On Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 12:07:08PM -0300, Omar Kaminski wrote:
So we must admit that any final server (registrars) are contratual covered by national laws. Perhaps, but most probably not.
Of course they are covered by national law. Otherwise the operating company would not exist in this country. Please note, that I do not stop at the registrar level but got down the reselling chain.
Also, cross-national norms should be covered by International Conventions and/or Treaties to be granted (in less time).
For a transborder court order, Brazil takes at least 6 months to a year (or more) just to answer and then start the process itself.
Whois services are not a short cut for inefficient legal processes. If they are used to circument such legal preconditions, the whole system of Whois services should be considered as illegal itself.