INTERNET: LAW LEGAL POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ISSUES: ICANN Board Votes Against .XXX Sponsored Top-Level Domain Agreement

INTERNET: LAW LEGAL POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ISSUES: ICANN Board Votes Against .XXX Sponsored Top-Level Domain Agreement

ICANN Board Votes Against .XXX Sponsored Top-Level Domain Agreement AGIPNEWS3043
11/5/2006 08:51 GMT
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MARINA DEL REY, CA - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board of Directors voted against a proposed agreement for a .XXX. Sponsored Top-Level Domain (sTLD). According to a press release by the Corporation, the application was proposed by the ICM Registry.

The application has received much public comment and detailed discussion by the ICANN Board. Reflecting the diversity of views this application has generated, the Board discussion at today's meeting focused on the criteria for the sTLD, especially for sponsorship, and the terms of the contract proposed by ICM, including compliance issues related to key terms associated with public policy concerns.

ICM had proposed additional terms in response to issues raised by ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee, particularly at ICANN's meeting in Wellington in March.

ICM had requested that the ICANN Board vote on the proposed contract at this meeting.

ICANN's Board voted 9 to 5 against the proposed agreement.

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