Manwin, the company behind some of the big porn sites like YouPorn, accused the organisations behind the xxx domain, unfair competition. Furthermore, domain names are too expensive. The company drags the Icann for the right.
The top-level domain for the porn industry has a turbulent history. For many years there was squabbling over implementation, but time and time again was a decision postponed, or shot. At the beginning of this year, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or Icann, the top level domain properly. Manwin, however, disagree with the introduction; the company cites the practices around it .xxx domain under other unfair and has filed suit against Icann, the tld has been entered.
Thus, Manwin said all pornodomeinen that name concerns related for example to the private domain YouPorn.com buying. The risk is otherwise that different companies on the go, and visitors that actually go to YouPorn were looking for. So it feels Manwin is forced to a more expensive pornodomein to buy it, while that would not, says the indictment.
Except for the Icann sues Manwin, together with pornofabrikant DigitalPlayground also the ICM Registry. That organization oversees only .xxx domain. According to the pornobedrijven has the ICM, therefore, a monopoly. It would also be the most popular domain names themselves and for an even higher amount than average sales, they claim. ICM said in a response across The Domains that are position for the right will defend.
The Icann gave in after years of debate, in march, permission for the use of the .xxx extension. That led to strong resistance from the pornoindustrie. Companies fear that the host of the sites in a special domain, eventually to more censorship will lead, while opponents claim that the introduction of the porn industry legitimizes. The sale of the .xxx extension, went to start this year. Operators of erotic tinted .com-sites like Manwin could, according to the Icann and the ICM are already asked to report to protect their brands.