Re: Re: [ga] Bulk Whois Data Issue

["William S. Lovell" <wsl@cerebalaw.com>]

'Fraid not, Eric.  What WXW refers to are tax records on real property,
which have been a part of the law since day #1. When the Feds start thinking
about taxing domain name ownership, then maybe the issue will arise.

And fall like a lead balloon.

There was a poll taken by ICANN some time back in which all who
wanted to filled out and sent in a survey on the precise subject of what
data should be publicly available from WHOIS, but in this current
go-round I've not seen anyone refer to it. If somebody could come up
with the URL for that, it should now be interesting reading.

Bill Lovell

Eric Dierker wrote:
> 64412.203.192.36.151.1019131144.squirrel@www.hi-tek.com">
> Actually a very solid point.
> e
>
> > Wednesday, Wednesday, April 17, 2002, 9:10:37 PM, William S. Lovell
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Absurdity reaches new heights.  One can also keep one's name out of
> > > the phone book by not having a phone, or out of the Motor Vehicle
> > > Department's lists by having neither a driver's license nor a car. But
> > > both of those  entities
> > > have procedures for protecting their user's privacy. The Internet, or
> > > indeed a domain name, are rapidly becoming necessary parts of doing
> > > business, and indeed a healthy means for self expression by private
> > > citizens. To  suggest that
> > > one must necessarily give away all rights of privacy just because some
> > >  registrar
> > > sees yet one more way to squeeze out a buck is unconscionable.
> > >       
> > Just as there are examples supporting your view, there are better
> > ones supporting the opposite view.
> >
> > In the US, every state makes property ownership information available
> > as a matter of public record.  They are required by statute to provide
> > that information in bulk format for a fee, and there are companies out
> > there who specialize in providing that data in a searchable and
> > downloadable database format.
> >
> > You cannot own property without having it listed publicly.  If you want
> > to own it and protect your privacy, it is entirely up to you to do what
> > is necessary to do that, by forming a shell company for
> > instance.
> >
> > Access to those databases are not expensive at all, as a matter of
> > fact.
> >
> > When you own property, people have the right to be able to get that
> > information.  The same with a domain name, which is the internet form
> > of "property."
> >
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> > William X Walsh <william@wxsoft.info>
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