[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet regulation at national level?

[Adiel Akplogan]

On 2012-11-02, at 12:22 PM, Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el at lisse.na> wrote:
> RIR data privacy is also an enourmously interesting issue,

there is a related proposal AFPUB-2012-GEN-002-DRAFT-01 still under discussion
http://afrinic.net/en/community/policy-development/policy-proposals/702-regionalninternetnregistrynprivacy

> but I was more focused on the "ownership" aspect of the data base.
> 
> I am not sure whether Adiel's summary statement of it being in the public domain, will stand up to challenge, because a non-profit might not be allowed to give (such) an asset away unless to other non profits. 

Be reinsured El, AFRINIC is not going to **alienate** its Database away unless 
for activities in line with its mission or for research purposes. From where 
the discussion come from (the WHOIS cleanup policy) my previous comment were 
more into the ability for members/community to free and openly change the 
contain of the WHOIS. 

See http://afrinic.net/en/library/membership-documents/207-bulk-whois-access-form-
for more information about Bulk WHOIS request.

Thanks.

- a.