Is this illegal

I'm not sure legal

[SargentJazza]

I'm not going to reveal the sites domain name
i checked with sunny.nic.com and checked this domain out to see the contact details and the registrant is Web Master and the contact info is [e-mail]
This is obviously wrong, but is this illegal?

[ritch_b]

Hi SargentJazza & welcome to WebmasterWorld!

digitalv's reply in this thread [webmasterworld.com] has some interesting info regarding false WHOIS data.

R.

[goodroi]

Here is another thread. Not necessarily illegal. A better question is whether your domain can be hijacked if it has false information.

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[kvalentine]

The reason many people dont list their real email is because of spam problems. I own a website and I have some of my personal information unlisted because of spam issues.

There is nothing illegal about it as far as I know but I am far from an expert. I use the Alexa toolbar with the fast who-is drop down menu and I have noticed that a lot of sites dont list owner information. I guess as long as you are paying your yearly fees they dont care.

Did you try looking on the website itself for contact information?

Kimberly

<Sorry, no personal URLs. See TOS [webmasterworld.com]>

[edited by: tedster at 11:24 pm (utc) on June 25, 2004]

[SargentJazza]

Um, the contact information I can agree with but it's more of the Registrants "name" I'm wondering about.
Is it legal to say that you are someone you arn't in WHOis

[kwasher]

Standard procedure from WDRP....

Dear Domain Holder,

This message is a reminder to help you keep the contact data associated with your domain registration up-to-date.

As of October 31, 2003 we are required by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to send you this reminder by the Anniversary date of each registered Domain Name that is subject to the terms and conditions of that organization.

Below is a list of domain names with your email address listed as the registrant or administrative contact. The current contact information associated with the domain may be verified by following the link provided.
If any of the contact data is inaccurate, it must be corrected. If the contact data is accurate, no further action is required to comply with this notice.

Please remember that under the terms of your registration agreement, the provision of false Whois (contact) information can be grounds for cancellation of your domain name registration.