IP: Mr Christian "mutinies" to claim "Internet Freedom" for Pitcairn Island folk

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

> To: dave@farber.net
> From: "Tice F. DeYoung" <ticed@bellatlantic.net>
> Subject: Mr Christian "mutinies" to claim "Internet Freedom" for Pitcairn
>  Island folk
> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 13:48:26 -0600
> X-Original-From: "Tice F. DeYoung" <ticed@mailbox.bellatlantic.net>
>
> Dave,
>
>    A friend of mine sent this.  IPers may be interested.
>
> Tice
>
> >Mr Christian "mutinies" to claim "Internet Freedom" for Pitcairn Island folk
> >Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 13:07:51 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >
> >http://www.iana.org/reports/pn-report-11feb00.htm
> >
> >Ok, this was a year ago.  But it is fun.
> >I love the idea that once again the Pitcairn Island folk
> >(descendents of the "Mutiny on Bounty" rebels) have mutinied.  "We want
> >our Internet."
> >The fifty Pitcairn Island residents have now reclaimed their top level
> >domain (.pn)
> >from an exploitive individual.  "Back off Nigel 'Captain Bligh' Roberts."
> >
> >The lead for this was "Mr Christian (the great-great-great grandson of
> >Fletcher Christian)
> >is resident on Pitcairn."  Clark Gable as Fletcher in the original movie.
> >Yeh, good movie.
> >
> >
> >A litte more history:
> >  http://www.lareau.org/bounty.html

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