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[Steve Harding]

> At 10:27 AM 7/2/97 -0700, Steve Harding wrote:
> >[...]
> >
> >> I tend to think that NASA.GOV could challenge the ownership of NASA.COM if
> >> they were aware it existed. I'll check with 'em.
> >
> >Oh...we are aware.  There is nothing we can do about it.  They paid there
> >bucks for the domain registry and it's theirs.  As I recall they own a few
> >others, such as cia.com, fbi.com, etc.

> Steve, are you guys aware that this sort of thing can be disputed? Has
> anyone looked into that? I posted the URL for the InterNIC's latest dispute
> resolution policy earlier today...
> Jon Lebkowsky // jonl at onr.com
> 
> "The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society
> outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship." -- Justice
> Stevens, Supreme Court Opinion in Reno v ACLU.

This is the government we're talking about.  Once one gets by the "so what"
syndrome, it gets into committee.  Then...several time periods later
(usually much longer than days), a report is issued.  The report is
circulated for comment.  After another series of time periods (usually not
to exceed the original time period), the committee gathers the comments and
updates is report, which may or may not (but usually does) go around the
reviewers again.  It then is sent up the chain...where a committee is
formed, and

Well, you get the picture.

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harding at orygun.nas.nasa.gov	  Steve Harding		steveh at grafex.sbay.org
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