On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 07:37:32 +0200 ox <andre@ox.co.za> wrote:
you've missed my point I have not. you define abuse as "non sanctioned" activity... that is, activity for which permission has not been granted. Fair enough (so far as it goes)
I do no such thing... you then define "sanctioned" as being infringement :-( rather than setting out a definition which has something to do with the complexity of what permission means. no, you are wrong again...
for sanity, lets skip to the part where the word "non" reverses the permissiveness "The non sanctioned use of a resource to infringe upon the usage rights of another resource" So: You are right, sanctioned is very important - but - you are wrong about it being complex, it is not. It has two conditions - Sanctioned - OR non sanctioned Sanctioned itself, is the infringement (action) - by adding the negative or the second condition to the definition, it means that it is non permissive action exercised by the "assignor or administrative holder of rights" So, it caters full well for 'orphans & children' and legacy resources... as water flows downhill - with regards to Internet resources, and luckily for us, not also uphill... So, the administrative holder of any rights to a resource can change (as in I can sell my domain name to you) and then me removing your email address does not constitute 'abuse' I think that the simplicity of the definition is catching many people of guard? Andre ============ Internet Abuse ============ Understanding what constitutes Internet Abuse is not an easy undertaking as the topic is sometimes very technical. The Internet consists of resources and the understanding of Internet abuse relates to also understanding the use and interaction between these resources. Examples of Internet resources include also processes, protocols, credentials as well as other types of resources. More practical examples could be Internet Protocol numbers, Domain names or even Email addresses. This technical definition of Internet abuse does not include identifying the authority for any specific resource as it is not intended to define any rights to resources but simply to define what technically constitutes Internet abuse as it relates to all Internet resources. ====================== Definition of Internet abuse ====================== "The non sanctioned use of a resource to infringe upon the usage rights of another resource" -------------------------------------------------------- Terminology used in the above definition -------------------------------------------------------- (1) Resource Any Internet Resource (2) Use and Usage Any direct or indirect action involving a resource (3) Rights The correct assignment or allocation of a resource by the authoritative holder of such a resource which results in the entitlement or reasonable expectation to use, or ability to use, such an allocated or assigned resource (4) Sanctioned An action, event or situation originating from the authoritative holder of rights to a resource that gives permission, or permission is granted by direct implication, which authorises that situation, event or action. (5) Infringe An action, event or situation which limits, reduces, undermines or encroaches upon the fair use of a resource