On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> wrote:
That _seems_ fairly simple [...] it's straightforward corporate forensics, and the establishment of "provenence", or the equivalent of an 'abstract of title' for real-estate.
Hi Robert, It may seem simple but it only seems that way. The legacy registrants (pre-arin registrants) in particular were not necessarily legal entities. Like trademarks with a TM instead of a Circle-R, they were nothing more than unverified names asserted by the individuals requesting IP addresses. In some cases they were obviously corporations but in many others there are only ambiguous forensics to examine. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ herrin@dirtside.com bill@herrin.us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004