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The .xxx domain and the future of ICANN
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:28:04 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: August 16, 2005 3:54:00 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: lauren () vortex com Subject: The .xxx domain and the future of ICANN
From: Richard Perlman <perl () lucent com> Date: August 16, 2005 3:02:26 PM EDT To: David Farber <dave () farber net> ... the DoC could possibly exert political pressure on ICANN. Ifthis takes place (or has already taken place) then it will give fuel tothose who claim that the Domain Name system can never be objectively operated while there is any involvement of the US DoC.
Dave, Beyond the issue of DoC involvement, we are faced with the ever more obvious fact that ICANN is not competent to be making these sorts of decisions (especially given their ever-changing modus operandi) that go far beyond the scope of the purely technical matters that were ostensibly supposed to be their exclusive focus. I agree that the "dot-ex-ex-ex" situation is merely a symptom of this much larger problem. I cast no aspersions on the individuals of ICANN -- I really think that they're trying to do their best -- but ICANN as an organization is inappropriate to most of the tasks and decisions now at hand. The real question is who or what should replace ICANN. You, I, and others have suggested in the past that no existing organization really fits the bill, and that we need something new and purpose-built (e.g. in our open letter from http://www.uriica.org ). However, getting any significant traction on these ideas has been difficult and has left openings for existing organizations, all with their own agendas, to try and get their own pieces of the action when it comes to Internet Control. It's time for another stab at doing this right, before it's too late. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () pfir org or lauren () vortex com or lauren () eepi org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, EEPI - Electronic Entertainment Policy Initiative - http://www.eepi.org Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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