/07/55367-xxx-domain-names-registered-in-first-24-hours/ 55367 xxx domain names registered in first 24 hours, DomainNameWire.com]</ref> As aforementioned, as of December, 2011, of the 95,000 names in root zone ending in .xxx, 84,000 were defensive registrations; 14,400 were adult industry registrations, and half of those were parked or for sale.<ref>[http://jl.ly/ICANN/xxxzone.html John R. Levine, Who's registering .XXX domains]</ref>
In the first 24 hours of general availability, ICM sold 55,367 domains. Counting the landrush and sunrise periods, the first day of general availability brought the total of domains sold to about 160,000.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/12/07/icm-xxx-1st-24-hours-of-ga-56000-registrations-a-total-of-160k-domain-names-registered/ ICM xxx 1st 34 hours of GA 56000 registrations, TheDomains.com]</ref> It was estimated that on its first day, ICM brought in $3.3 million in revenue, with over half a million of that to be given to [[IFFOR|International Fund For Online Responsibility]] (IFFOR).<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2011/12/07/55367-xxx-domain-names-registered-in-first-24-hours/ 55367 xxx domain names registered in first 24 hours, DomainNameWire.com]</ref> On December 16, it was brought to light that only approximately 95,000 domain names existed in the .xxx root zone. Roughly 84,000 of the domains were defensive registrations, and 14,400 were registered by the adult entertainment community. Of this, 3,200 were parked at [[Domain Control]], and approximately 4,000 were parked at various other parking services. Thus, half of the community registrations were parked or for sale.<ref>[http://jl.ly/ICANN/xxxzone.html John R. Levine, Who's registering .XXX domains]</ref>
==Notable Deals==
==Notable Deals==