Dynadot
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Type of site | Private Company |
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| Founded | 2002 |
| Predecessor(s) | INamePro, LLC |
| Headquarters | , |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Todd Han |
| CEO | Todd Han |
| Key people | Todd Han (Founder) & (President) |
| Industry | Domain Registrar |
| Products | Web Services |
| URL | www www |
Dynadotis anICANN-accrediteddomain registrarandweb hostcompany founded by software engineer Todd Han in 2002. Dynadot's headquarters is located inSan Mateo, California,with offices inZhengzhouandBeijing, China,as well asToronto,Canada.[1]
On 15 February 2023,Delhi High CourtorderedIndian IT Ministryto block Dynadot and other domain registrars overcybersquattingand not complying withIndian IT Rules, 2021.[2][3][4]
History
[edit]Dynadot was founded in 2002, inSan Mateo, California,by Todd Han, a software engineer. Originally called INamePro, LLC, the organization changed their name to Dynadot in 2003. Han was the sole operator of the company during the first-three years of its launch and he had hired the company's first employee in 2005.[5]
Bank Julius Baer lawsuit
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In February 2008, the wikileaks.orgdomain namewas taken offline after the Swiss BankJulius BaersuedWikiLeaksand Dynadot, the wikileaks.orgdomain registrar,in a court inCalifornia,United States, and obtained a permanentinjunctionordering the shutdown.[6][7]WikiLeaks had hosted allegations of illegal activities at the bank'sCayman Islandsbranch.[6]WikiLeaks' U.S. Registrar, Dynadot, complied with the order by removing itsDNSentries. However, the website remained accessible via its numericIP address,and online activists immediately mirrored WikiLeaks at dozens of alternative websites worldwide.[8]
TheAmerican Civil Liberties Unionand theElectronic Frontier Foundationfiled a motion protesting the action taken against WikiLeaks. TheReporters Committee for Freedom of the Pressassembled a coalition of media and press that filed anamicus curiaebrief on WikiLeaks' behalf. The coalition included major U.S. newspaper publishers and press organizations, such as theAmerican Society of News Editors,theAssociated Press,theCitizen Media Law Project,theE. W. Scripps Company,theGannett Company,theHearst Corporation,theLos Angeles Times,theNational Newspaper Publishers Association,theNewspaper Association of Americaand theSociety of Professional Journalists.The coalition requested to be heard as a friend of the court to call attention to relevant points of law that it believed the court had overlooked (on the grounds that WikiLeaks had not appeared in court to defend itself, and that no First Amendment issues had yet been raised before the court). Amongst other things, the coalition argued that:[9][unreliable source?]
WikiLeaks provides a forum for dissidents and whistleblowers across the globe to post documents, but the Dynadot injunction imposes a prior restraint that drastically curtails access to Wikileaks from the Internet based on a limited number of postings challenged by Plaintiffs. The Dynadot injunction therefore violates the bedrock principle that an injunction cannot enjoin all communication by a publisher or other speaker.[10]
Judge Jeffrey White, who initially issued the injunction, vacated it on 29 February 2008, citingFirst Amendmentconcerns and questions about legaljurisdiction.[11][12]WikiLeaks was thus able to bring its siteonlineagain. The bank dropped the case on 5 March 2008.[13][unreliable source?]The judge also denied the bank's request for an order prohibiting the website's publication.[9][unreliable source?]
Notes
[edit]- ^"All About Dynadot - Company Philosophy, Culture, and More | Dynadot".dynadot.Retrieved2023-03-15.
- ^Thapliyal, Nupur (2023-02-15)."Take Action Against Domain Name Registrars For Not Complying With IT Rules: Delhi High Court To IT Ministry".livelaw.in.Retrieved2023-03-15.
- ^Mathi, Sarvesh (2023-03-14)."Why Namecheap and four other domain registrars are blocked in India".MediaNama.Retrieved2023-03-15.
- ^Allemann, Andrew (2023-03-12)."Indian ISPs block access to major domain registrars".Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News.Retrieved2023-03-15.
- ^"About Dynadot".Dynadot.Archived fromthe originalon 2022-08-30.Retrieved2022-08-25.
- ^ab"Wikileaks.org under injunction"(Press release). WikiLeaks. 18 February 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 6 March 2008.Retrieved28 February2008.
- ^McCullagh, Declan (19 February 2008)."Wikileaks domain name yanked in spat over leaked documents".CNET.Retrieved29 May2018.
- ^"Free Speech Has A Number: 88.80.13.160".CBS News.20 February 2008.Retrieved29 May2018.
- ^abOrion, Egan (2 March 2008)."Judge reverses Wikileaks injunction".theinquirer.net.The Inquirer.Archived from the original on 8 September 2019.Retrieved23 September2009.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^Media coalition (26 February 2008)."Document 62"(PDF).Julius Baer v. WikiLeaks.Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 November 2008.Retrieved2 June2019.
- ^Philipp Gollner (29 February 2008)."Judge reverses ruling in Julius Baer leak case".Reuters.Retrieved1 March2008.
- ^Glater, Jonathan D. (5 March 2008)."Bank Moves to Withdraw Its Suit Against Wikileaks Site".New York Times (Bits Blog).Retrieved29 May2018.
- ^Claburn, Thomas (6 March 2008)."Swiss Bank Abandons Lawsuit Against WikiLeaks: The wiki had posted financial documents it said proved tax evasion by Bank Julius Baer's clients".InformationWeek.
