auDA re-inserts cork in Bolton’s Bottle
By Renai LeMay
Monday, 26 July 2010 17:45
Australia’s domain name regulator has once again terminated the Australian accreditation of domain name registrar Bottle Domains — which is owned by flambuoyant entrepreneur Nicholas Bolton.
The two parties have been through an extensive legal battle – the details of which are available online in a lengthy document issued by the Supreme Court of Victoria (PDF). The struggle dates back to February 2009, when .au Domain Administration was notified by the Australian Federal Police that there had been a security incident affecting Bottle Domains customers.
AuDA subsequently discovered there had been an earlier security breach at Bottle in April 2007 – which, according to auDA, may have “caused or contributed to” the February 2009 incident.
These problems led to auDA’s decision to terminate Bottle’s accreditation in April 2009. Since that time, the pair have been loicked in legal action – the result of which was decided on Friday after Bottle lost an appeal regarding the matter.
“Following Friday’s decision in its favour, auDA has today re-initiated the termination process. Approximately 8,900 domain names registered by Bottle Domains have been transferred to auDA, and the registrants of these names will be sent instructions on how to transfer to another auDA accredited registrar,” said auDA in a statement.
