.XXX Domain Registrations Begins

alphadogg writes "Registrar ICM Registry announced that the .XXX sponsored top-level domain for the adult entertainment industry is open for registration. The domain was approved by the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in June last year, and then finalized in March. The domain is made possible thanks to ICANN's rules for 'sponsored' TLDs, through which domains have been created by interest groups. Other examples include dot-coop, for cooperative organizations, and dot-museum."

This TLD is Just a Shakedown

[Pauldow]

The real reason for the .xxx TLD isn't to segregate porn sites. It's a money grab against other companies.
Now Disney, McDonalds, Pepsi, and thousands of other companies have to register their domains with the .XXX to be sure that no one else registers their names.