Bill and all,
Bill Lovell wrote:
> At 09:13 PM 3/28/99 +0000, you wrote:
> >Jay, Bill and all,
> >
> > It appears that there is again some need to clarify terms with respect
> >to Registrar, Registry, and Registrant as they relate to property rights
> >and ownership.
> >
> >So if I may be so bold I will offer the following understanding:
> >
> >1.) The REGISTRY- Owns the database for those gTLD's that are contained
> > within that database(s).
> >
> Well, we part company pretty fast. A registry is a computer full of data.
> The data gets there when registrars register domain names for
> registrants. Who OWNS the data in the registry is an entirely different
> question; NSI evidently likes to think that it owns all of the data in the
> InterNic registry, and precisely that, I believe, is the question -- or one
> of them.
Right BIll I agree. And I believe this is what I said. However there is
NO doubt that NSI owns the Registry itself...
>
>
> >2.) The REGISTRAR- Owns the data for a particular registered DN to
> > which that registrar registered for any particular Registrant as it
> > relates to the registrars hosting and name server information for
> > any gTLD to which that registrar has permissions with the REGISTRY(s)
> > by which to do registrations within any particular gTLD name space.
> >
> >3.) REGISTRANT - Owns any an all information for any Domain to which
> > they have registered in any gTLD name space.
>
> This whole "ownership" approach to what is a FUNCTIONAL distinction
> sucks air or worse, I should say.
Well in a way I agree with you. But as a definition of property, ownership
of that property is necessary for purposes of distinction's of all kinds
as you know. Hence my clarifications above....
>
>
> Bill Lovell
Regards,
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