Re: [ga] Bulk Whois Data Issue

["William S. Lovell" <wsl@cerebalaw.com>]

Absurdity reaches new heights.  One can also keep one's name out of the
phone book by not having a phone, or out of the Motor Vehicle Department's
lists by having neither a driver's license nor a car. But both of those entities
have procedures for protecting their user's privacy. The Internet, or indeed
a domain name, are rapidly becoming necessary parts of doing business, and
indeed a healthy means for self expression by private citizens. To suggest
that 
one must necessarily give away all rights of privacy just because some registrar
sees yet one more way to squeeze out a buck is unconscionable.

I guess that's the kind of thing one learns in Economics/Finance schools.

Bill Lovell

George Kirikos wrote:
> 20020418022909.8806.qmail@web14208.mail.yahoo.com">
> Hello,
>
> --- Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >   The complaintant would file for a subpoena to the registrar for the
> > information that they are requesting.
> >     
>
> This raises legal and business costs enormously. Good for the lawyers,
> but not for everyone else.
>
> I think a domain name is a privilege, not a right. Registrants have the
> possibility to keep their WHOIS data private simply by not buying a
> domain name, in which case they'd not be bound by the registrant
> contract.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> George Kirikos
> http://www.kirikos.com/
>
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