Ultimate Whois privacy?

[armstrong]

I stumbled onto this http://reports.internic.net/cgi/whois?whois_nic=dreamhost.com&type=domain

then at their whois http://whois.dreamhost.com/whois.cgi , the only info they give for the domain dreamhost.com is "Domain Taken: Registered elsewhere."

Anyone know how they can get away with this near-total lack of whois info?

 

[TestCase]

All whois' are not created equal...

Just try a different Whois.

http://whois.domaintools.com/dreamhost.com

By the way, when I did a look up on dreamhost's whois for dreamhost.com, I got this

whois record for dreamhost.com:
Domain Taken: Registered with DreamHost.


Legal Stuff:

The information in DreamHost's whois database is to be used for
informational purposes only, and to obtain information on a
domain name registration. DreamHost does not guarantee its
accuracy.

You are not authorized to query or access DreamHost's whois
database using high-volume, automated means without written
permission from DreamHost.

You are not authorized to query or access DreamHost's whois
database in order to facilitate illegal activities, or to
facilitate the use of unsolicited bulk email, telephone, or
facsimile communications.

You are not authorized to collect, repackage, or redistribute the
information in DreamHost's whois database.

DreamHost may, at its sole discretion, restrict your access to
the whois database at any time, with or without notice. DreamHost
may modify these Terms of Service at any time, with or without
notice.

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Domain Name: dreamhost.com

Registrant Contact:
DreamHost WebHosting [email protected]
DreamHost WebHosting
PMB #257
417 Associated Rd.
Brea, CA 92821
US
+1.7147064182

Administrative Contact:
DreamHost WebHosting [email protected]
DreamHost WebHosting
PMB #257
417 Associated Rd.
Brea, CA 92821
US
+1.7147064182

Technical Contact:
DreamHost Web Hosting [email protected]
DreamHost Web Hosting
PO BOX 5479
Huntington Park, CA 90255
US
+1.2139471032

Billing Contact:
DreamHost WebHosting [email protected]
DreamHost WebHosting
PMB #257
417 Associated Rd.
Brea, CA 92821
US
+1.7147064182

Record created on 1997-09-22 21:00:00.
Record expires on 2013-09-21 21:00:00.

Domain servers in listed order:

ns1.dreamhost.com
ns2.dreamhost.com
ns3.dreamhost.com