In March, ICANN, the governing body behind the Internet approved .XXX domains, almost 10 years after the idea was brought to the group.
With a vote of 9-3, and despite objections from the adult industry, the measure passed. Adult sites can choose to use the new domain, but are not required to do so.
The domains will begin launching in December and it appears that large companies have ... [ read the full article ]
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Originally posted by hikaricor: But, by buying them up instead aren't they just cybersquatting as well?
I mean I highly doubt they're going to put up a site on barbie.xxx anyway.
Its not cyberaquatting if you own the IP/goodwill the address attempts to represent.