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On March 31, 2011, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the gatekeeper of Internet domain names, signed a sponsored TLD (top-level domain) registry agreement with ICM Registry for the administration of the new “.xxx” TLD
Today, June 13, 2012, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) released a list of more than 1,900 new generic Top-Level Domain Names that have been applied for as part of ICANN’s global expansion of the domain name system
Since December 6, 2011, when .xxx domains became generally available for registration, brand owners and public figures have faced the reality that their trademarks and personal names may be registered by cybersquatters looking to make a quick buck, or by members of the adult entertainment industry who will use the namemark with a pornographic website
