ICAN Kills .XXX... sorta... again....

[DrGuile]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/01/icann_kills_xxx/


The proposed .xxx porn domain has been kicked into the long grass just days before it was due to meet final approval.

ICANN chairman Vint Cerf stunned an open meeting of the governmental advistory committee (GAC) in Vancouver late on Tuesday when he announced that the whole issue had been pulled from the Board meeting agenda - where it had been the first topic of discussion.

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[Newton]

Most delightful, hope it stays dead too ..

[Trev]

It's not so much dead... but more waiting for a time when it'll get less resistance.


Plus once/if the US gets the UN of it's ass they may move this back onto the agenda. :hmm:

[Newton]

Whether that's true or not, it still leaves one furious owner of ICM Registry, Stuart Lawley, who has sunk millions into the project and been consistently stymied * :thumbup: * at the last minute by unusual delays.

[Dravyk]

Whether that's true or not, it still leaves one furious owner of ICM Registry, Stuart Lawley, who has sunk millions into the project and been consistently stymied * http://oprano.com/msgboard/images/smilies/thumbup.gif * at the last minute by unusual delays. Yeah, I feel so bad for Joe, er, um, Stuart, yeah, that's the ticket. http://oprano.com/msgboard/images/smilies/wwww.gif