Do Not Approve .XXX

["E. W. Jones" <ewebbuy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear ICANN,

This email is a comment in opposition to the Proposed Registry  
Agreement for the .XXX sTLD by ICM Registry. The .XXX sTLD should be  
rejected in finality for the following reasons:
* The .xxx TLD is opposed by every sector and community it affects.  
This includes people working in the adult entertainment industry  
(including Hustler, Vivid, Penthouse, XBIZ, porn’s Free Speech  
Coalition, and Adult Friend Finder), anti-porn family and religious  
organizations (including The Family Research Council), thought leaders  
in the technology sector, and the ACLU.
* Despite ICM’s constant assurances of various industry representation  
and support, there is no evidence of community support for .XXX.
* The .xxx TLD will do nothing to solve problems surrounding adult  
content, manage adult content or protect children from inappropriate  
content. The higher purposes of ICM’s proposal have been abandoned.  
(As of this email the page on ICM Registry’s website about “Promoting  
Online Responsibility” for .XXX is blank and reads “Information to  
follow” as does the page titled “Contracts, Policies and Bylaws.”)
* There has been absolutely no proof of an “unmet need” for the .XXX  
TLD.
* There is no concrete, agreed-upon definition of “adult content.”

* The ACLU expresses serious concerns about the implications of .XXX  
outside the U.S., where in some countries, regulations around .XXX  
would certainly be enforced punitively. To this effect, the .XXX TLD  
raises human rights concerns.
* .XXX makes no business sense except to profit from defensive  
registration (brand squatting).
* Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Mark Pryor (D-AR) have introduced  
legislation to make the use of .XXX compulsory for all web sites that  
are “harmful to minors.”
* .XXX raises serious issues around spurious and unsupported TLD’s in  
regard to the impact of ICANN on rulings on civil and human rights,  
and ICANN’s role in content-based discrimination.
In light of the above, I object to .XXX and urge ICANN to reject .XXX.

Sincerely,

E. W. Jones