Registrar Locked Out Of Registry Due To Legal Dispute

**Dave Zan** · 12-27-2007, 08:14 PM

Got this from DomainNameNews:

http://www.domainnamenews.com/legal-...ocked-out/1351

VeriSign advised us that the plaintiffs obtained a court order forcing VeriSign, our registry, to lock most of the domain names we have registered on behalf of our registrants.

For those folks who are wondering if using an offshore registrar for your .com
can like shield you from any legal suit in the US, there's your answer.

Personally, I ain't surprised.

**Devil Dog** · 12-27-2007, 08:18 PM

"our registrants" - lol, yeah right.

**Acro** · 12-27-2007, 10:49 PM

I thought BelgiumDomains is a facade for a company that performs domain tasting and kiting? What customers are they talking about?

**Devil Dog** · 12-27-2007, 11:48 PM

Originally Posted by Acroplex

I thought BelgiumDomains is a facade for a company that performs domain tasting and kiting? What customers are they talking about?

Exactly my point above.

**Acro** · 12-28-2007, 12:00 AM

Ah ok

The beauty of Press Releases never ceases to amaze me.

**denny007** · 12-28-2007, 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by Acroplex

I thought BelgiumDomains is a facade for a company that performs domain tasting and kiting? What customers are they talking about?

Thats true, but yet another reason why GTLD should not be managed under any country jurisdiction. Especially not US with their over-litigative system.

**Dave Zan** · 12-28-2007, 01:39 AM

Originally Posted by denny007

Thats true, but yet another reason why GTLD should not be managed under any country jurisdiction. Especially not US with their over-litigative system.

Maybe VeriSign (or whoever will manage the .com Registry by then) could buy
an island and do business from there.

**Acro** · 12-28-2007, 01:56 AM

Originally Posted by denny007

Thats true, but yet another reason why GTLD should not be managed under any country jurisdiction. Especially not US with their over-litigative system.

So you're saying the United Nations should run the registry?

**denny007** · 12-28-2007, 02:02 AM

So you're saying the United Nations should run the registry?

Yes, managed by Verisign. So no change to recent status quo except it would be outside any jurisdiction.
I think WIPO is fine instrument, everyone can do WIPO a domain, it does not cost that much.

**Acro** · 12-28-2007, 02:04 AM

But Verisign is an American corporation. Unless you have a committee based, say, in "neutral" Geneva, Switzerland you won't be able to achieve corporate neutrality.

**denny007** · 12-28-2007, 02:10 AM

But Verisign is an American corporation.

They would be just hired managers. If I'd have fund in Cayman Islands and would hire Goldman Sachs to manage it, it still be in CY jurisdiction although GS is US corporation.