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


From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 14:50:43 -0500


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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