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 was created earlier this year by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which determines which top-level domains can exist and who will manage them.
The .xxx domain is one of the sponsored top-level domains set up to represent a specific community, and which have a sponsor in charge of policy formulation over matters concerning the domain. ICANN delegated the management of .xxx to sponsor ICM under a registry agreement.
Source: PC World