[gnso-frn-dt] Article: Finally, domain-slamming registrar gets ICANN breach notice
FYI I thought you would be interested in the article below from DomainIncite. Best regards, Marika =============== Finally, domain-slamming registrar gets ICANN breach notice <http://domainincite.com/15350-finally-domain-slamming-registrar-gets-icann- breach-notice> Kevin Murphy <http://domainincite.com/about> , December 17, 2013, 10:27:44 (UTC), Domain Registrars <http://domainincite.com/category/domain-registrars> Domain ³slamming² registrar Brandon Gray Internet Services, which does business as NameJuice.com, has finally received its first ICANN compliance notice. If you¹ve been around the industry for a while you¹ll know Brandon Gray better as Domain Registry of America, Domain Registry of Canada, Domain Renewal Group and various other pseudonyms. <http://domainincite.com/images/domainrenewalgroup.png> DROA is known for being the prime perpetrator of the old ³slamming² scam, where fake postal renewal notices that look like invoices trick busy or gullible registrants into transferring their names. It was sued for slamming by Register.com back in 2002, spanked by the UK¹s Advertising Standards Agency as recently as 2009, and de-accredited by .ca registry CIRA. There¹s a list of the various times it¹s run afoul of regulators over on Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_scams> . ICANN yesterday sent a breach notice (pdf <http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/serad-to-patel-16dec13-en.pdf> ) to Brandon Gray, saying the company failed to ³maintain and make available to ICANN registration records relating to dealings with the Registered Name Holder² of businesspotion.com, in violation of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement. A Whois look-up reveals that businesspotion.com has belonged to the same registrant since 2009. However, in April 2011 it was transferred from 1&1 to Brandon Gray (DROA/NameJuice). I can only guess why it might have been transferred. However, the material ICANN wants only relates to the the period from July this year. It appears from the compliance notice that the owner of the domain tried to transfer his name away from DROA recently but claims to have not received the necessary authorization codes. Brandon Gray has until January 13 to provide ICANN with the requested documentation or face losing its accreditation. Back in 2011, the last time Brandon Gray tried to slam me <http://domainincite.com/6434-domain-registry-of-america-still-slamming-stil l-scamming> , I asked: ³Isn¹t it about time ICANN shut these muppets down?² Hopefully, that wish is a step closer to reality today. Attachment:
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