[ga] I've been waiting to see something like this

["L. Gallegos" <jandl@jandl.com>]

E-COMMERCE COMPANIES FACE CHALLENGES OF TRADE SANCTION LAW
The Associated Press runs a story on the challenge
e-commerce companies face in complying with trade sanction
law.  While the Monster.com incident from earlier this year
received the greatest amount of attention, domain name
registration and global debt ratings are also cited as
potential areas of concern.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/124257_netsanctions30.html

Would the registry be the entity to require the blocking or would it be at registrar 
level, where some registrars are outside the US.  Can the US block transactions 
from customers dealing with those off-shore registrars?  The money is paid to the 
registrar, not the registry and the customer belongs to the registrar and not the 
registry.  Could a registry like Verisign restrict the sales of a registrar in the UK or 
elsewhere?  It's the registrar that is paying Verisign and is the customer of Verisign.

However, with the WLS, couldn't that change?  If the registry is a "thick" model 
where the registrations come directly through the registry, would that make a 
difference?  If the registry is not US based, would that make a difference?  Would 
the registrars who are US based be the ones restricted based on their location?

It's an interesting situation, IMO.  Just how much can the US dictate to global 
registries/registrars?

Leah


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