SYDNEY, Australia - Rock group AC/DC has reclaimed the domain name ACDC.com, which had been a porn site since 2002.
According to AC/DC manager Sam Horsburgh of Albert Productions in Sydney, the drive to reclaim the domain name came out of concern that fans - possibly as young as 10 years old - would visit the site and see porn instead of information about the band. "You should post a warning with that kind of thing (turn off your sound and don't open it at work!!!)," one fan posted in a forum.
"The young fans are so Net-savvy, it's the first thing they do," Horsburgh said.
"And there was some interesting viewing up there for some time."
With the announcement of the site's relaunch, AC/DC made a statement in
reference to the original domain: "Feel free to visit us from work, school or,
for longtime visitors to the site, from the usual privacy of your basement."
AC/DC is preparing to release Plug Me In, a five-DVD collection of live
concert footage. More than 500,000 copies of the set have been ordered
worldwide.
