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ICANN and GoDaddy seem to have missed their deadline for long-term renewal of their .xxx registry agreement for a second time.
The contract was extended earlier this week until December 15, 2022, giving the parties another full year to bash out whatever amendments are needed.
The initial deal, signed in 2011, was due to expire March 31, but was extended until today to give more time for renegotiation.
.xxx was the last gTLD approved prior to the 2012 application round, and as such it has a few differences to the standard gTLD contract.
The fee structure is particularly complicated; originally, the registry had to pay ICANN $2 per domain, to stuff ICANN’s war chest for anticipated litigation, but that has been reduced through amendments over the years.
ICANN is always keen to bring older contracts into line with the standard Registry Agreement.
The .xxx contract, like legacy gTLDs before it, will be subject to public comment before approval.
GoDaddy is currently pushing renewals for its AdultBlock trademark-protection services.
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