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Subject: grandfathering of .us domains?
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Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 17:24:10 -0400
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From: Paul Fox <pgf@foxharp.boston.ma.us>

hi -- i haven't seen any traffic here since i subscribed, so i don't
know if there's anyone out there.  but i'll go ahead anyway.

has there been any discussion of whether prior "holders" of .us
domain names will be permitted to continue using those names after
the current debate is resolved, in whatever fashion?

many years ago when i began using my (family-name based) domain i
figured i could probably use it forever.  if that seems unlikely,
then a) i'll feel bad about it for a while, and b) i'll begin the
somewhat painful process of weaning myself off of that domain and
onto something that would hopefully be more permanent.

any thoughts on how high i should set my expectations?

paul
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  paul fox, pgf@foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 60.1 degrees)
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From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
Subject: Re: grandfathering of .us domains?
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You should set your expectations at the highest possible level. A
judge has recently ruled that domain names are property. If your
domain name is taken away from you by government, you very likely
have a cause of action under the "takings" clause of the US
Constitution.

--Brett Glass

At 05:24 PM 5/14/99 -0400, Paul Fox wrote:
>hi -- i haven't seen any traffic here since i subscribed, so i don't
>know if there's anyone out there.  but i'll go ahead anyway.
>
>has there been any discussion of whether prior "holders" of .us
>domain names will be permitted to continue using those names after
>the current debate is resolved, in whatever fashion?
>
>many years ago when i began using my (family-name based) domain i
>figured i could probably use it forever.  if that seems unlikely,
>then a) i'll feel bad about it for a while, and b) i'll begin the
>somewhat painful process of weaning myself off of that domain and
>onto something that would hopefully be more permanent.
>
>any thoughts on how high i should set my expectations?
>
>paul
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>   paul fox, pgf@foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 60.1 degrees)

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