Open Resolver Problems

Tue Apr 2 01:52:43 UTC 2013

On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Owen DeLong <owen at delong.com> wrote:

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> On Apr 1, 2013, at 6:38 PM, "Dobbins, Roland" <rdobbins at arbor.net> wrote:
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>> On Apr 2, 2013, at 8:21 AM, Mark Andrews wrote:
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>>> I know and I would still argue that they are tantamount to extortion.
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>> There is no coercion involved, so, by definition, it can't be called 'extortion'.  If you don't like the AUP, don't sign up for the service - simple as that.
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>> Hyperbole isn't generally helpful.
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> In an oligopoly situation, that's hardly a valid set of choices and is tantamount to extortion.
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Yeah, I thought so, too, but apparently the FCC and the SEC hasn't
seen it that way for the past 20 years. Go figure.  :-)

- ferg

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