WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Internet's primary oversight body approved a plan Wednesday to create a virtual red-light district, setting the stage for pornographic Web sites to use new addresses ending in "xxx"

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers said it would begin negotiations with ICM Registry Inc., run by British businessman Stuart Lawley, to iron out technical issues and prices for the new Web addresses.

Adult-oriented sites, a $12 billion industry, probably could begin buying "xxx" addresses as early as fall or winter depending on ICM's plans, ICANN spokesman Kieran Baker said.

The new pornography suffix was among 10 under consideration by the regulatory group, which also recently approved addresses ending in "jobs" and "travel."

ICM contends the "xxx" Web addresses, which it plans to sell for $60 a year, will protect children from online smut if adult sites voluntarily adopt the suffix so filtering software used by families can more effectively block access to those sites.

The $60 price is roughly ten times higher than prices other companies charge for dot-com names.

"It will further help to protect kids," said John Morris, staff counsel at the Washington-based Center for Democracy and Technology. Morris predicted some adult sites will choose to buy "xxx" Web addresses but others will continue to use dot-com.

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The big ones will go .xxx for sure - the extra cash is beans for something like Playboy. Little places, like everyone's actual favourites? Nope...

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this is an optional thing...it won't be mandated taht all adult websites move to ".xxx" right?

It's optional, yes. Andit's actualy a good idea. Those of us with our shit together and who actually want porn can find it easily, while the mind-control prudes can just as easily avoid it.


Though I am glad it's not mandatory.

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Off-hand, I'd agree it sounds like a good idea ... but, I wonder why I feel so mis-trustful of anything government recommended?

This has been suggested and knocked back time and time again. I'd like to know what's different this time. RFC 3675 identifies a few of the problems. Note that it gets a bit technical in parts.

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