Commission Tells EUrid To Investigate .eu Abuse?

According to a report on the European Affairs Channel website, the Commission has asked EUrid to investigate fraudulent registrations registrations where necessary revoke the domain registrations. The written response from a Commission spokesman is posted.

Apparently the Commission is aware of the problem and has brought it to the attention of EUrid. EUrid is currently assessing whether there are grounds for legal action. If EUrid finds irregularities then the Commission response said that:

“Measures would depend on the nature of the irregularities. Article 20 of Regulation 874/2004 establishes that, should the investigations confirm that the holder of the domain names have breached the terms of registration, the Registry can revoke those domain names at its own initiative. This decision however, shall be taken by the Registry in the light of the .eu legal framework.”

So it is all down to the people in EUrid finding out if there was abusive and speculative domain registrations by bogus registrars who gamed the simpleton designed system.

So do we expect a whitewash where EUrid will absolve itself of blame or a mass termination of bogus registrars and their clearly speculative and abusive domain registrations? This will be a test of the people in EUrid’s honour and integrity. Will they have the guts to admit that they screwed up and resolve the problem? The evidence is there in EUrid’s system and records.

Nothing less than the credibility of .eu is at stake.

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Written by John McCormac on April 23rd, 2006 with comments disabled.
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