tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930013.post3941871933115854751..comments2023-09-03T04:45:14.405-04:00Comments on Domain Name / Nom de domaine !: (nearly) All registrars violate French consumer law!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930013.post-57403484852169385112007-09-05T14:56:00.000-04:002007-09-05T14:56:00.000-04:00Thanks for the nice post!Thanks for the nice post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930013.post-6808066325178518572007-02-12T14:56:00.000-05:002007-02-12T14:56:00.000-05:00Cedric,According to what you say, all on-line busi...Cedric,<BR/><BR/>According to what you say, all on-line businesses would be breaking the law (art. 122-1 of French consumer code) in France.<BR/><BR/>The only "independent" mean of payment is cash (and only when it is handed over directly to the seller, since even money orders require the buyer to "buy" a service from the post or from companies such as Western Union).<BR/><BR/>Sorry but I do not agree with you. On-line businesses, including domain name registrars, may require credit cards. However, they do not require a specific type (e.g. VISA, Mastercard, Amex, etc.), issuing bank (BNP, SG, etc.).<BR/><BR/>However, regarding on-line businesses and payments, I would suggest that phone payments - usually tied to a specific operator - might configure a breach of French law as described in your article (i.e. consumer would need to have a line open with certain operator to use the service).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930013.post-82051883846227398342007-01-22T10:12:00.000-05:002007-01-22T10:12:00.000-05:00Good point, but there are two provisions in this a...Good point, but there are two provisions in this article:<br />- the first one prohibits the sale refusal,<br />- the second one prohibits the tying practices.<br />The "legitimate reason" exception only refers to the first provision.CMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747532008662788910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930013.post-37687616328832835622007-01-22T10:06:00.000-05:002007-01-22T10:06:00.000-05:00I find it difficult to understand your conclusion....I find it difficult to understand your conclusion. The article concerned clearly states that a refusal to deliver a service may be OK in case of a "motif légitime". Payment by VISA seems a perfect "motif légitime" to me, given the heavy administrative burden related to other payment methods (checking bank account; identifying application to a certain payment; waiting for payment to come in and thereby holding registration).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930013.post-91005832984737041512007-01-22T04:38:00.000-05:002007-01-22T04:38:00.000-05:00We are not concerned as we propose free method of ...We are not concerned as we propose free method of payments (such as wiretransfer) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com