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ICANN Whois case referred to appeals court in Germany

2018/07/26

ICANN’s lawsuit regarding how the Whois system should operate in the context of the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been referred to the Higher Regional Court in Cologne, Germany.
The Regional Court in Bonn has?told?ICANN that it has referred the proceedings, according to a statement on Thursday, July 19.
On May 25, the same day that the new EU regulation came into force, ICANN?filed?injunction proceedings against domain name registrar?EPAG?in Bonn, where EPAG is based, in an attempt to clarify how the regulation should be interpreted.
ICANN asked the court to clarify whether EPAG should be required to continue to collect administrative and technical contact information for new domain name registrations following the introduction of the GDPR.
The Regional Court in Bonn?declined?to issue an injunction on May 30.
Last month, ICANN?filed?an appeal against the decision at the Higher Regional Court of Cologne.
As part of the appeal process, the Regional Court in Bonn exercised its right to re-evaluate its decision, before referring the case to the Higher Regional Court. In its re-evaluation, the lower court did not alter its decision on the injunction, ICANN said.
Source: TBO

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