ICANN Board to Meet With GAC Next Month in Brussels

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — ICANN plans on meeting with its independent Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) regarding new gTLD names in late February.

The meeting comes ahead of the general ICANN meeting in San Francisco, where board members could determine the fate of ICM Registry's .XXX sTLD, or sponsored top-level domain, proposal if GAC were to give it approval.

ICANN did not say whether the topic of .XXX would come up at February's meeting with GAC in Brussels.

The Internet regulatory entity has been trying to publish an applicant guidebook that would serve as the framework for interested groups to manage gTLDs, or generic top-level domains.

There are currently 21 gTLDs but if and when the applicant guidebook is green lighted, the groups will be able to propose new extensions and apply for permission to manage them. ICANN says there also are 273 country-based TLDs, or ccTLDs.

Development of a program to increase the number of gTLDs has been in the works for years and the latest draft of the guidebook was published in November.

"Each version has been revised as a result of comments received via the respective public comment fora," ICANN said. "The ICANN meeting in Cartagena provided the platform for discussion of the latest version and provided an opportunity for the board to hear first hand the community's views."

ICANN had been giving GAC a chance to decide on such key issues as trademark protection, malicious conduct, root-zone scaling, economic impact, geographic names and morality-based objections for gTLDs.

ICANN officials said that the "meeting is not intended to address the requirements/steps outlined in the bylaws mandated board-GAC consultation process" and that they are requesting that GAC members arrive at a resolution or identify what differences remain.

The meeting is slated for Feb. 28-March 1 in Brussels at the Square Brussels Meeting Centre, Mont des Arts at Kunstberg.

ICANN's general meeting is slated for March 13-18 in San Francisco at the St. Francis Hotel near Union Square.

Related:  

Copyright © 2024 Adnet Media. All Rights Reserved. XBIZ is a trademark of Adnet Media.
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited.

More News

Nebraska AV Bill Moves Forward Despite Privacy, Free Speech Concerns

Nebraska’s unicameral Legislature has given first-round approval to LB 1092, the state’s version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists.

AEBN Celebrates 25th Anniversary

The Adult Entertainment Broadcast Network (AEBN) is celebrating its 25th year in business this week.

Performers in Meta Blacklisting Lawsuit Seek to Preserve Antitrust Claims

Adult Performance Artists Guild board officers Alana Evans, Kelly Pierce and Ruby have informed a California court that, although they want to drop their lawsuit claiming that Meta conspired with OnlyFans to blacklist rival premium fan platforms’ talent, they may still pursue antitrust claims in the future.

FSC, Co-Plaintiffs to Ask US Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Texas Age Verification Law

Free Speech Coalition (FSC) and its co-plaintiffs in the challenge to Texas’ controversial age verification law have petitioned the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to stay its recent decision upholding the law, because they intend to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to review the law’s constitutionality.

FSC Vows to Fight Florida Age Verification Law

Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has issued a statement vowing to continue fighting Florida’s new age verification law, which was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday as part of a comprehensive bill targeting minors’ use of social media.

Kansas Republican Aims to Create New Bureaucracy to 'Investigate' Porn Websites

Republican state legislators succeeded Monday in moving forward Kansas’ version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists, despite serious concerns raised by House Democrats about the cost of establishing a new bureaucracy tasked with investigating websites for pornographic content.

SK Intertainment Launches 'Skinfluential Management' Agency, FansFuel Joint Venture

Mr. Skin/Mr. Man parent company SK Intertainment has launched new creator agency Skinfluential Management, as well as a new joint venture with Showbizz Media's creator stats and affiliate marketing platform, FansFuel.

Industry Attorney, Free Speech Champion Clyde DeWitt Passes Away at 75

Noted industry attorney Clyde DeWitt passed away on Friday in Las Vegas at 75, according to friends and colleagues.

APClips Names Avery Jane 'Creator of the Month'

APClips has named Avery Jane its Creator of the Month for March.

JustFor.fans Offers Gumroad Users Platform to Sell NSFW Artwork

JustFor.fans (JFF) is offering Gumroad users a platform to sell NSFW artwork after the latter banned adult content.

Show More