[anti-abuse-wg] Privacy requirements, was Spam FAQs

On 17/Dec/11 17:49, Michele Neylon :: Blacknight wrote:
> 
> And if you want to access a European database then you are going to
> have to deal with us nasty Europeans.

Even that may not be enough.  IANAL, but when I read RIPE Database
Terms and Conditions[1], its "Article 3 - Purpose of the RIPE
Database" doesn't seem to be designed to provide abuse contacts info
to anyone.  The nearest point is its fifth bullet, which says:

*  Providing information about the Registrant and Maintainer of
   Internet number resources when the resources are suspected of
   being used for unlawful activities, to parties who are authorised
   under the law to receive such information.

Do users have to take special actions in order to become "authorized
under the law"?

[1] http://www.ripe.net/db/support/db-terms-conditions.pdf