Comments on: U.S. Domain Name Registrar Conduct A Ticking Time Bomb http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/us-domain-name-registrar-conduct-a-ticking-time-bomb/1485 News and Views from the Domain Name Industry Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:05:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: jeff schneider http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/us-domain-name-registrar-conduct-a-ticking-time-bomb/1485#comment-38129 jeff schneider Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:49:43 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/us-domain-name-registrar-conduct-a-ticking-time-bomb/1485#comment-38129 Wow,Looks like the I.C.A. is becoming more important by the day. The domainer Industry is attracting some incredibly large players with apetites for web control. I remember people telling me how crazy I was to invest money in domains. We are now seeing who the crazy ones are. Gratefully, Jeff Schneider Wow,Looks like the I.C.A. is becoming more important by the day. The domainer Industry is attracting some incredibly large players with apetites for web control. I remember people telling me how crazy I was to invest money in domains. We are now seeing who the crazy ones are. Gratefully, Jeff Schneider

]]> By: John Berryhill http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/us-domain-name-registrar-conduct-a-ticking-time-bomb/1485#comment-37304 John Berryhill Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:54:22 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/us-domain-name-registrar-conduct-a-ticking-time-bomb/1485#comment-37304 The telecommunication exemption is very specific, very narrow, and does not extend to domain names: http://kahanenet.org/court_documents/Additional%20Responses%20from%20Kach,%20Kahane%20Chai,%20Kahane_all.org.pdf As pointed out by Adam Strong, OFAC recently took action relative to Enom in order to shut down a number of Cuba-related domain names. A domain name registration is a service contract between a registrar and a registrant, it is not a "telecommunication" service. The telecommunication exemption is very specific, very narrow, and does not extend to domain names:

http://kahanenet.org/court_documents/Additional%20Responses%20from%20Kach,%20Kahane%20Chai,%20Kahane_all.org.pdf

As pointed out by Adam Strong, OFAC recently took action relative to Enom in order to shut down a number of Cuba-related domain names.

A domain name registration is a service contract between a registrar and a registrant, it is not a “telecommunication” service.

]]> By: David http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/us-domain-name-registrar-conduct-a-ticking-time-bomb/1485#comment-28162 David Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:31:26 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/us-domain-name-registrar-conduct-a-ticking-time-bomb/1485#comment-28162 <blockquote>Berryhill is wrong on this. Domain names, email service, et al. fall under “Telecommunications” - and is specifically exempted from this law.</blockquote> Better tell John what law says that. :D <blockquote>Jon, We’d be grateful if you could please provide more details about this. Why was enom forced to shut-down the sites if your statement is true ?</blockquote> http://www.domainnamenews.com/up-to-the-minute/us-government-blacklists-80-tourism-websites/1470

Berryhill is wrong on this. Domain names, email service, et al. fall under “Telecommunications” - and is specifically exempted from this law.

Better tell John what law says that. :D

Jon, We’d be grateful if you could please provide more details about this. Why was enom forced to shut-down the sites if your statement is true ?

http://www.domainnamenews.com/up-to-the-minute/us-government-blacklists-80-tourism-websites/1470

]]> By: Adam Strong http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/us-domain-name-registrar-conduct-a-ticking-time-bomb/1485#comment-27583 Adam Strong Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:21:56 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/us-domain-name-registrar-conduct-a-ticking-time-bomb/1485#comment-27583 Jon, We'd be grateful if you could please provide more details about this. Why was enom forced to shut-down the sites if your statement is true ? Jon, We’d be grateful if you could please provide more details about this. Why was enom forced to shut-down the sites if your statement is true ?

]]> By: Jon http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/us-domain-name-registrar-conduct-a-ticking-time-bomb/1485#comment-27578 Jon Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:03:36 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/us-domain-name-registrar-conduct-a-ticking-time-bomb/1485#comment-27578 Berryhill is wrong on this. Domain names, email service, et al. fall under "Telecommunications" - and is specifically exempted from this law. Berryhill is wrong on this. Domain names, email service, et al. fall under “Telecommunications” - and is specifically exempted from this law.

]]> By: Go Daddy Public Relations http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/us-domain-name-registrar-conduct-a-ticking-time-bomb/1485#comment-27561 Go Daddy Public Relations Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:16:39 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/us-domain-name-registrar-conduct-a-ticking-time-bomb/1485#comment-27561 Go Daddy is in full compliance with all U.S. State Department regulations, including sanctions aganist Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) referenced by attorney John Berryhill. You can confirm this with Mr. Berryhill directly. If you have any questions or would like to schedule an interview on this matter, please contact Go Daddy Public Relations via email at PR@GoDaddy.com. We look forward to clarification on this important issue. Thank you, Go Daddy Public Relations Go Daddy is in full compliance with all U.S. State Department regulations, including sanctions aganist Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) referenced by attorney John Berryhill.

You can confirm this with Mr. Berryhill directly.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule an interview on this matter, please contact Go Daddy Public Relations via email at PR@GoDaddy.com.

We look forward to clarification on this important issue.

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