WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May

Post by zaarn » Thu, May 17, 2018, 6:42 AM UTC

anfogoat wrote: post #122

zaarn wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

WHOIS will not be permanently offline, it will be temporarily offline while the ICANN and others work out how to give access to people who have legitimate interest in the data, ie people looking for a legal contact, sysadmins looking to notify someone, registrars themselves, etc. I don't think the US patent database will go offline, the EU one might hide personal information like name and address unless you request a…

> how to give access to people who have legitimate interest in the data, ie people looking for a legal contact, sysadmins looking to notify someone, registrars themselves, etc. That is, anyone but the public. Oh, EU, you've done it again.

Post by tscs37 » Fri, May 18, 2018, 1:00 PM UTC

dx034 wrote: post #162

tscs37 wrote: post #148

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Some minor Obfuscation should be okay "mail at example dot com" => "mail@example.com" and similar. Plus I'm fairly certain providing temporary mail addresses (with decent lifetime) would also be okay. Specialised Lawyer isn't quite right, a business that competes with you needs to file a complaint (IIRC from law course).

No, minor obfuscation is not ok. The same as a picture can be a problem for blind people, your example can be an issue for people not speaking english (it's a German law). I wouldn't take any risks with these laws.