RegisterFly has been ordered to hand over to ICANN current and accurate data for all of its domain names now ICANN’s application for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against RegisterFly was granted on Monday by US Federal Court Judge, Manuel J. Real.
Under the TRO, RegisterFly is also obliged to provide this data every seven days, plus immediately allow ICANN staff access to the company’s records and books in order to perform an audit.
“We ask RegisterFly and its management to co-operate fully with the order,” said Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN President and CEO.
The TRO, entered in the Central District of California on Monday April 16, 2007, encompasses all domains registered by RegisterFly customers, including those registered under any proxy registration service, such as the company’s own “ProtectFly.” The Court has also scheduled a preliminary injunction hearing for April 26, 2007, which, if ICANN prevails, will extend the force and effect of the TRO for a longer period of time.
ICANN’s repeated requests for accurate registrant data from RegisterFly were initially refused by the company and then later partially-granted, although ICANN has remained concerned over the accuracy of some of the data, finding a significant portion of it deficient.
