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IP: NYT Article re: ICANN
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Mon, 07 Jun 1999 14:15:43 -0400
From Monday's Times:Critics See Internet Board Overstepping Its Authority By JERI CLAUSING WASHINGTON -- They were mysteriously appointed, they meet behind closed doors and they have questionable public accountability. Yet members of the interim board of the Internet's new oversight body are beginning to make decisions and shape policy that could ultimately affect everyone who uses the global network. ********* But critics say the board is overstepping its authority and ignoring another mandate -- to create a transparent, bottoms-up organization. Instead, they say, the board is working behind the scenes with powerful international corporate and government interests to create a top-down hierarchy that flies in the face of the free-wheeling, consensus-based spirit that built the Internet. Full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/06/biztech/articles/07ican.html (Registration required, but it's free)
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