[anti-abuse-wg] Enabling community self-help?

The swiss ccTLD seems to have things set up just right - and I would be
interested to find out if you think they're in breach of any european law
for doing what RIPE NCC appears to steadfastly refuse to do.

https://www.nic.ch/reg/cm/wcm-page/index.html?res=EF6GW2JBPVTG67DLNIQXU234MN6SC33JNQQGI7L6#a323

2.5  Duty of data maintenance

The holder is responsible for ensuring that all the data of domain names
registered for the holder and recorded by SWITCH in the database, such as
the data of the contact persons and technical details of the domain name,
are kept up-to-date, complete and correct for the entire term of
registration. For SWITCH, only the respective data registered in its
database are authoritative. SWITCH is not obliged to take note of data
communicated other than via www.nic.ch or the interface or to itself
conduct research into the accuracy of these data.

If the data prove to be incomplete, inaccurate or not up-to-date,
particularly with regard to references to a third party, and if as a result
the identity of the holder can be determined only at disproportionate time
and effort or if messages to the holder and/or the billing contact are
undeliverable, SWITCH is entitled to revoke this holder's domain name.
     2.6  Holder's correspondence address

SWITCH may demand that the holder of a domain name without a correspondence
address in Switzerland for .ch domain names, or in Liechtenstein for .li
domain names, supply such an address within 30 calendar days upon a demand
to this effect from a Swiss authority for .ch or the Liechtenstein Office
of Telecommunications (AK) for .li. Should the holder fail to supply any
address or fail to supply a valid and correct correspondence address in
Switzerland or Liechtenstein within this deadline, SWITCH will revoke his
domain name.
   *3.2.3*

*Temporary blocking of domain names and/or deletion of the name server
assignment*

b) Blocking of a domain name on suspicion of abuse

If there is a justified suspicion that the domain name is being used to
obtain sensitive data by wrongful means or to disseminate harmful software
(malicious code), SWITCH may delete the name server assignment to a domain
name and block it for five days. SWITCH is obliged to block a domain name
for 30 days if an application to this effect is made by an agency
appropriately recognised by the Swiss Federal Office of Communications
(OFCOM). The holder may demand a contestable order against the block from
the Federal Office of Police (FEDPOL) within 30 days of its commencement.
Otherwise, the further procedure and process is governed by the relevant
provisions of the Ordinance on Addressing Resources in the
Telecommunications Sector (OARTS).

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 11:11 PM, Gert Doering <gert at space.net> wrote:

>
> If the customer is not doing anything illegal, their papers are in order
> (contracts on paper arrive at the address given, and come back with
> a signature), and they are paying their fees, what else do you want to
> see for due diligence?




-- 
Suresh Ramasubramanian (ops.lists at gmail.com)
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