PAB [martys@INTERPORT.NET: Whois usage rules]

[Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>]

Marty Schwimmer sent a very clever letter to the domain-policy list. 
I'm not sure what the legal implications are, but the possibilities 
are rather interesting.  I made a copy, substituted my name, and 
sent it to <dont@netsol.com> and <bbur@ntia.doc.gov> -- it surely 
couldn't hurt to have a few more of them on record...

----- Forwarded message from "Martin B. Schwimmer" <martys@INTERPORT.NET> -----

Date:         Tue, 11 May 1999 11:31:11 -0400
Reply-To: "Martin B. Schwimmer" <martys@INTERPORT.NET>
From: "Martin B. Schwimmer" <martys@INTERPORT.NET>
Subject:      Whois usage rules
To: DOMAIN-POLICY@LISTS.INTERNIC.NET

A previous version of this email was sent to Don Telage



To Network Solutions Inc.

Attn: Don Telage, Esq.

Re:  Whois usage rules

I do not agree to the terms reproduced below.  I do not acknowledge Network
Solutions' ownership of the data contained in the whois database.

Marty Schwimmer
martys@interport.net




>"You agree that you will not reproduce, sell, transfer, or
>modify any of the data presented in response to your search request, or
>use of any such data for commercial purpose, without the prior
>express written permission of Network Solutions."
>

cc:  Becky Burr

----- End forwarded message -----

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Kent Crispin                               "Do good, and you'll be
kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain