ICM Registry, which runs the controversial .xxx top-level domain, today revealed that it has applied to ICANN for the gTLDs .porn, .sex and .adult. The Florida-based company hopes to avoid "shakedown" accusations this time around - last year it faced severe criticism and a lawsuit when it raked in millions of dollars in …

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Thursday 12th April 2012 13:13 GMT Dave 126

They've stolen our word 'Adult'...

Does this mean we have to use the compound 'grown-up', when referring to things not childish or adolescent, if we wish not to be misinterpreted as talking about something erotic? We can't use the word 'mature', because that now seems to mean '40 years of age and older', rather than 15-24 years of age (dependant on context)?

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1. Thursday 12th April 2012 13:58 GMT JakeyC
  
  ...and my planned site
  
  www.TheEarlofWes.sex
  
  will now have to take on a whole new feel.
  
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Thursday 12th April 2012 13:25 GMT James Micallef

Landgrab alert

It's just for the money

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Thursday 12th April 2012 13:52 GMT Anonymous Coward

215,000 .xxx domain names

And all of them completely irrelevant. I haven't seen a single site on the xxx domain or any ads pointing to such domains during my onanistic surfing.

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1. Thursday 12th April 2012 13:59 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
  Re: 215,000 .xxx domain names
  
  I don't think the new gTLDs are live yet, but top marks for some dedicated research.
  
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2. Friday 13th April 2012 09:06 GMT John H Woods
  
  Re: 215,000 .xxx domain names
  
  That's a lot of research to do single-handedly.
  
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Thursday 12th April 2012 15:35 GMT Crisp

Do we really need more top level domains?

Surely there are enough! Or, lets go the whole hog and get rid of ICANN and just let everyone have their own top level domain.

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1. Thursday 12th April 2012 20:12 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
  Re: Do we really need more top level domains?
  
  We seem to be moving in the direction of anything as a TLD. The happy outcome of that would be that defensive registrations wouldn't be necessary anymore.
  
  ... Brilliant idea just happened, I'm going to offer obscene defensive reg. pricing to all Scandinavian companies to protect <domainname>.bork.bork.bork
  
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Thursday 12th April 2012 16:41 GMT 0_Flybert_0

Watch This Futility

all the new TLD are worthless except the for ICANN making money

what ... makes ... anyone ... think ... Google ... will ... index ... them ... ?

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Thursday 12th April 2012 17:07 GMT Alan Brown

Not to mention that some are already in use.

ICANN isn't the only root in the world, just the most widely used.

.xxx and several of the other TLDs were in happy use by Alternate roots for some time.

Hopefully most credible companies will wise up to the scam before much longer.

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Thursday 12th April 2012 22:23 GMT LinkOfHyrule

Ask an .adult

I hear that Blue Peter is setting up a new website for its model making projects that require the use of scissors and other tools that kiddies might need some assistance using...

getsomehelpfroma.adult

Is it really a good idea!?

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