IP: REGULATORS WOULD DO WELL TO MIMIC ICANN--WHITE HOUSE

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Why do I think there would be some loud debate on this one -- djf

 From Edupage

Commerce Department General Counsel Andrew Pincus is advising the
federal government to ease its Internet regulatory concerns by
following the example set by the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in developing a relationship
with the Internet industry. Pending digital signature
legislation in Congress would especially benefit from such an
arrangement, and the government could look to ICANN's framework
for implementing digital signatures across international borders
when it decides how to apply digital signature laws across state
and international borders, Pincus said. The Clinton
administration is not happy with either the House or Senate
versions of the digital signature bill, but nonetheless
legislation of some sort is likely to pass, Pincus said. The
administration supports the "opt-in" language in the House bill,
but has other concerns about the legislation, including
consumer-protection and consumer-choice issues. (Newsbytes, 25 April 2000)