[registrars] Whois Article in todays Wall Street Journal

[Ross Rader]

Marcus Faure wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> this will always be an unresolvable conflict. The IP people will ask
> for more data while the privacy people will want less data. It is my
> impression that North America is more worried about IP while Europe is
> more worried about privacy..

...replace "North America" with "US Fortune 500 interests, their 
lobbyists and congressman looking for financial assistance to support 
their re-election campaign" in the preceding sentence.

The US is the anomaly in this debate. They are one of only a few 
developed countries that have such a blind spot to privacy. Canadian law 
is especially sympathetic to achieving balance between IP rights, 
privacy requirements and law enforcement interests.

Regards,

-- 

                        -rr








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