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Manwin (Brazzers) Files Suit
Posted by: sup69
After .xxx domain names were released in April of this year, several porn companies have complained about the high price of the domains. Online pornography giant Manwin Licensing International SARL has taken this complaint a step further, and has filed a lawsuit accusing domain registration companies of monopolistic practices.
The lawsuit specifically names a company called ICM Registry, which handles many of the .xxx domain registration requests. By charging approximately $60 per .xxx domain, Manwin claims that ICM is engaging in anticompetitive practices, price gouging, and other forms of monopolistic conduct.
Before you start thinking that a measly $60 isn’t a big deal for a large company as large asManwin, consider the fact that major porn companies must scoop up hundreds – if not thousands – of .xxx domains in order to protect their presence online.
For example, these companies will often buy domain names that contain misspellings of their company’s popular brands, or of famous porn stars with which they are affiliated. For a company as large as Manwin, the costs of domain ownership can quickly add up.
The results of this lawsuit will be interesting for the porn industry, and other major companies are sure to be eagerly anticipating the result. The cost saving potential is enormous, and this lawsuit could forever alter the way the industry views .xxx domains.
Manwin is in charge of major porn sites like YouPorn, PornHub, Brazzers, Xtube, and Playboy.com, and is backed up by another large adult entertainment company, Digital Playground in their lawsuit. Stay tuned to SUP69.com for updates in this case.
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