ICANN Board Votes Against .xxx sTLD Agreement

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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) Board of Directors today voted against a proposed agreement for a .xxx sponsored Top Level Domain (sTLD). 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.

ICANN's Board voted 9 to 5 against the proposed agreement. Votes in favor of the proposed .xxx registry agreement were cast by the Board Members including Veni Markovski, Susan Crawford an -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --