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more on ICANN ordered by Illinois court to suspend spamhaus.org
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 12:43:39 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: October 7, 2006 12:21:46 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: lauren () vortex comSubject: Re: [IP] ICANN ordered by Illinois court to suspend spamhaus.org
Dave, Here's a thought question for us all. If spamhaus.org loses its domain name (and let's assume any other names they tried to obtain), what's to stop them from operating on an IP address basis only? Spamhaus has a large, dedicated, and mostly technically adept user base. I suspect that most of their users would be able to quickly substitute an IP address for a domain name in the appropriate configurations. Word about the change, and any related future address changes, would propagate quickly. Less convenient, sure -- but doable. In such a case, a court would have to order actual IP blocking, a much more complex and legally problematic undertaking compared with ordering ICANN to pull the domain name of a company that's not even U.S. based. As Bob Frankston frequently proselytizes, life *can* go on without domain names. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () vortex com or lauren () pfir org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, IOIC - International Open Internet Coalition - http://www.ioic.net Co-Founder, CIFIP - California Initiative For Internet Privacy - http://www.cifip.org Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com - - -
Begin forwarded message: From: Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org> Date: October 7, 2006 7:54:11 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: ICANN ordered by Illinois court to suspend spamhaus.org This is a really good perspective on the subject, from an Illinois bar lawyer: http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/664 On Fri, 6 Oct 2006, Gadi Evron wrote:Information about this court ruling can be found on Spamhaus's web site, here: http://www.spamhaus.org/archive/legal/e360/kocoras_order_6_10.pdf Apparently, at this stage, it is only a proposed ruling. But I am no lawyer. Gadi.------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lauren () pfir org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/
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