Re: [ga] Is it true?

[Sotiris Sotiropoulos <sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Henderson wrote:

> What compelling reason can anyone at ICANN offer for insisting that a 
> registrant's home address, phone number etc should be made available to 
> the rest of the world?

Richard et al.,

Well, at ICANN Montreal I had a chat with an IP lawyer from the UK 
who maintained that it made her job easier and I agreed...  I 
further observed to her that it allowed her to maximize profit by 
providing her with *free* access to what really should be privileged 
information.  Of course, she didn't like that part...

Now, if I were a registrar looking for another revenue stream, I 
would be lobbying to make WHOIS information restricted so that I 
could sell WHOIS queries to IP lawyers and others... So, whatever 
happens, I won't be surprised by anything at this point. (sigh)

Sincerely,

Sotiris


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