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RegisterFly was a New Jersey (U.S.) based internet hosting and domain name registrar that had their ICANN-accredited status terminated in March 2007.〔ICANN Blog (FAQs for RegisterFly customers ), April 3, 2007 〕 ==History== RegisterFly formerly acted as a reseller of the services of eNom, but became an accredited registrar in its own right in 2006 through the acquisition of "Top Class Names" sold to the company by Directi with Bhavin Turakhia completing the asset transfer.〔The Register, Burke Hansen. (ICANN sued by irate RegisterFly customer, as class action rumble begins ), March 28, 2007 〕 By February 2007, the company was registrar for approximately 2,000,000 domain names held by about 900,000 customers.〔The Register, Burke Hansen. (Registerfly on the fly, ICANN on the run ), February 19, 2007 〕 Notable clients of RegisterFly included the government of Thailand, the Easter Seals charity, and pop star Michael Jackson.〔Business Week, Steve Hamm, (Allegations Fly at Registerfly ), ''Claims of embezzlement and complaints from irate customers threaten to derail the small domain-name registrar,'' March 8, 2007 〕 In 2007, ICANN launched an investigation of RegisterFly amid allegations of fraud. No lawsuits were initially filed between the governing domain body and the company; however, there was during this time a lawsuit between the company's two owners, CEO John Naruszewicz and Kevin Medina. RegisterFly's website went offline for a time, causing serious concern amongst registrant customers of RegisterFly.〔Netcraft news, (RegisterFly Site Goes Offline ), March 6, 2007 〕〔Hostsearch news, (Netcraft Reports RegisterFly Site Offline ), March 8, 2007 〕 The incidents and lawsuit that then followed were the result of a feud between RegisterFly co-owners Kevin Medina and John Naruszewicz, who were at once both business and intimate partners. As problems at RegisterFly gained momentum, their ten-year-long business and romantic relationship abruptly came to an end.〔The Register, Burke Hansen; (ICANN: we can help Registerfly mess ), March 14, 2007 〕 The lawsuit between the former partners alleged, among other matters, that Medina misappropriated corporate funds for personal use.〔〔The Register, Burke Hansen. (Registerfly files suit against ousted CEO ), February 22, 2007 〕 However, the court ruled on March 8, 2007, in favor of Medina, stating that Naruszewicz had no ownership over RegisterFly. Medina resumed control over RegisterFly, but not before Naruszewicz published a public apology to customers on the company's web page.〔Business Week, Steve Hamm, et al. (Judge Rules for Ousted Registerfly CEO ), March 9, 2007 〕 On March 28, 2007, U.S. District Court Judge William Osteen unsealed a class action lawsuit filed by Attorney E. Clarke Dummit against RegisterFly, eNom, and ICANN. The lawsuit alleges that RegisterFly systematically defrauded customers attempting to register or renew Internet domain names. Due to the reported negligence of RegisterFly in protecting its customers, angry calls have arisen for oversight of the domain registrar industry.〔Business Week Online; ("How Secure Is Your Domain?" ) Problems at RegisterFly.com shed light on loose oversight of Net addresses", March 26, 2007 〕 On March 16, 2007, ICANN publicly announced that Registerfly will cease operating as an ICANN-Accredited Registrar on March 31, 2007.〔ICANN, (Official ICANN announcement ), March 16, 2007 〕 ICANN officially removed Registerfly's accreditation on March 31, 2007 and ordered Registerfly to cease operation and remove the ICANN logo from Registerfly's website. However, Kevin Medina invoked the arbitration clause in the registrar's accreditation agreement which allows him to continue to operate as a domain name registrar through an arbitration process laid out in the contract.〔ICANN.org (ICANN public participation site ) 〕 On April 17, 2007, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order to ICANN, compelling Registerfly to turn over all registration data within 48 hours and to update it every seven days.〔ICANN.org, (ICANN announcement ) April 17, 2007 〕 Medina failed to do so, and ICANN was granted a civil contempt order against Registerfly on May 9, 2007, compelling Registerfly to comply with the preliminary injunction. Because Kevin Medina failed to show up for the hearings, the judge issued a show cause why Medina should not be found personally in contempt of court on May 16, and ordered another hearing for May 25, 2007. Kevin Medina appeared in court on May 25, 2007, and was found personally in contempt for not complying with the previous orders. The temporary restraining order was made permanent. He was given 48 hours to post a notice on his website stating that Registerfly's accreditation had been terminated, and until June 1, 2007 to give ICANN all registrant data. Registerfly could be fined $5,000 USD a day for failure to do so. Registerfly initially posted the required ICANN notice in the help section of their website; however, the notice did not meet all of the order's requirements, especially as to placement on the top one-third of every page in a fourteen-point bold typeface.〔ICANN.org, (ICANN vs. Registerfly preliminary injunction item 11 )〕 RegisterFly has since printed the required notice on its home page.〔RegisterFly.com, (Home Page, retrieved 5 September 2007 ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RegisterFly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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