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		giancarlostoro on Sept 16, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EasyDNS threatened with criminal complaint if clie... Yeah it reads to me (IANAL) as some "legal blackmail", hey give us this info or we sue you for the registrants crimes.

HenryBemis on Sept 16, 2019 [–]

It's an arm twisting move to force give out the name. Once they comply the will move to the next link of the chain and try to twist that arm. It never ends.

giancarlostoro on Sept 16, 2019 | [–]

Wonder what happens if the registrant has a fake name and address. I guess the domain gets removed?

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