FC: German government forces deletion of Ogrish.com domain

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Wed Feb 12 2003 - 09:37:56 PST

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    [Note to controversial sites that may be illegal under German law but legal 
    here: Register your domains in the U.S. --Declan]
    
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    http://news.com.com/2100-1023-984248.html
    
        German registrar bans Web site
        By Declan McCullagh
        February 11, 2003, 5:54 PM PT
    
        update A domain name registrar in Germany has deleted the registration
        for a gruesome U.S.-based online photo gallery that featured
        stomach-wrenching images from autopsies and medical procedures.
    
        Computer Service Langenbach, which operates the Joker.com registrar in
        Dusseldorf, Germany, yanked the Ogrish.com domain name from its
        database this week in response to a request from a German prosecutor,
        said the hosting service and the owner of the site Tuesday. [...]
    
        In an e-mail message to CNET News.com on Wednesday, Joker.com said the
        domain name was deleted because of a Jan. 26 order from
        Staatsanwaltschaft Dusseldorf, the public prosecutor's office. The
        alleged offense was "gewaltverherrlichung, and could be translated as
        glamorizing brutal force," the company said.
    
        [...]
    
    
    
    
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