[Imc-uk-process] FYI: more trouble ahead in courts...

[andi at syndicate.org.uk]

FYI: more trouble ahead in courtrooms, this time in france.
cheers, andi

>Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 15:50:52 +0200 From: jb <jb at riseup.net>
>Subject: Re: [IMC-Tech] Confirm Domain Transfer
>
>
>hi,
>
>you're right. a french non-profit warned that it will sue
>indymedia if we don't stop open publishing by monday (that's
>yesterday). not only indymedia france, but the whole IMC network.
>
>i don't think they can loose such a trial. we have giant assh0les
>in courthouses here; same everywhere, i know, but here they use to
>hit very hard. i don't know how plausible an attack against the
>domain name is, but...
>
>as a consequence, it looked safer to move the domain name
>registration elsewhere and the transfer started quickly after we
>have known about the threat.
>
>btw, i pushed the button to confirm the transfer -- it was
>confirmation only (no room for sabotage, etc.).
>
>cheers, jb
>
>
>On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 09:07:29PM -0700, kellan wrote:
>> mark,
>> 
>> its my understanding that due to some pending trouble involving
>> IMC being sued in France that we shifted the registrar.
>> 
>> well i'm inclined to think that gandi is a political ally,
>> apparently these sort of cases can be very hard to defend in
>> france.
>> 
>> kellan