Just looking on as information is posted in this forum and want to clarify the purpose behind .xxx. This post has little to do with the ICM registry (this is a separate issue).
The original idea of .xxx came from the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). At this time .xxx is a voluntary option for pornographic websites to park their sites, however, the ultimate goal is to remove porn from the internet as a separate entitly and to create a sub-internet which users must subscribe to via their ISP, similar to pay channels (Playboy) on Cable TV or subscribing to satellite radio i.e two separate internets. This has been being discussed since the late 90's and was thrown on the legal table in the early 2000's as was the issue of the self governing of porn. This (separate internet) will take years to implement and is not an issue for us at least for the next 10 to 15 years. Laws don't get passed that quick and there are too many in opposition.
If it does pass, this is a GOOD thing and I'm not sure why the thought scares so many people.
There are SO many reasons this is a good thing but the most obvious is it means parents who only subscribe to regular internet access are saving us from having to deal with the unattended little shits that sit in front of their computers without parental supervision and troll our chat rooms with "show asssssssssssssssssssssssss bb" but also, it's good because sites like Streamate who DONT truely govern themselves will now be forced to follow decency laws i.e. allowing MissNoBusinessSense to continue broadcasting free porn in free chat.
As far as ICM goes, they are short lived as far as I am concerned. Here today, gone tomorrow. They are a temporary entity and it's not necessary for us to deal with them at this time. There are too many reputable companies (see the Manwin suits) that are vying for the role of .xxx delegate. You have to remember, this is all new, this history in the making and nothing is set in stone yet although it may appear to be. It's really just the first days and to be alarmist about their current practices is a waste of energy because someone is going to come along and turn it face up. Yes, I realize ICM is the current delegate but this is not looking like a permanent deal.
My suggestion is, if you have a name that may be grabbed up TODAY because it's that popular, then put your grudge aside and just buy it because it may not be there tomorrow, but if you have a name specific only to you such as, "thin-blonde-39-inch-inseam" or an off spelled name like, "mercceedees" then you really have no worries. This is not something you have to deal with now.
BTW Manwin operates YouPorn so I doubt tube sites will be going anywhere and I'm pretty sure this is who will be the .xxx delegate.
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I think as a camgirl we should be looking at .xxx as a hell of an opportunity similar to that of a new medium. First come, first serve sort of like eBay and Google.



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