<p>On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 15:59:37 -0500, Eric Burger wrote:</p>
<blockquote type="cite" style="padding-left:5px; border-left:#1010ff 2px solid; margin-left:5px; width:100%"><!-- html ignored --><!-- head ignored --><!-- meta ignored -->Are you sure this has <strong>anything</strong> to do with the registry? I just did some whois searches on some seized domains, not just <a href="http://rojadirecta.com">rojadirecta.com</a>, and the entries look like normal registrations, done by normal registrars, only pointing to ICE servers, not the original registrant's servers.</blockquote>
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<div>Has there been a case anywhere in the world where a domain was taken where the registrant's registrar was <strong>not</strong> in the U.S.? I am asking for informational purposes - I do not know the answer and would be quite interested in the answer.</div>
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<p>Eric,</p>
<p>Of course, I am not totally sure this has anything to do with the registry. How could I ? The deafening silence of PIR on the case does not help. It could be the registrar, but again, GoDaddy did not comment the issue either. According to this post on another list, it was indeed the registry that received the notice from the court, although I could not verify the information: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/at-large/2011q1/007570.html </p>
<p>I would be relieved if this has happened on the registrar level. At least, registrants have a choice when choosing registrars and can factor in that sort of risk. At the registry level, this is not the case, unless you want to move to another TLD.</p>
<p>My concern here is that this creates a legal uncertainty for domain name registrants in .org, which may lead to less registrations, less profits and finally less moneyfor ISOC. PIR needs to speak up to reassure its customer base.</p>
<p>I do not have the answer to your second question. I think such cases are still minimal.</p>
<p>Patrick</p>
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