FYI --- Bruce Tonkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Subject: [council] Response from GoDaddy regarding action taken > with respect to a .org domain name > Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:16:24 +1100 > From: "Bruce Tonkin" <[log in to unmask]> > To: "Council GNSO" <[log in to unmask]> > > Hello All, > > Earlier this week there was a posting about a specific case of > action taken by a registrar over a domain name. I don't think the > Council list is the appropriate place for discussing specific > disputes, but rather the list should be used to highlight general > issues that apply to multiple situations which may require policy > action. > > Given that there is a public posting on this list, I gave the > Registrar, GoDaddy, the right of reply. > > See below. > > Regards, > Bruce Tonkin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Ruiz, Vice President, Corporate Development & Policy, > GoDaddy > > > We believe, under the circumstances, that we took the appropriate > action. This was not about "a controversial speaker" or freedom of > speech. This was about inappropriately acquired MySpace credentials > being made public. The posted credentials exposed tens of > thousands, > many no doubt minors, to potential harm. The site publisher could > not > be reached and we took the appropriate action as allowed under our > Registration Agreement and Terms of Service. We stand behind our > actions. > > The author of this note, and the NCUC chair that decided to forward > it > to the Council list, have indicted us in the very same manner they > are > accusing us of. They have not even attempted to contact us for an > explanation, and have ignored our own response to the CNET News.com > article. In fairness, we ask that the Council also consider our > response, as well as the responses of others who have taken a > different > view of our actions. > > > GoDaddy Response: > http://news.com.com/5208-1025_3-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=24518&messageID=232062&start=-1 > > > As awful as this article describes GoDaddy...: > http://news.com.com/5208-1025_3-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=24518&messageID=232289&start=-1 > > > Im sick...: > http://news.com.com/5208-1025_3-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=24518&messageID=232213&start=-1 > > > Am I in the Twilight zone here???: > http://news.com.com/5208-1025_3-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=24518&messageID=232031&start=-1 > (This response is apparently from a MySpace user as indicated from > a > post on her blog, linked to in the above response.) > > > Tim Ruiz > Vice President > Corporate Development & Policy > GoDaddy.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] > Sent: Monday, 29 January 2007 7:35 PM > To: 'Council GNSO' > Subject: [council] [Fwd: [Fwd: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Recent Actions By Go > Daddy]] > > The Chair of the NCUC has asked that the mail below be circulated > on the > > Council list. > > Thank you. > Glen > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Recent Actions By Go Daddy > Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:53:30 -0500 > > > I would like to draw attention to the recent actions of the Go > Daddy > registrar in its decision to pull a .org domain name at the request > of > social networking site myspace.com because a third party had placed > on > the site a list of passwords and accounts of myspace users. > http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6153607.html > > This strikes me as a serious abuse of power by a registrar, and > should > alarm the users of this constituency. If registrars can exercise > such > unrestrained authority over registrants, then no controversial > speaker > is safe. > > If there is not already a procedure for addressing this, I would > strongly urge this constituency to take appropriate action. > > Harold Feld > > > > -- > Carlos A. Afonso > diretor de planejamento > Rits - Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor > *************************************************************** > Projeto Sacix - Apoio técnico a iniciativas de inclusão digital > com software livre, mantido pela Rits em colaboração com o > Coletivo Digital. Para mais informações: > www.sacix.org.br www.rits.org.br www.coletivodigital.org.br > *************************************************************** > > > -- > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat - ICANN > gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org > > >