[Coco] bogus WhoIs complaint

[Christian Lesage]

Brian,

With all due respect, I also see flaws in your own argumentation.

> 1. Just because you have a website does not mean you are a broadcaster. The
> vast majority of websites tailor the content to the regular visitors (i.e.:
> coco3.com).

While I agree with the second sentence, any web site can potentially be 
viewed by anybody with an Internet connection, just like a radio station 
can be received by anybody with a radio receiver (within a certain 
area). All broadcasters target a specific audience. It doesn't make them 
less of a broadcaster for all that. And a web site with public 
contents is not different from a radio station, not matter how large or 
small its targetted audience is.

> And if you don't like the content, you don't have to go there.
>    

So if I don't like neo-nazi hate propaganda, I just don't have to go 
visit the sites where this kind of crap is promoted? Anybody can spread 
any kind of "mental viruses" to the world in the name of freedom of 
speech? I do not agree. And many countries do not. In France and 
Germany, for instance, it is a crime to negate the holocaust.

> sorry, nobody has a RIGHT
> to NOT be offended.

Yes we do have those rights in a certain extent. Everybody has the right 
not to be discriminated, ridiculized or ostracized based on his/her 
gender, skin colour, or religious beliefs. Freedom of speech is *not* 
unlimited.

Don't get me wrong here. I don't think coco3.com is offensive or 
prejudicial in any way to anybody. Nor do I think that freedom of speech 
is a bad thing and has to be limited as much as possible. But I think it 
comes with a responsibility, and in my opinion, it is just normal that a 
web site operator provides valid contact information so that they can be 
contacted in the event that they publish something that is prejudicial 
to other people or bluntly illegal.

> 2. Just because you have a website does not automatically mean you should
> have your private contact info opened up to the world.

Well, maybe not, but at least you have to minimally provide valid 
contact information to the entity that hosts your web site. Note that I 
never said that this information must be public. I said I didn't think 
you can avoid it. Good for you if you can.

Cheers,

Christian