DirectNic Demands SlicksNetwork.com Hand Over Model IDs

[gonzo]

Could there be a lot more driving behind this than anyone is aware of?

Directnic stepped up in my book as far as ethics go.

Businesswise... Im not sure if they didnt open a can of worms or not.

[Hell Puppy]

Yeah, this one is a bit of an odd move on the surface. I hate scammers, kiddie porn and whatever other trash they might be seeing on those sites. And I can appreciate the integrity of opting not to business with them.

But a bit of a risky move. I'm not sure I'm comfortable with a registrar appointing themselves to be the internet police.

[Jace]

I am on the fence with this now, while I can see the side that they are covering their asses, I don't like the fact that the email said "do this by monday or we shut your sites down"

regardless, there should be industry standard protocols in place for situations like this that all hosts/billers/registrars comply with when a issue arises

as it stands right now, like most of what we do, it is every man for himself

[softball]

Originally Posted by gonzo

Could there be a lot more driving behind this than anyone is aware of?

Directnic stepped up in my book as far as ethics go.

Businesswise... Im not sure if they didnt open a can of worms or not.

Ethics? I think not. This sucks. No trial. Just their decision as to what is illegal or not. Locking the account so they can't move on really is pretentious. Judge and jury. This is redneck justice....a lynch mob.
Isn't this the company that was accused of stealing "who is" inquiries? Come on folks. Don't you think there is an ulterior motive here?
http://www.oprano.com/msgboard/showt...ight=directnic

[Jace]

and so it begins

even though Mike AI said he would extend the time in which Slick had to gather the ID's, his sites are all shut down now

http://www.reallyeighteen.com/
http://www.amateurcurves.com/

[Peaches]

Originally Posted by Jace

and so it begins

even though Mike AI said he would extend the time in which Slick had to gather the ID's, his sites are all shut down now

http://www.reallyeighteen.com/
http://www.amateurcurves.com/

1. I didn't see Michael saying they extended the time, Slick said a letter from DirectNic's lawyer said they extended the time
2. I strongly suspect something else is up. DirectNic is loaded with attorneys. They aren't going to do something to put themselves in a bad legal situation.

[Jace]

Originally Posted by Peaches

1. I didn't see Michael saying they extended the time, Slick said a letter from DirectNic's lawyer said they extended the time
2. I strongly suspect something else is up. DirectNic is loaded with attorneys. They aren't going to do something to put themselves in a bad legal situation.

Originally Posted by Slick

Well, my attorney got an email reply from DirectNic. They want me to confirm the models ages of the first 14 thumbs on Major Pervert. If I can do that, they say they'll let this go.

Originally Posted by Slick

They did also extend the deadline, although they didn't state until when, so they are willing to work with me and making it easier on my by requesting for 14 thumbs rather than every one, so they re being more reasonable and willing to get this solved, I do appreciate that.

I really don't think he would lie about that

I don't think anything else is up at all, I think there is a serious lack of communication between mike and his employees and they basically just ruined someones day

i will agree with most though and say the content on those tgp's was WAY questionable, still I don't think it should be in the hands of the registrar to shut the sites down while the site owner is trying to resolve things with you

[Jace]

Originally Posted by Peaches

DirectNic is loaded with attorneys.

Originally Posted by Slick

I just called up DirectNic support and they said I was shut down due to illegal content. I asked for a phone number for the legal department, but they said they didn't have one.

um.......ok?

[Elli]

Highly interesting. If a company acts like it bears responsibility for the content, then it makes them legally liable, yes? Regardless of previously stated laws?

So they're going to start policing all their accounts, I'm assuming. Is this them taking the high road of "self regulation" or is there more behind it?

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Elli

Highly interesting. If a company acts like it bears responsibility for the content, then it makes them legally liable, yes? Regardless of previously stated laws?

So they're going to start policing all their accounts, I'm assuming. Is this them taking the high road of "self regulation" or is there more behind it?

Beats me. But can you tell me if Lars has been freed from the clutches of that evil Zango company?

[Jace]

I guess I am going to bow out of the debate for now until Mike posts something or let's someone know something

there is obviously more to this than is being said

[softball]

I still think that any registrar that feels uncomfortable with a domain it has registered can a: report it to the proper authorities and b: let the "offender" move on to another registrar. This flies in the face of "innocent until proven guilty".

America is becoming one great paranoid witch hunt of late. You gotta watch what you write. You gotta watch what you say. Or someone might turn you in. It feels like the Soviet Union.
Can you say McCarthy kids?