it's an domain name industry plot to make sure that registrants renew their
domain names in a timely manner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dassa" <dassa&#167;dhs.org>
To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 9:15 PM
Subject: RE: [DNS] Is this the type of thing we want?


> |> -----Original Message-----
> |> From: Ginger Fish [mailto:ginger-fish&#167;scifi-art.com]
> |> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 8:31 PM
> |> To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> |> Subject: RE: [DNS] Is this the type of thing we want?
> |>
> |>
> |> I disagree, I reckon it's pretty good thinking !
> |>
> |> Ginger
>
> Why?  In Australia and to the best of my knowledge, in the USA, there
> isn't any legislation that has similar penalties for business
> name/company registrations.  Aside from the incorrect supply of
> information pertaining to the registration.
>
> So why would it be good thinking to only target the online domain name
> registrations.
>
> Darryl (Dassa) Lynch.
>
> |> -----Original Message-----
> |> From: Dassa [mailto:dassa&#167;dhs.org]
> |> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 10:19 PM
> |> To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> |> Subject: [DNS] Is this the type of thing we want?
> |>
> |>
> |> I sincerely hope we don't get such legislation here.  Even
> |> the incorrect
> |> whois data would need to be looked at carefully so that those who are
> |> trying to protect their privacy aren't affected.
> |>
> |> Dassa.
> |>
> |> >From another mailing list:
> |>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29041-2002May3.html
> Porn site owners who use domain names likely to entice children could
> be fined and imprisoned under legislation introduced in the U.S. House
> of Representatives on Thursday.
>
> The "Truth in Domain Names Act," would make it a crime to use a
> misleading Web site name to trick minors into visiting pornographic
> Web sites.
>
> The legislation would outlaw porn sites with seemingly benign names,
> such as www.teens.com, www.cheerleaders.com, and www.whitehouse.com.
>
>
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28812-2002May3.html
> "Internet users who knowingly submit incorrect contact information
> when registering Web addresses could face up to five years in jail
> under legislation introduced in the House of Representatives this
> week."
>
>
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