Re: [ga] Question No. 1

[Bruce James <bmj@keyname.net>]

>>> Who does the domain name space _belong to_?<<<

Everyone and no one has a claim. But the USG thinks it does!


/Bruce

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Crocker" <dhc2@dcrocker.net>
To: "Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" <froomkin@law.miami.edu>
Cc: "Michael F. McNulty" <mcnulty@AZStarnet.com>;
<gavin.stokes@autodesk.com>; <ga@dnso.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [ga] Question No. 1


Excellent comparison.  It highlights fundamental misunderstandings about
domain names:

         Children's names are assumed NOT to be unique.

         Domain names MUST be unique.

Hence domain name assignment requires a mechanism for ensuring uniqueness.

d/


At 08:26 AM 4/11/2001, Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law wrote:
>It belongs to more or less the same people to whom the "naming children
>space" belongs to.
>
>On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Michael F. McNulty wrote:
>
> > Who does the domain name space _belong to_?

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Dave Crocker   <mailto:dcrocker@brandenburg.com>
Brandenburg InternetWorking   <http://www.brandenburg.com>
tel: +1.408.246.8253;   fax: +1.408.273.6464

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