while I have your attention... Names, copyright and IPv6
paul van den bergen
pvandenbergen at swin.edu.au
Sun Nov 23 15:51:11 PST 2003
Hi all,
given how clearly you-all answered my query about 'hostname' (thanks folks) I
thought I'd chance my luck.
so, let me get this straight...
in the IPv4 world there is this thing called DNS and domain names... I can buy
my self a name off a name vendor - eg. bergen.org... I then get to own that
name... so,
Question 1) where does the DNS record for that name reside? with my ISP? with
the name vendor?
lets say I have a network and wish to name the boxen depending on the OS
running on them thus...
microsoft.bergen.org
SCO.bergen.org
Sun.bergen.org
Question 2)
where do those DNSrecord reside?
Question3)
surely I'm breaking copyright or trademark laws here? whats to stop me being
sued? for that matter, whats to stop vexatious litigation? and what about the
name brokers? do they have legal responsibilities? and if I run DNS server on
my network am I then a name provider for myself and have to worry about
litigation?
Question4)
or to put it another way, what is the relationship between trademark control
institutions and name brokers?
--
Dr Paul van den Bergen
Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures
caia.swin.edu.au
pvandenbergen at swin.edu.au
IM:bulwynkl2002
"And some run up hill and down dale, knapping the chucky stones
to pieces wi' hammers, like so many road makers run daft.
They say it is to see how the world was made."
Sir Walter Scott, St. Ronan's Well 1824
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