<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br>On 14/01/11 10:30, Mo Awkati wrote:<br>> Hiya Guys<br>> <br>> I have a client who wants a web site that he is not responsible for but<br>> is all about his business and<br>> it gives all his details including his home address. The website does<br>> not include any other business! I used WHOIS and found out who is the<br>> domain holder and it happens to be a web hosting company up north.<br>> <br>> What is the best way to go about getting them to take it down or at<br>> least remove his details?<br>> <br>> <br>> Thanks<br>> <br>> Mo<br>Hi
Mo,<br><br>First of all the usual disclaimer, IANAL.<br><br>It all depends, is
it a case of cyber-squatting or is it a disgruntled<br>customer/ex-employee/ex-business partner?<br><br>If cyber-squatting and it is a .uk domain try contacting the hosting<br>company or Nominet. For a .com/.org, try the hosting company, they may<br>be helpful.<br><br>If any of the latter, try contacting the hosting company but it will<br>probably require the use of a solicitor (under the defamation laws).<br><br>If the details are on blog, try contacting the owner of the blog and ask<br>them to redact the details. If they are unwilling, escalate the problem<br>to the hosting company.<br><br>- -- <br>Ron Wellsted<br><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ron@wellsted.org.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:ron@wellsted.org.uk"></a><br><br>It is a co.uk domain, and it sounds like a cyber squatting issues.<br>I will contact them nicely first!<br><br><br><br><br><br><br></div></div>
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