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Some well-known San Antonio companies failed to claim their .xxx domains and at least two local businesses have moved to protect their brands from possibly being associated with smutty online content.
The .xxx designations went live late last year as a way to distinguish adult-entertainment sites. Many companies not part of the adult-entertainment industry moved quickly to block domains affiliated with their brands.
Valero Energy Corp. earlier this month took steps to secure the domain name Valero.xxx after it was acquired by a Netherlands man on Dec. 6 — the first day domain names went on sale to the public.
J Leegsma, who is listed as the site’s registrant, said Monday that he planned to turn over the rights to the site to Valero after it filed an action with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). I