.xxx and Free Speech for Escorts directory

[Administrator <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We are just starting a Free Speech for Escorts directory in the wake of the
recent decision by CraigsList.com.  In fact, we are just getting ready
to launch.  This is our first "adult" site and it is to promote
free speech for all.  If this .xxx is allowed to be enacted our site
could get swept into a category to which it may not belong.

We are, however, aware of the concerns of those who do not want
explicit material available to minors or the unintended.  To this end we
have voluntarily joined RTA (Restricted To Adults) and put a mandatory
warning/acceptance page that must be agreed to in order to enter the site.

We are also joininghttp://www.freespeechcoalition.com  today as this is
exactly what we are all about.

I agree with the following concerns:

... that ICM is pushing unnecessarily for a "responsible" global online
community when the adult entertainment community already has an entity
through which Internet publishers and others can self-identify as a
responsible global online adult entertainment community through the Free
Speech Coalition and its Code of Ethics.

... with companies that have pre-registered .XXX domain na**mes, but
are in opposition to a .XXX sTLD. By ICM's own definition those
companies do not qualify for a .XXX sTLD because they do not voluntarily
agree to the .XXX sTLD and thus believe that ICM's proposed .XXX sTLD
would be detrimental to their business.

... with the lack of transparency surrounding ICM's submissions in the
omission of the names of IFFOR Board members and Policy Council members
who will develop regulations for the .XXX online industry.

... that adult businesses would be required to agree to comply with
"IFFOR Policies and Best Practices Guidelines" that have yet to be
created by boards and councils which have yet to be revealed.

...that information provided for public comment is insufficient.
Members of the adult entertainment community require more information
about the application in order to provide the appropriate level of
feedback to the ICANN Board for it to make an informed decision.

... that if additional information is provided, the community most
impacted by .XXX, the adult online community will not have sufficient
time to respond and therefore request that the public comment period be
extended 30 days after additional information that has been requested
has been supplied.

Signed,

Trishah Woolley
Part-Owner FreeSpeech4Escorts.com