Monthly Archives: July 2011

ICM Registry is pleased to launch the .XXX sponsored Top Level Domain (sTLD)

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The launch process will be done in specified date ranges based on the qualifications of both members and non-members of the adult Sponsored Community. SUNRISE A Sunrise A is dedicated to members of the adult Sponsored Community with either verifiable trademark rights or owners of exact matching domains in other IANA TLDs which is also [...]

Trademark owners will have 50 days to block infringement in .xxx domain

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The long-anticipated launch of a dedicated .xxx domain for the adult entertainment industry is drawing near, and trademark owners will have the opportunity to take simple measures during a 50-day sunrise period to prevent misuse of their most important brands.  ICM Registry has announced September 7 as the opening date for initial domain name registrations [...]

Trademark Owners Can Block Misuse in .xxx Domain

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Trademark owners can prevent their names from being misused in the new .xxx top-level domain by blocking these names, ICM Registry, the Florida-based registry operator for the .xxx top-level domain said. As the .xxx domain is a domain reserved for adult entertainment, some trademark owners may not wish to be associated with it. The domain [...]

Companies rush to avoid .xxx embarrassment

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It was at the centre of a decade-long controversy about morality online, but it now seems the new .xxx suffix for pornography websites is proving a commercial success, with the potential corporate embarrassment helping to drive demand. According to ICM registry, the firm selling the new addresses, it has received 900,000 expressions of interest. As [...]