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[Brian Koontz <brian AT opennicproject.org>]

On Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 01:40:56PM +0000, Web Master wrote:
> That's exactly what we do at BlockAid. We have the ability to detect when
> domains are seized and then circumvent the seizure where necessary.

We (OpenNIC) need to tread carefully here.  It's one thing to continue
to resolve an OpenNIC domain that points to a site which has had its A
record changed in ICANN-space.  It's an entirely different story to
purposefully create an OpenNIC A record (or modify ICANN-space A
records as they are returned) to circumvent a seized domain.  

If OpenNIC chooses to be a test case to determine if cirumventing a
domain seizure is against (US) law or not, there needs to be
infrastructure put in place that would force the law to treat OpenNIC
as any other corporation and to shield (to the extent possible)
individual T2 operators.  I've always advocated creating some sort of
legal structure for OpenNIC and then encouraging T2 operators to
register their WHOIS information under OpenNIC's name.  Nothing
different than registering under a WHOIS anonymous proxy.

BTW, have no doubts that there are subscribers to this list with a
vested interested in what we do.  

  --Brian

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