Whois data seller quickly folds after facing lawsuit. Domain Name Commission (DNC), which manages New Zealand's .NZ namespace, has dropped a lawsuit it filed against Whois API after the parties quickly settled the matter. Domain Name Commissioner ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Appeals court affirms injunction against DomainTools
· Policy & LawDomainTools must take down .NZ Whois records while lawsuit proceeds. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled in favor of .NZ domain manager Domain Name Commission in a fight against DomainTools. Domain Name Commission ... Continue Reading6 Comments
DomainTools appeals injunction decision in .NZ case
· Policy & LawCyber security service wants injunction thrown out. Whois data and security service DomainTools has appealed a preliminary injunction brought against it by .NZ registry Domain Name Commission Limited (DNCL). DNCL sued DomainTools in June 2018 over ... Continue Reading5 Comments
New Zealand’s .NZ administrator sues DomainTools
· ServicesCountry code administrator says that DomainTools is violating its Whois Terms of Use. Domain Name Commission Limited (DNCL), the group that oversees New Zealand's .nz country code domain namespace, has sued (large pdf) DomainTools over its collection ... Continue Reading16 Comments