Dave and all, Dave Crocker wrote: > At 08:59 PM 5/14/99 -0700, Kevin Lindquist wrote: > >A federal appeals court today handed Network Solutions another legal > >victory, dismissing charges the registrar violated antitrust laws and > >overcharged customers for domain names. > > The anti-trust charge was dismissed because Bode lacked standing, rather > than due to any problems with the merits of the complaint. Dave, sorry but you don't know what you are talking about. The fact the Bode lacked standing, in in fact that there was not sufficient merit on THAT basis of the complaint. Now, pgMedia may be a different story in their appeal as pgMedia DOES have standing as they are a competitor to NSI. > > > In fact, there are admissions that NSI controls the market and is acting as > a private party, without meaningful government oversight. True, but those arguments were not considered anywhere strong enough for the judge panel to rule in that direction. > > > d/ > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Dave Crocker Tel: +1 408 246 8253 > Brandenburg Consulting Fax: +1 408 273 6464 > 675 Spruce Drive <http://www.brandenburg.com> > Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Number: 972-447-1894 Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208
