ICANN Begins "Land Rush" for .XXX Web Domains

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Submission + - ICANN Begins "Land Rush" for .XXX Web Domains (foxnews.com)

Submitted by Velcroman1 on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @10:34AM

Velcroman1 writes: The world wide web red-light district is poised to explode. After more than a decade of debate, rejections and legal challenges, the Internet's governing body began accepting applications for .xxx websites from the adult entertainment industry on Tuesday, Nov. 8 — otherwise called the "begin printing money phase." The so-called "landrush" phase signifies the true launch of .xxx websites, following the Sept. 5 date when ICM Registry began accepting .xxx applications from trademarked companies — those looking to use a .xxx address and those seeking to prevent their company from appearing on a .xxx website.

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