Re: [ga] OnlineNic's real address

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Danny and all,

  Ouch!  Eric, your rebuttel, if you have one?  >:)  I already gave mine. >:)
Here's a good one for you Eric: Offer to litigate in bahalf of OnlineNic
and offer a settlement of OnlineNic being taken over by nic.vn!  >:)

Danny Younger wrote:

> Hello Eric,
>
> Re:  Who cares and why...
>
> you may want to have a look at the cybersquatting case that resulted in a 
> $33.15 million judgment.
>
> http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-candce/case_no-3:2008cv02832/case_id-204081/
>
> As it turns out, OnlineNic in China is the equivalent of GoDaddy in the U.S. 
> -- it is China's largest registrar.  OnlineNic has actively engaged in 
> cybersquatting and it still awaits the results of additional lawsuits filed 
> by Microsoft and Yahoo.
>
> More importantly, it has close to 1.2 million registrations under management, 
> which means that registrants are at risk if the firm goes under.
>
> Over the years we have seen numerous ICANN registrars build their own 
> portfolios and involve themselves in typosquatting/cybersquatting activities 
> -- see for example exhibit 4 at 
> http://www.domainnamenews.com/images/dell_doc2.pdf.
>
> On occasion, the courts have locked down their ability to function as a 
> registrar -- see for example http://www.domaindoorman.com/lawsuit.htm
>
> The last thing that we need is ICANN tacitly endorsing cybersquatting by 
> failing to yank the accredition of such firms, and it sure doesn't help when 
> ICANN contributes to shenanigans that allow a registrar to conceal its 
> primary place of business.
>
> If ICANN really believed in transparency, it should publish registrar 
> accreditation application details in full for public scrutiny.
>
> Happy New Year to all.
> Danny
>
>

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