Subscribe to RSSICANN Does Not Take Down Websites
Following the actions by the Department of Homeland Security and nine U.S. Attorneys’ Offices whereby 82 domain names were seized because the websites they linked to were allegedly, as the EFF says, engaged in the sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and illegal copyrighted works, the ICANN CEO and President has said the organisation was not a party to the actions and nor was it a target of them.
In a posting on the ICANN Blog, Rod Beckstrom says “ICANN does not take down domain names – we have no technical or legal authority to do that. We have no involvement in the takedown of any website, which is an issue of national authority. ICANN knew nothing about this enforcement action until after the fact.
“And with good reason, since we are not a law enforcement entity or an agent of the U.S. or any other government. ICANN is the non-profit coordinator of the Internet’s global domain name system and is not involved in website content in any way.”
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