[CPWG] On adult websites, inertia, and basic fairness

[Evan Leibovitch]

Hi Roberto,


> I was no longer on the Board when .xxx was finally delegated, but remember
> well the discussions when it was first presented to the Board, and
> rejected. My position of denying delegation was based exclusively on the
> consideration that the proposers failed to fulfil one of the necessary
> requirements of an sTLD, that is the consensus of the community it aimed at
> serving.
>

Thanks for the refresh.

While I was never quite the fan of community TLDs -- a concept that has not
aged well -- I appreciate the context you offer.

My personal opinion, having followed things only from the distance after my
> departure from the Board, is that the delegation was done under pressure to
> avoid potential lawsuits - again not related to “content”.
>

In retrospect, I think you are correct. And if I recall right, that
potential lawsuit was from ICM suing ICANN for arbitrarily subjecting it to
greater scrutiny than other applicants. I wonder what reasons they would
have argued would have caused the special treatment ... but we'll never
know. 😉

Cheers,

- Evan
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