[LINK] Libya wants its domains back.

[Kim Holburn]

http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2010/10/the-ly-domain-space-to-be-considered-unsafe/

> The .ly domain space to be considered unsafe
> I would like to warn current and future owners of .ly domains of a  
> concerning incident regarding the deletion of one of our prime  
> domains ‘vb.ly’ by NIC.ly (the domain registry and controlling body  
> for the Libyan domain space ‘.ly’).
>
> In short:
>
> The domain was seized by the Libyan domain registry for reasons  
> which seemed to be kept obscure until we escalated the issue. We  
> eventually discovered that the domain has been seized because the  
> content of our website, in their opinion, fell outside of Libyan  
> Islamic/Sharia Law.
>
> This is deeply concerning for everyone, but especially .ly domain  
> owners, because it sets a precedent that all websites running on  
> a .ly domain must comply with Libyan Islamic/Sharia Law in order to  
> maintain their domains. This is especially concerning for anyone  
> running a url shortener or hosting user-generated content on a .ly  
> domain.
>
> You may also not know that since June 2010 .ly domains less than 4  
> characters long may no longer be registered by anyone who isn’t in  
> Libya – which suggests there is tension around foreign owned, high- 
> value, short .ly domains.
>


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