[NA-Discuss] Documentary Information Disclosure Policy Request

[John Levine]

> I have composed a letter to ICANN Staff requesting the disclosure of a 
> certain document.  I would appreciate having this letter placed on the 
> agenda for our next NARALO meeting, and any member feedback to further 
> refine or augment this letter.

In December 2003 DROA agreed to a court order and injunction due to 
illegal misleading invoices and other violations of the FTC act.  Press 
release and link to complaint and court order:

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/12/domainreg.shtm

The order was signed on DROA's behalf by Daniel Klemann.

In June 2004, the Competition Bureau of Canada, which has a role analogous 
to the FTC, fined Klemann $40,000 and issued a five year prohibition order 
for fake renewal invoices.  The press release says his company at the time 
was 1480455 Ontario Incorporated, operating as IROC (Internet Registry of 
Canada).

http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/epic/site/cb-bc.nsf/en/00262e.html

A press release from 2002 says that they also arrested and charged James 
Tetaka in the yellowbusiness.ca matter described in your letter. In May 
2004 he was fined $60,000 and also had a prohibition order.

http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/epic/site/cb-bc.nsf/en/00464e.html

http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/epic/site/cb-bc.nsf/en/01184e.html
(three items, one for IROC, two for yellowbusiness)

http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/epic/site/cb-bc.nsf/en/01863e.html
(Tetaka fine)

Since Klemann and Tetaka both appear to be principals in DROC/DROA, I 
would expect that the ICANN rules to which you refer in your letter would 
require disclosure of all of these actions.

Incidentally, I have a stack of fake invoices from DROA and Liberty Names 
(same invoice format, same maildrop) that's about two inches high, with 
the most recent one having arrived last week.

R's,
John