Dormant opposition party websites now turned into porn sites

Two websites believed to be formerly used by Malaysian opposition parties have now been turned into porn sites.

They are www.partirakyat.org and www.partikeadilan.org

A "whois" search (using networksolutions.com search engine) of "partirakyat" reveals the following registration details:

Domain ID:D101483375-LROR
Domain Name:PARTIRAKYAT.ORG
Created On:21-Sep-2003 15:09:08 UTC
Last Updated On:21-Nov-2003 04:04:42 UTC
Expiration Date:21-Sep-2004 15:09:08 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:R39-LROR
Status:OK
Registrant ID:2EF83D2A736E3D5E
Registrant Name:Melnikov Dmitri
Registrant Street1:P.O. Box 58
Registrant City:Saint-Petetsburg
Registrant Postal Code:196602
Registrant Country:RU
Registrant Email:pelmen@l6l.net

A "whois" seach of partikeadilan.org reveals the following registration details:

Domain ID:D87164058-LROR
Domain Name:PARTIKEADILAN.ORG
Created On:02-Jun-2002 03:28:52 UTC
Last Updated On:11-Dec-2003 23:10:43 UTC
Expiration Date:02-Jun-2004 03:28:52 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:R48-LROR
Status:CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:ODN-351808
Registrant Name:Randy Weyforth
Registrant Organization:VCRs-R-Us
Registrant Street1:PO Box 44167
Registrant City:Baltimore
Registrant State/Province:MD
Registrant Postal Code:21236
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.4106421304
Registrant Email:randy@headjunk.com

Now the question is why would Messrs Melnikov Dmitri of St Petersburg and Randy Weyforth of Baltimore use the domain names of "partirakyat" and "partikeadilan" for porn websites. Unless there is more than meets the eye here....

(The real Parti Keadilan Rakyat is now using the domain name www.partikeadilanrakyat.org)

Blog visitor Suresh says: "They are effectively spammers. Nothing funny about the registrations done. The two political parties made the huge mistake of not protecting the rights to their names.

"There is no excuse. It only cost RM270 for a 10-year, hassle-free registration of the domain name to protect their image."