As an Irish resident and citizen living in Ireland, there is a lot wrong with the way the.ie domain is managed, but this issue is not one of them. Even in a free market economy you have to have checks and governance, and some sort of rules. If the the IEDR didnt adopt this approach the.ie domain would be a joke, much the same way the.com/.net/.org/.biz/.info system is now. Remember how.org used to be just for not for profits,.nets for netork companies etc.? Have another look and you will see that idea has gone by the wayside with the proliferation of the nastier side of the web.
I don't think youll find anyone of any nationality who would like their country level domain being used for what is popularly conceived to be adult, racist, or malodorous content.
So while its easy for people to wave fingers and point out about free speech and your constitution, thats your country not ours. I think if anyone saw the site allamericansarepigs.us they wouldnt be too happy, we have a similar right and obligation to uphold the good Irish name.
As a domain reseller I am happy with their rules on these sort of things as it actually is a selling point in getting a business to part with 120 instead of 10 for one of the popular domains.
This is not a free speech issue as its being popularised, more a one of upholding the inherent market value and marketability of a product. Remember the IEDR did ask for consultations on this and other issues, so this is what the response was. Also the IEDR is set up as a non govermental, self funding body. A cursory read of the website would reveal this and many more details.
If you want a porn site or other "non censored" domain, logon, open your wallet and pretend to be whoever you really want to be, and get yourself a virtual card and off you go and setup your porn/adult or whatever kind of site you want.com/.net/.org/.info/.biz.
However if you are an irish business and you want to instill into your customer and market that you are a) reliable b) trustworthy c) local d) established, then go get yourself a.ie domain and leverage that for all its worth!
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As an Irish resident and citizen living in Ireland, there is a lot wrong with the way the .ie domain is managed, but this issue is not one of them. Even in a free market economy you have to have checks and governance, and some sort of rules. If the the IEDR didnt adopt this approach the .ie domain would be a joke, much the same way the .com/.net/.org/.biz/.info system is now. Remember how .org used to be just for not for profits, .nets for netork companies etc.? Have another look and you will see that idea has gone by the wayside with the proliferation of the nastier side of the web.
I don't think youll find anyone of any nationality who would like their country level domain being used for what is popularly conceived to be adult, racist, or malodorous content.
So while its easy for people to wave fingers and point out about free speech and your constitution, thats your country not ours. I think if anyone saw the site allamericansarepigs.us they wouldnt be too happy, we have a similar right and obligation to uphold the good Irish name.
As a domain reseller I am happy with their rules on these sort of things as it actually is a selling point in getting a business to part with 120 instead of 10 for one of the popular domains.
This is not a free speech issue as its being popularised, more a one of upholding the inherent market value and marketability of a product. Remember the IEDR did ask for consultations on this and other issues, so this is what the response was. Also the IEDR is set up as a non govermental, self funding body. A cursory read of the website would reveal this and many more details.
If you want a porn site or other "non censored" domain, logon, open your wallet and pretend to be whoever you really want to be, and get yourself a virtual card and off you go and setup your porn/adult or whatever kind of site you want .com/.net/.org/.info/.biz.
However if you are an irish business and you want to instill into your customer and market that you are a) reliable b) trustworthy c) local d) established, then go get yourself a .ie domain and leverage that for all its worth!