Dec. 14, 2009
9:13 p.m.
This is one of the smartest moves I have seen from a Registrar in terms of cybercrime and they should be lauded for it. Every Registrar should make this language part of their TOS....
Most registrars, including GoDaddy before this change, already had a catch all provision prohibiting the registrant from using the domain for "illegal" conduct. The harder question, not addressed in the post, is what constitutes evidence of something prohibited by the terms of service. I suspect that a process by which registrars could be assured of the authenticity of evidence and the merits of claims of illegality would be the most effective way of making the changes you are proposing. Bret