Re: [gnso-dow123] Question 2 on tomorrow's call - question

[KathrynKL@xxxxxxx]

Steve:
Could you help me to understand how your answer to #2 is informed by the  
technical information we learned on the last call?  I have buttonholed  every 
senior network techie I know this week, and they all agree that the domain  
name 
holder need exercise absolutely no control over the content of the  associated 
host names -- and may not even be in the technical position to do  so.
 
In non-techie terms, as I understand it, the analogy is:  that second  level 
domain name holder need not exercise any content control -- or have any  
ability to edit or modify content -- on websites hanging off third level  
domains.
 
If that is the case, how can we call on the Administrative contact of  a 
domain name to "have the authority to modity content on the site"?   How would 
he/she even be in a position to "accept legal process or similar  notifications 
concerning that contact"?  
 
Here is my fear -- that our definitions of contacts will be out of step  with 
the fast-emerging world of blogging and other software.  Legal  liability is 
a huge deal.  The last thing we want to be accused of is  slowing down the 
technical change of the Internet.
 
Kathy