Less than one month after the new .XXX suffix became available,someone has put UniversityOfHawaii.xxx domain name up for auction on eBay.
While many universities rushed to snap up .XXX domain names to keep their brands porn-free,the University of Hawaii did not.Therefore,the University of Hawaii will now have to fight with cybersquatters in order the domain name be transferred to them .The person who is trying to sell the domain name on eBay calls himself "Chrisasaur".The starting bid for the domain is $100,000.
Many other Universities around the world did the same thing in order to keep them out of the hands of pornographers .Illinois 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 .