All, the definition from Sharon and me below is not the one we had circulated. Here is the one Sharon and I had agreed upon:

Law Enforcement is an organization or the activity of an organization all of which are authorized by a nationally or internationally recognized government to maintain, co-ordinate, and enforce laws, regulations, or multi-national treaty obligations within the internationally recognized authorized boundaries of that nationally or internationally recognized government

__________________________________ kim@vonarx.ca +1 (613) 286-4445 "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars..." On 2 Feb 2011, at 11:25, Lutz Donnerhacke wrote:

Law Enforcement shall be defined as: an organization or the activity of an organization all of which are authorized by a nationally or internationally recognized government to maintain, co-ordinate, and enforce (secular or religious) laws, regulations, or multi-national treaty obligations within the internationally recognized authorized boundaries of that nationally or internationally recognized government to maintain, implement, and enforce: social order, public safety, business and societal regulations, services and facilities, and legal compliance.

Or A law enforcement agency is an government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws, which is subject to judicial or open civil overview.

Think about a) Gouvernment executive agencies (like police) b) Secret service c) Military service d) Lawyers in their position at court trials e) Lawyers (without restrictions) f) Everybody dealing with Intellectual Property (cease and desist letters) g) Commercial Abuse figherts (like Antispammers, Antivirus, Network Operators) h) Noncommmercial Abuse fighters (like CERTS and Antispammers) i) Private Abuse fighters (mainly Antispammers and Network Operators) _______________________________________________ Rt4-whois mailing list Rt4-whois@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/rt4-whois