Deny .XXX sTLD

[John Grabowski <jgrabows1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To Whom It May Concern,

I operate several affiliate program web sites for the adult entertainment 
industry and my business is entirely internet based. In addition I have over 
fifty domain names with the dot com suffix which I am slowly developing as 
additional affiliate adult entertainment web sites.
If ICM's application were granted and a .XXX sTLD were to be created it 
would negatively impact my business. I would need to purchase additional 
domains to comply and my existing domains would wind up being valueless. 
Also it would put ICANN in the position of creating an entity to impose 
regulations and policy for the adult entertainment community-a situation 
that could easily stifle what is now a robust adult entertainment internet 
presence. I believe that the majority of business owners, employers and 
workers in the adult entertainment industry have done an exceptional job at 
policing themselves and adapting to the wants and needs of the community on 
and offline.
I do not support the creation of a .XXX sTLD and believe that the ICANN 
Board was well within its rights to deny ICM's application in the 2007 Board 
meeting in Lisbon. The push at that time was by individuals who stood to 
gain financially by this major change and it appears that is the case this 
time.
It is imperative that ICANN consider the widespread opposition from the 
adult entertainment community to a .XXX sTLD as it makes its decision. For 
that reason, I support Option # 3 of the March 26, 2010 process options 
submitted by ICANN for public comment.
Yours truly,

John Grabowski