yuna49 writes “Adam Liptak of the New York Times reports this day about the plight of a Spanish tour operator whose domain names have been embargoed by his domain name registrar (eNom). They pulled his domains after they discovered the tour operator’s name on a US Treasury blacklist. It turns out he packages tours to Cuba largely for European tourists who can legally travel there, unlike Americans. The article cites ‘a press release issued in December 2004, nearly three years before eNom acted. It said Mr. Marshall’s company had helped Americans evade restrictions on travel to Cuba and was ‘a generator of resources that the Cuban regime uses to oppress its people.’ It added that American companies mustn’t only stop doing business with the company but also freeze its assets, meaning that eNom did exactly what it was legally required to do.’ The only part of the operator’s business in the United Says is his domain name registration; all other aspects of his business lie outside the United Says.”
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