All, FYI thanks to Danny. Read and weap or rejoice, depending on your particular bent. -----Forwarded Message-----
From: "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com> Sent: Jun 17, 2008 4:28 PM To: ga@gnso.icann.org, denise.michel@icann.org, ssene@ntia.doc.gov, stacy.burnette@icann.org Cc: aheineman@ntia.doc.gov, jeffrey@icann.org, twomey@icann.org, robert@privaterra.org, vb@bertola.eu Subject: Re: [ga] .xxx Registry Files for Independent Review
Danny and all,
Well, well, well... My how the worm turns, eh?
I for one am not surprised at this perfictly reasonable filing and the reasons given by ICM, even though I personally am against their original patition for .XXX. As to competition in this "Space", no pun intended, I believe that there is "Plenty" of competition, if you'll pardong the pun, all be it that in this Market segment that competition is not as substancial ( Exceptions .org, .com, .info, .ws, .it, .tk, and the always popular .sl, for somwhat obvious reasons )at the TLD level, so to speek.
I am also sure that the Domain Name speculators were and remain disappointed that .XXX was shot down for moral reasons, contrary to ICANN's stated reasons as Danny's provided links falsely indicate. The permiations for domain names in the proposed .XXX have rather interesting cultural and denoted meanings as it were that might have some significant value to future interested parties.
However making money in the explotation of persons of dubious behaviors is not reasonably exceptable, and should not be. Yet ICANN's reason for rejecting the patition should have been a completely honest one from the onstart, which is telling in how ICANN determins what is and what is not acceptable for a TLD of sTLD in this case.
So either ICANN abides by it's own bylaws and policies or it doesn't. Can we say, "Hoist on it's own patard" again?
-----Original Message-----
From: Danny Younger <dannyyounger@yahoo.com> Sent: Jun 17, 2008 10:11 AM To: ga@gnso.icann.org Subject: [ga] .xxx Registry Files for Independent Review
http://www.icmregistry.com/IRP/Request.pdf http://www.icmregistry.com/press.html
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