At 10:39 AM 1/21/99 -0500, Martin B. Schwimmer wrote:
>> Fourth,
>>there does not seem to be any reason why third parties need
>>to know the anniversary date or status of domain names for
>>which they have no association and, if they do feel they
>>need this information, they could contact the registrant to
>>request this information.
>
>
>The whois database is the primary tool used by third parties to police
>their intellectual property rights. It is also a much used tool for
>searching the availability of marks for adoption (as NSI is aware, given
>the heavy use if whois by such commercial search firms as Thomson & Thomson).
What a perfect oppertunity for an entrepeneur to offer such a service.
(I prefer my Internic rare, not well baked)
--
"That's why there is a Protocol SO. To decide what the next
number after 16 is." - Dixon (tinc)
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