<div dir="auto">Interesting questions there Ali. One may wonder if some nation states have extra territorial jurisdiction when it comes to matters to do with the internet. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 14, 2017 11:18, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Listers</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Apologies for cross-posting.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">An interesting case of the above is playing out in Costa Rica. I'm copying below verbatim email communications that has been sent out by the Costa Rica ccTLD Registry.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Attached you will find the Letter send by ccTLD .cr to GAC / ICANN CEO / ICANN President Costa Rica Ministry of Commerce, Costa Rica Ministry of MICITT (ICT)<div><br></div><div>A fragment of the letter: “The representative of the United States Embassy, Mr. Kevin Ludeke, Economist Specialist, who claims to represent the interest of the US Department of Commerce, has mentioned threats to close our registry, with repeated harassment regarding our practices and operation policies and even personal negative comments directed to our Executive Director, based on no clear evidence or statistical data to support his claims as a way to pressure our organization to take down the domain name without following our current policies”a<br><div><br></div><div>You can get your own conclusions<br><div><br></div><div>Related with domain name <a href="http://thepiratebay.cr/" target="_blank">thepiratebay.cr</a></div></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div><div class="m_2711808429967065958gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"></font></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><b></b>Attached is the letter.</font></div><p></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"></font></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><br></font></div><p></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"></font></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">This raises interesting questions and potential for precedence setting.</font></div><p></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline">1. </div>Should a Registry take down a domain simply by being asked to? Even if that domain is clearly violating laws?<br><p></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline">2. Shouldn't laid down procedures for take downs be adhered to? </div><p></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline">3. What recourse do the offended have in this case?</div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><p></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline">4. Should a foreign entity/country threaten to shut down a Registry?</div><br><p></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline">Regards</div><br><p></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"></font></b></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><br></font></b></div><p></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"></font></b></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"></font></b></div><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ali
Hussein</font></b><p></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Principal</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><b>Hussein & Associates</b></font></p><font size="2">
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