Attempts to get an injunction forcing a German registrar to collect certain Whois data are failing. ICANN has yet again failed to convince German courts that an injunction is needed to force domain name registrar EPAG to continue collecting certain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Regional court in Germany to reconsider Whois data GDPR case
· Policy & LawCourt exercises its option to re-evaluate its ruling before kicking appeal up to higher court. A German court that ruled against an injunction last month in a Whois data dispute will reconsider its decision. ICANN filed a legal action in Bonn after ... Continue Reading1 Comment
German court denies injunction against Tucows’ registrar EPAG over GDPR
· Policy & LawCourt agrees with Tucows that some Whois data is redundant. A German Court in Bonn has denied (pdf) ICANN's request for an injunction against Tucows' domain name registrar EPAG. ICANN filed the injunction request last Friday, the day the EU's ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Tucows responds to ICANN legal action related to GDPR
· Domain RegistrarsWorld's second largest domain name registrar lays out its position on GDPR as it relates to domain registrations. On Friday, the day that the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, ICANN filed a legal action in Europe ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ICANN files legal action against Tucows registrar over GDPR
· Policy & LawDomain name overseer hopes to get clarification about data collection for domain name registrations. ICANN has filed injunction (PDF) proceedings against EPAG, a domain name registrar owned by Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX), in a challenge meant to get clarity on ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment