> -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Parker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 11:18 AM > To: Daryl G. Jurbala > Subject: RE: more on filtering > [...] > Ah, you are a member of which bar? :)
I knew that one was coming ;) Actually, I mentioned in my last reply that I happened to be on the phone with my contract attorney after I read that post (on a completely unrelated issue.....I don't normally burn attorney fees on NANOG threads ;). I asked him about it specifically. [...] > If I sell something to you that binds you to certain terms > and conditions, are you saying that you can resell that > someone else who is not bound to at least the same terms and > conditions? Yes, it's possible. It's a grey area....it's not quite selling something you don't own, but it's close. The guy I was talking to didn't know of any specifics where someone had actually been burned by this, other than getting slammed by their upstream. > And that I would have no ability to enforce the > terms and conditions agreed to by Cust X on the use of the > service by Cust Y? That's the legalese part....NO, you have no remedy against your customer's customer. Only against your direct customer. That's the point I was trying to make about the agreements not being transitive in that way. I'm told that specific legal point significantly adds to the bulk of reseller agreements (although I think it's because the attorneys get paid by the word). OK...that's enough OT for me. Daryl