Decius wrote:

The Internet's primary oversight body approved a plan Wednesday to create a virtual red-light district, setting the stage for pornographic Web sites to use new addresses ending in "xxx"

As soon as I read this article, I could not conceive of a logical reason for porn sites to register under the name. It costs a lot more, it makes it REALLY easy for ISPs, etc. to filter, and the subsequent loss of potential profits can't possibly be worth the incremental virtue of appearing kid protected. I just chalk it up to another slap on the forehead moment for internet regulation.

However, I think ICANN may have ended up more than justifying their existence had they'd injected about 25% more brainpower into their decisions early on. Non-profits = .org, ford.com \= ford.net, etc.

-janelane

RE: CNN.com - Stage set for '.xxx' Internet addresses - Jun 2, 2005