Makes one wonder how many of these state run/funded cctld agencies would have the conjones or the legal ability to stand up to a government/minister's order that is politically motivated. Especially if those agencies depend on government for all or part of their funding. <div>
<br></div><div>Have to admit that I haven't closely followed the Mega Upload/Kim Dotcom issue. But, IIRC that concerns have been raised in New Zealand about the way in which governments have dealt with his arrest and seizure of assets. If correct, then one needs to think a lot about protecting people's rights and due process.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Ben</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Nii Narku Quaynor <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:quaynor@ghana.com" target="_blank">quaynor@ghana.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Ack!<div><div class="h5"><br><br>On Nov 8, 2012, at 12:12, Dr Eberhard W Lisse <<a href="mailto:el@lisse.na" target="_blank">el@lisse.na</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div></div></div><div><div class="h5"><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>Nii,</div><div><br></div><div>it is not even this time ok.</div><div><br></div><div>el</div><div><br>-- <span></span><div><br></div><div>
<span>Sent from the iPhone of</span><div><div><div>Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><div><br>On Nov 8, 2012, at 13:28, Nii Narku Quaynor <<a href="mailto:quaynor@ghana.com" target="_blank">quaynor@ghana.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>Would you or someone point me to GA ccTLD policy for this before we seem ad hoc. </div><div><br></div><div>For this case it seems ok to you but tomorrow the same approach will filter your own content and you'll cry foul bit it would be too late<br>
<br>On Nov 8, 2012, at 10:41, Pierre Lotis NANKEP <<a href="mailto:lnankep@yahoo.fr" target="_blank">lnankep@yahoo.fr</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<div><span>+++ to Gabon Government,</span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:13.3333px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:13.3333px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span>People should not use cyberspace of someone else to launch suspicious activities ...<br>What are they hiding? Why it (Megaupload) was disabled? Is it Gabon? No! No! NO!<br>Why do they think that Gabon would open their door?<br>
<br>That is Internet Regulation.</span></div><div><span></span></div><div> </div><div>--<br>Pierre Lotis NANKEP<br>IT Engineer / ANTIC<br>Web : <a href="http://www.antic.cm" target="_blank">http://www.antic.cm</a><br>Email (Pro) : <a href="mailto:pierre.nankep@antic.cm" target="_blank">pierre.nankep@antic.cm</a><br>
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