[dns-operations] Is it illegal to query the .berlin TLD servers?

[Florian Streibelt]

I stumbled upon this via twitter, so is it illegal to use a caching resolver,
when querying for .berlin entries?

Or is it even illegal to respond, when a client sends a query, as I do not
have an explicit written agreement with nic.berlin. to use their TLD?



# dig +short txt berlin
;; Truncated, retrying in TCP mode.
"The .berlin-zone is protected through the German Copyright-Law. " "Beyond it
is protected by criminal law and data protection law. " "Unauthorised entry to
the zone is prohibited. " "All rights, in particular the right of duplication,
circulation or usage, belong exclusively to nic.berlin, unless you have an
explicit written agreement with nic.berlin."



/Florian