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>Dave,
>
>>Some foes worry the new law could even apply to the Internet white
>>pages directory for ".com," ".net," and ".org" sites--meaning domain
>
>This is an old debate that seems to be well settled
>most other places in the world. Most registries assert
>a copyright over the information. RIPE CENTR has been
>active in attempting to made this a widespread norm. Most
>seem to believe it is an effective tool in dealing with
>privacy and spam issues. The ITU typically copyrights
>all of its databases. I believe even the local telephone
>directory information is copyrighted.
>
>The issue is not a constitutional one, but rather the
>different copyright practices in diverse jurisdictions.
>
>--tony
>
>For reference:
>
> Except for agreed Internet operational purposes, no part
> of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
> system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means,
> electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without
> prior permission of the RIPE NCC on behalf of the copyright
> holders. Any use of this material to target advertising or
> similar activities is explicitly forbidden and will be
> prosecuted. The RIPE NCC requests to be notified of any
> such activities or suspicions thereof. RIPE:
> <http://www.ripe.net/db/dbcopyright.html>
>
>See also,
>France: <http://www.nic.fr/info/whois/dbcopyright.html>
>Germany: <http://www.nic.de/cgi-bin/whois?help>
>Netherlands: <http://www.domain-registry.nl/whois.html>
>Spain: <http://www.nic.es/whois/>
>
>RIPE CENTR in its Sept 98 workshop dealt with this matter
>in conjunction with its material on whois databases.
>See http://www.ripe.net/centr/training/workshop-2.html
>It helped coordinate whois practices among the registries.
>
>For an example of a large registry in Asia, see:
>Japan: <http://www.nic.ad.jp/en/db/dbpi.html>
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>Dave,<br>
><br>
>>Some foes worry the new law could even apply to the Internet
>white<br>
>>pages directory for ".com," ".net," and
>".org" sites--meaning domain<br>
><br>
>This is an old debate that seems to be well settled<br>
>most other places in the world. Most registries assert<br>
>a copyright over the information. RIPE CENTR has been<br>
>active in attempting to made this a widespread norm. Most<br>
>seem to believe it is an effective tool in dealing with<br>
>privacy and spam issues. The ITU typically copyrights<br>
>all of its databases. I believe even the local telephone<br>
>directory information is copyrighted.<br>
><br>
>The issue is not a constitutional one, but rather the<br>
>different copyright practices in diverse jurisdictions.<br>
><br>
>--tony<br>
><br>
>For reference:<br>
><br>
> Except for agreed Internet operational purposes, no part <br>
> of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
><br>
> system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, <br>
> electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without <br>
> prior permission of the RIPE NCC on behalf of the copyright <br>
> holders. Any use of this material to target advertising or <br>
> similar activities is explicitly forbidden and will be <br>
> prosecuted. The RIPE NCC requests to be notified of any <br>
> such activities or suspicions thereof. RIPE: <br>
>
><<a href="http://www.ripe.net/db/dbcopyright.html"
eudora="autourl">http://www.ripe.net/db/dbcopyright.html</a>><br>
><br>
>See also,<br>
>France:
><<a href="http://www.nic.fr/info/whois/dbcopyright.html"
eudora="autourl">http://www.nic.fr/info/whois/dbcopyright.html</a>><br>
>Germany:
><<a href="http://www.nic.de/cgi-bin/whois?help"
eudora="autourl">http://www.nic.de/cgi-bin/whois?help</a>><br>
>Netherlands:
><<a href="http://www.domain-registry.nl/whois.html"
eudora="autourl">http://www.domain-registry.nl/whois.html</a>><br>
>Spain:
><<a href="http://www.nic.es/whois/"
eudora="autourl">http://www.nic.es/whois/</a>><br>
><br>
>RIPE CENTR in its Sept 98 workshop dealt with this matter<br>
>in conjunction with its material on whois databases. <br>
>See
><a href="http://www.ripe.net/centr/training/workshop-2.html"
eudora="autourl"><font
color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.ripe.net/centr/training/workshop-2.html</a></f
ont></u>
><br>
>It helped coordinate whois practices among the registries.<br>
><br>
>For an example of a large registry in Asia, see:<br>
>Japan: <<a href="http://www.nic.ad.jp/en/db/dbpi.html"
eudora="autourl"><font
color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.nic.ad.jp/en/db/dbpi.html</a></font></u>><br>
><br>
></html>
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