Re: Legal/Ethical question for the list

[David Denney]

On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 09:36:47AM +0100, Stewart Boutcher wrote:
> Now he is attempting to transfer domains away from us in order to set-up his
> web site elsewhere without paying this bill.  We are fine with the Nominet domains
> (.uk) because their member agreement allows for refusal to transfer if *any* money
> is owed by the customer.

ICANN does not allow you to hold a domain hostage.
If he paid for the domain, it is his. PERIOD.
If he didnt pay for hosting, that is a totally different matter.
Send his outstanding balance to a collection agency.
They will happily mess up his credit rating.
I am forced to do this all the time.

> Stewart Boutcher

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