I wanted to post a couple thoughts on this. first, and most importantly, situations like the one here, and by that I mean situations where law enforcement has made a request in one form or another to Tucows in relation to a domain name, will always be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
there are two principals that are both true. first, Tucows has always, and has an obligation to, follow the law in jurisdictions in which it operates. second, Tucows has, and has always had, a respect for the rights of registrants. these things may seem to be competing principals and at times they may be, but in eight years and with tens of millions of domain transactions, we have never had a problem. as a registrar and more importantly, as a responsible member of the Internet community, Tucows is regularly interacting with law enforcement in different jurisdictions in dealing with some of the seamier elements of the Internet. this means that we have relationships where we have mutual respect which we believe allows us to much more effectively ensure that the rights of all parties are respected. in my discussions with senior officials our reputation for fair dealing is always confirmed. I can't tell you how often I hear "we wish all registrars were as responsible as you". we believe this gives us much more credibility and latitude in situations that are a bit trickier. there is no point in painting hypotheticals and asking us to render an opinion on them. it simply does not make sense. if any of you have specific, current fact situations that you would like help or guidance with please contact us offlist. I would suggest starting with your account rep and paul karkas. paul will help you and we always like to keep the rep in the loop. paul will enlist adam eisner or ross or myself or counsel as necessary. hope this helps. Regards Elliot On Mar 4, 2008, at 8:36 PM, evolver wrote: > Say I was a Canadian and this happened to me. Would Tucows/OpenSRS > comply with the US gov. or side with me/Canadian? > > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/us/04bar.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=liptak&st=nyt&oref=slogin > _______________________________________________ > domains-gen mailing list > [email protected] > http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
