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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Director Database Marketing (Herndon VA US) (http://www.saic.com/career/jobs/c5
On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, Tim Salo wrote: > > Did the idiots at SAIC forget that they don't *own* the domain information > > again? > > And, what makes you think that NSI doesn't have intellectual property > rights to the whois database. Again, please frame your answer in the > context of the applicable Federal law and regulations, probably the > FARs and the contract or cooperative agreement between NSI and the NSF. > > And, even if NSI doesn't "own" rights (either copyright or trade secret) to > the whois database, what makes you think that NSI must provide the > database to anyone else? And, if NSI is obligated to provide the database > to another party, (e.g., the U.S. Government), what makes you think that > that party is permitted or obligated to provide it to another party? > > I don't know that the answers are to these questions, but I haven't met > anyone who I thought had a clue either. Take a look at http://www.cavebear.com/nsf-dns/ for some answers (or more questions depending on your POV.) /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Patrick Greenwell (800) 299-1288 v Systems Administrator (925) 377-1212 v NameSecure (925) 377-1414 f Coming to the ISPF? The Forum for ISPs by ISPs http://www.ispf.com \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
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