Interrogatories (opportunity to contribute)

          Tim Bass (bass at linux.silkroad.com) writes:

        > Does your organization claim copyright to the
        > Internet Protocol?
        >
        > Does your organization claim ownership rights
        > to the Internet Protocol Address space?
        >
        > Under what authority does your organization claim
        > to regulate, administer, register or control
        > the use of IP address space?

    Tim,

    As you well know:

        1) "Copyright" of the Internet Protocol, if it exists, has no
           bearing upon the right to use integers.

        2) To the best of my knowlege, nobody is claiming to "regulate
           or control" the set of integers.

        3) Anyone who likes may "register" or "administer" integers
           to the extent of their heart's desire.

        4) You're welcome to use any integer you like, for any purpose
           you like, anyone else's registration and administration
           notwithstanding.

    Accordingly I have, for my own amusement, just dubbed you "42".
    Furthermore, I've registered this fact on a half-used Post-It(tm) note
    here on my desk.

    I'm curious to find out whether this will provoke you to sue me.

                             -Bill

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