[Gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg] Company Disclosures - Irish Case

[Volker Greimann]

In Germany, the requirement to disclose is is regulated by the Telemedia 
Act (Telemediengesetz). It basically requires that German websites must 
disclose information about the publisher, including their name and 
address, telephone number or e-mail address, trade registry number, VAT 
number, and other information depending on the type of company or 
individual.^<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressum#cite_note-7> German 
websites are defined as being published by individuals or organisations 
that are based in Germany, so an Impressum is required regardless of the 
TLD. This law has created privacy concerns for individuals who maintain 
blogs or personal homepages with advertizing banners or affiliate links 
(which push them into the commercial realm according to German 
courts).^<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressum#cite_note-10> The law 
has also caused lawyers to scrutinise websites for this information and 
send cease-and-desist letters to their maintainers in case it is 
missing.^<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressum#cite_note-11> Even 
Facebook profiles of companies must have an Impressum 
(https://www.facebook.com/help/342430852516247) to remain in compliance 
with the law.

So there is absolutely no need for whois in Europe.

VG


Am 18.08.2015 um 14:24 schrieb Michele Neylon - Blacknight:
> One of the arguments some people put forward against privacy / proxy is one of “transparency”
>
> Under Irish law limited companies (not businesses / sole traders) have disclosure obligations on their website(s)
> These do NOT apply to whois
>
> “Every limited liability company which has a website is also required to display either on its homepage or to be identified on its homepage, a readily accessible webpage on which the following appear:
>
> the name and legal form of the company
> the place of registration of the company and the number with which it is registered
> the address of the registered office of the company
> in the case of a company exempt from the obligation to use the company type (Companies Limited by Guarantee/Designated Activity Companies) as part of its name, the fact that it is such a company.
> in the case of a company which is being wound up, the fact that it is being wound up
> if the share capital of a company is mentioned on the website, the reference must be to the paid-up share capital"
>
> And https://www.cro.ie/Registration/Company/Incidental-Obligations/Letterheads
>
>
> So you will find Irish companies that are using proxy / privacy on the whois but who publish all their contact details on their website(s)
>
> You’ll also notice that many of the European registrars (myself included) have our company details in our email signatures - whereas most Non-EU based companies don’t ….
>
> Regards
>
> Michele
>
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