[ppml] TRO

[Michael.Dillon at radianz.com]

Let's all remember that TROs are not permanent. The T stands for 
Temporary. Also, the court has not said that the plaintiff's IP addresses 
are portable, i.e. the court has not made a ruling. They have simply said 
"Whoaaa Nelly, hold on there, don't do anything you might regret while we 
think about it".

Because there is no court ruling there are no precedents and there are no 
implications for other companies. The only people who really need to think 
about taking some sort of action are ARIN, ICANN and New Jersey ISPs. And 
as we have learned, several of these are indeed preparing 
friend-of-the-court briefs (that's amicus curiae if you prefer the ancient 
mother tongue) and there is a high likelihood that the whole matter will 
be resolved in favor of the status quo (that's latin slang for the way 
things are). 

If the matter ever gets transferred to a federal court, then we can begin 
to worry, but for now, relax and enjoy the summer.

--Michael Dillon