> Given the recent press about Spamhaus.org, ICANN, and Tucows, I was > wondering about jurisdictional issues. > > As Tucows might not want to specifically comment on the Spamhaus issue, > suppose hypothetically a court in a non-Toronto jurisdiction (e.g. > let's say Nigeria or China) ordered Tucows to do something. Would the > domain registrant, who is a client of Tucows or its resellers, be able > to oppose that by getting a court in Toronto, Ontario, Canada involved, > and permit sufficient time for the registrant to obtain such an order > in a Toronto court?
This will depend on the treaties between the two countries. Here in the UK a US court has effective powers because they can now extradite company directors to stand trial in the US. I am currently unable to enter the US* because I am in contempt of court for not providing a US court with a customers name and address relating to the case Microsoft v John Doe. The reason I could not provide the details were that doing so would have breached UK law (and got me into a lot of trouble) plus the details we had were probably false and of no value tot he court. Until I submit to the US court my business activities are a bit limited. I also can't take the kids to Disneyworld. US courts are becoming ever more powerful. [*OK I accept I could enter the US but I would be shackled and sent to Jail at the airport so effectively its the same thing] _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
