<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Good afternoon:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The actions by the Spanish authorities as described in this article are incompatible with the principles of free speech.</div><div class="">Also, any Registry would rightly expect a clear legal basis before implementing the requested actions.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If this is allowed to pass in the circumstances as described, it would create an unwelcome precedent.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Christopher Wilkinson</div><div class="">Member of the Internet Society Chapter for Catalunya.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> <br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 20 Sep 2017, at 10:58, Thomas Rickert <<a href="mailto:thomas@rickert.net" class="">thomas@rickert.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Hi all,<div class="">you might find this article interesting.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.internetnews.me/2017/09/20/dotcat-registry-offices-raided-spanish-police/" class="">https://www.internetnews.me/2017/09/20/dotcat-registry-offices-raided-spanish-police/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best,</div><div class="">Thomas</div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="">Ws2-jurisdiction mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Ws2-jurisdiction@icann.org" class="">Ws2-jurisdiction@icann.org</a><br class="">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ws2-jurisdiction<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>