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Domain name wire news stories of November 2011 — Top 5

Four porn posts and a saviour.

4 posts regarding porn and one regarding religion grabbed the most attention at Reglike this month. I think I need to change the focus of this blog.

1. Apple gets control over porn domain names – Owner of domains agrees to transfer them to Apple (see #3). iPhone4s.com now forwards to apple.com web site.

2. .XXX launches national TV campaign and www.Buy.xxx – ICM Registry’s multi-million dollar ad campaign goes into high gear with TV commercials.

3. – Apple Fights for iPhone Porn Domain Names Counting iphone4s.com – see #1.

4. Televangelist Kenneth Copeland loses fight against criticism site – Televangelist who states the more money you give to his church the more you’ll get from God fails to shut down critical web site.

5. Manwin’s Attack on .XXX is Really an Attack on Fresh TLDs – adult entertainment firm sues ICM Registry and ICANN.

Also on the wire

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