Re: Reasoned debate requires reasonable statements

["Chris Clough" <chrisc@netsol.com>]

A common misperception may have been interpreted from your post: 
In fact, NSF sponsorship _never_ protected NSI from legal
liability. Network Solutions has born all the risks and expense
for its InterNIC operations.

Crispin wrote:
> The primary power NSF really brought to the scene is limitation
of 
> legal liability -- as a government agency they are relatively
immune 
> from suit.  Any group that steps in is considerably weaker in
this 
> regard.  Certainly the IANA is not immune to suit, nor are the
root 
> operators, nor are Jon Postel or Paul Vixie or any of a host of
other 
> players.  [Whether such suits would win is a totally different 
> question, of course.]
>