Quote Originally Posted by Lee View Post
Actually, they arent.

By locking the domain/s DirectNic enabled several things to happen (or not to happen as the case may be).

1) They made it impossible for the 'owner' of the domain name to 'change'.
2) They made it possible for the WHOIS information to remain the same.
3) They made it possible for the domain owner to still have basic control of the domain.
4) They stopped any potential transfer of the domain away from them, thus making it easier to track for any potential Federal investigation.

You have said on GWW in the past that 'naming' these CP distributors can alert them to the fact they might be getting a visit from the Feds and starting to change their information, host, etc.

Directic took a step in making sure this couldnt happen, they did the right thing by locking the domain because it now means should the Feds need to track this domain owner down, they can do a lot more easier than if he had been able to transfer the domain to another registrar and throw 'privacy' protection on the domain.

Regards,

Lee

FYI: FBI doesn't track down child pornographers based on whois information supplied for the domains they register, and child pornographers do not provide valid whois data.

They track them down by actively monitoring the sites that they run, forensically examining logs on the servers the sites are hosted on, and installing taps on their internet connection.

Registrars locking a domain name does nothing but tip people off, after which, they may get rid of all of the logs, evidence, change their connection, and abandon their sites.

If they're actively molesting children and taking pictures of it, they may then move and/or "dispose of" the children, which happens more often than any of us want to think about. The FBI's NUMBER ONE concern in child pornography cases, is to FIND the CHILDREN that are being abused, and save them from further abuse, and provide them with the help that they need.

Sometimes leaving a site live for a period of time, and not tipping their hat, is what it takes to do that.

Arbitrary actions like this by private companies can, in my opinion, severally interfere with active investigations by law enforcement, that said companies would have no idea were even taking place, and could potentially cost children their lives.

Child pornography, abuse, and exploitation is a SERIOUS, often times life and death issue, and it should be left to professionals who have dedicated their lives to putting a stop to it.