This whole directnic locking down a domain thing

[Jim]

Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the past few days, you know that directnic has locked and shut down a site that may or maynot have cp links and/or images.

If not, here is the short version. Directnic received a complaint about a site with cp. They investigated, locked the domain and wrote the owner asking for content ids. When the person didn't comply, they shut down the domain. And, it can't be moved to another registrar.

What they wanted was an clear government issued id with only the picture and birth date showing.

The FSC claims that Directnic was wrong in doing this
http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/F....asp?coid=1014

But, if you read the Directnic terms of service, you will clearly see that by entering into an agreement with them, you agree to allow them to do this. They actually had the right to just lock the domain and shut down the site without giving the person the opportunity to clear his name and domain. But, they gave him a chance anyway.

It seems at a board with a lot of posts but few webmasters, a lot of people think directnic was wrong. And many predict the downfall of directnic.

For myself, I think directnic did the right thing and was and will remain to be a stand up company. I am very happy having my domains hosted there and have no thoughts of moving.

This was one site where the person running it himself claims, "If there was cp, I didn't know about it".

What do you think?