Less than two months after the new .XXX suffix became available for public registrations,Central Michigan University already registered three .XXX domains to keep its brand porn-free .
The Central Michigan University acquired last month CMich.xxx and Cmuchippewas.xxx domain names.Now,the University purchases its third .xxx domain name - ThisisCentral.xxx .Moreover,the university is waiting approval for its fourth .xxx domain - CentralMichiganUniversity.xxx .“The reasoning for the purchase is to protect the university from inappropriate use of its name,” said Steve Simth,director of public relations .
Other Universities and schools also rushed to register their .XXX domain names.llinois State University registered IllinoisState.XXX , RedBirds.xxx and StateYourPassion.xxx .Penn State University also acquired four .XXX domain names : Penn State, PSU, Nittany Lions and The Pennsylvania State University,while East Carolina University registered a total of eight .XXX domains,such as eastcarolina.xxx, ecu.xxx,eastcarolinauniversity.xxx,eastcarolinauniversitypirates.xxx and leojenkinscancercenter.xxx .
Another University who decided to protect the school's trademark from being used pornographers is the University of Notre Dame,who decided to register four .XXX domains,notredame.xxx, universityofnotredame.xxx, fightinirish.xxx and domer.xxx,spending on them $1,319.96 .
The University of Texas manage to register so far TexassPorts.xxx,TexasBoxOffice.xxx and Hookemhorns.xxx domain names ,while BYU managed to register so far BYU.XXX and BrighamYoungUniversity.XXX.