DirectNic Demands SlicksNetwork.com Hand Over Model IDs

[Elli]

Highly interesting. If a company acts like it bears responsibility for the content, then it makes them legally liable, yes? Regardless of previously stated laws?

So they're going to start policing all their accounts, I'm assuming. Is this them taking the high road of "self regulation" or is there more behind it?

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Elli

Highly interesting. If a company acts like it bears responsibility for the content, then it makes them legally liable, yes? Regardless of previously stated laws?

So they're going to start policing all their accounts, I'm assuming. Is this them taking the high road of "self regulation" or is there more behind it?

Beats me. But can you tell me if Lars has been freed from the clutches of that evil Zango company?

[Jace]

I guess I am going to bow out of the debate for now until Mike posts something or let's someone know something

there is obviously more to this than is being said

[softball]

Originally Posted by Jace

I guess I am going to bow out of the debate for now until Mike posts something or let's someone know something

there is obviously more to this than is being said

I truly hope there is because on the surface, it is a book burning.

[softball]

OK, here is a possible scenario. A Canadian registers his domain with Directnic. Directnic decides he is posting dodgy stuff so demands id's or Directnic will lock up his domain and virtually shut him down.
Here is the cunundrum.
The Canadian government says that is illegal and the Canadian citizen could be prosecuted for doing what Directnic demands.
What is this "innocent" person supposed to do in this case? Roll over and provide the id and possibly go to jail? Or get shut down because someone at Directnic has decided that it is illegal content.
This is a pandora's box of ethical issues.

[gonzo]

I still want to know which sponsors have that questionable teen content.

For directnic to get lawyered up about it makes me wonder.

[Hammer]

Jace, why are you saying they're just covering their asses? They are merely the registrant of the name, they have absolutely no legal responsibility in what the domain is used for.

This is total horseshit and it's illegal. I knew MikeAI was a Republican, but I sure didn't expect him to go from being a pornographer to a fucking zealot.

Just like reformed smokers. They like it just fine while they're doing it, but preach against it with a fervor when they quit.

This is the same as the bullshit with Crissy Moran. She went from being a porn whore to a zealot overnight.

p.s. Why the hell does anyone pay DirectNic $15 a year when they can use GoDaddy and pay $8?

[Peaches]

I can 100% guarantee you Michael knew absolutely nothing about this until Slick made his post on GFY and someone contacted Michael. He's an owner - he's not involved in the day to day activities of the biz.

Yes, Jace, they have a legal team. It's pretty standard to tell someone basically cold calling to contact their legal team by email. IBM would probably tell you the same thing. Intercosmos is huge. DirectNic isn't the only thing they do and even moreso, I doubt the adult domains are their biggest business.

This is PURELY speculation on my end, but I can easily see someone contacting the government agencies months and months ago about these sites - this didn't just happen overnight. I haven't seen the sites (I don't even click on that shit) but even those on Slick's side and against DN said they very much looked like CP.

If DN cut him off w/o reason, he has a good lawsuit. First he needs to find a good lawyer. It seems whomever he has now isn't doing him much good.

[softball]

I still think that any registrar that feels uncomfortable with a domain it has registered can a: report it to the proper authorities and b: let the "offender" move on to another registrar. This flies in the face of "innocent until proven guilty".

America is becoming one great paranoid witch hunt of late. You gotta watch what you write. You gotta watch what you say. Or someone might turn you in. It feels like the Soviet Union.
Can you say McCarthy kids?