[15932] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: NSI Bulletin 098-008 | New Registration Agreement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay R. Ashworth)
Mon Mar 30 22:36:29 1998
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 22:23:35 -0500
From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199803302141.QAA11562@jekyll.piermont.com>; from "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com> on Mon, Mar 30, 1998 at 04:41:37PM -0500
On Mon, Mar 30, 1998 at 04:41:37PM -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> > I think it would be much nicer if the money were to be given to some group
> > that would spend it on its intended purpose. Let IAB dole it out as
> > research grants or some such...
>
> Not likely the courts will see it that way. They'll probably require
> that the money be returned, or given back to the users in the form of
> free service from NSI or some such.
If NSI _had_ that money, Perry, that might be true. Alas, they don't.
It went to the government.
Cheers,
-- jra
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