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." Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com ================================ // =================================== ISBN 0879305150 *=" ____ / +1 (415) 435-5010 [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ ) Tiburon, CA // \\ "Carpe canine"
