Porn-Industry Outsiders Fear 'Shakedown' In .XXX TLD

The long-debated .XXX top-level domain opens this week; reader SonicSpike sends a snippet from the Washington Times about what may turn into a hornet's nest of anger at how the new domain is being used: "Some adult-entertainment companies are balking at the entire scheme, saying that ICM Registry LLC, which is overseeing .xxx registrations worldwide, does not have permission to sell the .xxx version of trademarked names and brands. In addition, the Florida-based company is raising eyebrows — and charges of 'shakedown' — by trying to get non-porn companies to pay to prevent their brands from being registered as .xxx sites. After all, what maker of baby food or children's movies, for example, would want to have sites such as gerber.xxx or disney.xxx floating around the Internet?"

Gerber.xxx?

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

Does Gerber have any idea what big appetites adult-baby fetishists must have? Ka-ching!

Re:Hey, Gerber does not get to monopolize the name

[bmo]

Alt.sex.watersports never involved synchronized swimming, either.

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BMO