Carl Oppedahl wrote:

>It seems likely that the NSI policy was a hasty and ill-conceived response
>to the legal bills in the Knowledgenet case, in which NSI's Washington
>counsel spent over a hundred thousand dollars fighting personal
>jurisdiction in Illinois which is where Knowledgenet sued it.

NSF paid NSI $74,617 for the cost of litigation and fees in the
Knowledgenet case between April 1 and September 13, 1995.  Associated legal
costs in the case occurring after the imposition of registration fees were
absorbed by NSI.
http://rs.internic.net/nsf/agreement/amendment5.html (Jan. 6, 1997)

"The Foundation hereby approves payment of the Awardee's invoice covering
litigation costs with Knowledgenet, Inc. in the (reduced) amount of
$74,617. This amount includes only the actual cost of the litigation and
associated fee
amount."


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