Re: Hijacked Domain Names?

[tor@wtv.net (Bob Allisat)]

Karl Denninger allegedly said:
> So long as the IANA or IAHC allocates TLD names independently of AlterNic
> there really isn't a legal issue is there? In other words, just partition
> the Internet, leave it up to network administrators whose root servers they
> choose to use; either the IANA's or AlterNic's or whoever's.  So
> AlterNic does in fact "own" their TLD's.  As long as the IAHC or IANA
> does not attempt to force them to not use those names there shouldn't be
> a legal issue.


Kent Crispin replied:
>Yes.  Go right ahead.  It would absolutely guarantee that no one
>would ever use your root server.


 Kent you talk with way too much
 certainty for an internet in
 which there are so many alt.*
 newsgroups it's hard to keep
 track, personal Web pages out
 number business pages by huge
 magnitudes and creativity and
 individuality are not only
 respected but encouraged.

 I suspect an alternative will be
 very welcome among the regular
 people. After all to resolve the
 new TLD's all I have to do is set
 my personal name server settings
 to another number. And then it's
 bye-bye Internic monopoly.

 Seems to me you and your friends
 have spent more time together
 hatching plans to stiffle the
 people out there than actually
 listening to or observing their
 true nature. Mistake.

 Denninger says go ahead IAHC or IANA
 (or whatever) and do what you like.
 Just do not touch or attempt to
 circumvent or otherwise harm the
 Alternative Top Level Domain Names
 already emmerging. It would be not
 be wise or respectful of the amount
 of work we have done to create them.

                             Bob Allisat

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