Re: [ga] Some issues raised by today's FTC action

[Patrick <patrick@stealthgeeks.net>]

On Mon, 11 Mar 2002, John Palmer wrote:

> I think people are looking at this with both relief and a bit of waryness.
>
> Yes, failing to properly disclose the visibility issues should allow the
> govt
> to take some consumer protection action, but we're all very interested in
> who is behind this action. Was is Neulevel/ICANN pushing FTC? Is this
> just the first step in a push to put legitimate Inclusive Namespace TLDs
> out of business?

Actually the FTC was very vocal about launching actions against spammers
engaged in deceptive practices.

The party in question seems to fit the bill. Contrast this with other
alt.root operators who act responsibly, and I doubt you'll find much
to worry about.

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