Nominet, let’s not adopt that new proposal, asked UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), Open Rights Group (ORG) and London Internet Exchange (LINX).
The aforementioned idea was to propose a-no-excuses shut down routine for all websites (i.e. without the need for a court order) that were engaging in a criminal activity also known as selling counterfeit goods.
As much as the bodies hated the fact that fake Louis Vuittons were out there, they thought that this went against the right to have a fair trial.
Open Rights Group’s Jim Killock, explained in more detail:
“It is an Article 6 right under the Convention to have an open fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law. Article 6 rights cannot be waived.
“Further the underlying rights are only subject to justified or authorized interference in accordance with or prescribed by law –which is accessible and formulated with sufficient precision to enable citizens to regulate their conduct.
“This is not and cannot be met when Nominet itself exists in a statutory and legal vacuum –and now acts without court orders.”
Nominet is reviewing the proposal at the time of writing.
In related news, Simplifydigital.com has previously reported that the Police Central E-Crime Unit has detected roughly 2,200 fake websites which were selling counterfeit goods or simply taking payments without the intention to send out the merchandise.
