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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 14/08/2019 06:24, John Curran wrote:<br>
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<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>When
you did that Whois look up at the ARIN website, you did agree to
terms of use for the Whois service which contains
indemnification provisions and are legally enforceable. <<a
href="https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/"
class="" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/</a>></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>If
you instead used a command line interface (e.g. "whois -h
<a href="http://whois.arin.net" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">whois.arin.net</a>
…”), then you received output from ARIN’s Whois server along
with notice of the applicable terms of service… I would observe
that continued use at that point has been held to indicate
agreement on your part [ref: <a href="http://Register.com"
class="" moz-do-not-send="true">Register.com</a>, Inc. v.
Verio, Inc., 356 F.3d 393 (2d Cir. 2004)]</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>/John</div>
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<div>John Curran</div>
<div>President and CEO</div>
<div>American Registry for Internet Numbers</div>
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<p>Just like to add kudos to John for being open and responsive on
this list and other lists to numerous issues and questions in
regards to ARIN. Not many CEOs are willing or able to respond as
you do. <br>
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<p>Thanks for your time and effort,</p>
<p>-Hank<br>
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