Anti-Piracy Firm Threatens ICANN with Lawsuit over .to Domain Piracy
6 hours ago
- #ICANN
- #Piracy
- #Domain Names
- Tonga Network Information Center (Tonic) manages the .to top-level domain since 1997, operating from the U.S.
- .to domains are popular among pirate site operators, with over 60,000 registrations.
- The MPA listed Tonic in its notorious piracy markets report due to alleged inaction on piracy.
- Warezio, a Czech anti-piracy firm, accuses Tonic of lacking transparency, Whois data, and dispute resolution mechanisms.
- Warezio threatens ICANN with legal action under Czech unfair competition law for tolerating Tonic's practices.
- ICANN claims limited authority over ccTLDs like .to, which operate under local laws.
- Warezio demands ICANN enforce accountability measures on Tonic within seven days or face legal consequences.