Thursday, May 2, 2013

YouPorn owner settles lawsuit with .xxx registry over pricey domain costs

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Two internet porn giants have settled a lawsuit with an agreement that will make .xxx domain names more affordable. The domain names currently retail for around $100 annually, but under the settlement, the domains will be on sale during May at significantly reduced prices, which buyers can lock in for up to 10 years. For the remainder of the month, .xxx domains will be sold to registrars at $7.85 — the same price as .com domains — however registrars will still be able to mark the price up beyond that.


.xxx names are expensive


The lawsuit was filed by Manwin, the owner of a suite of adult websites including Brazzers and YouPorn, and was targeting alleged anti-competitive practices by ICM Registry, which controls .xxx names. ICM...


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