Your Plans to Shutdown or Alter WHOIS

["Claessen, Rolf (Dompatent)" <RClaessen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Sir or Madam,
 
we are an internationally recognized intellectual property law firm situated
in Cologne, Germany. It is of crucial importance for our day to day business
to have access to the WHOIS records. Our clients own trademarks and patents
that may be infringed on websites. The WHOIS database is the only way for us
to obtain a reliable information about the true owner of a website. WHOIS
information is currently the only information accepted by our national civil
courts for determining the true owner of websites.
 
Therefore it is our opinion that the ICANN's policy advisory body in its
vote on 31 Octover 2007 should
 
- dismiss Motions 1 and 3, and
 
- adopt Motion 2.
 
All other options would be a severe setback for the developed countries
fighting against plagiarism.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Rolf Claessen




von Kreisler Selting Werner


Patentanwälte Patent Attorneys


 


Dr.(USA) Rolf Claessen


Patentanwalt, European Trademark and Design Attorney

 

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