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[ga] Re: Role of US Government
Hello Patrick,
Saturday, March 17, 2001, 11:13:55 PM, Patrick Corliss wrote:
> On Sunday, March 18, 2001 5:02 PM (AEST)
> William X. Walsh <william@userfriendly.com> wrote:
>> Saturday, March 17, 2001, 8:48:20 PM, Dassa wrote:
>> > There are always ways around such things. Nor do I hold with the
>> > Internet infrastructure being bound by US law.
>>
>> Actually it MUST be bound by US law, simply because of the history and
>> our laws. The role the USG has played and our laws that govern those
>> issues, must be the driving factors. ICANN it bound by those simply
>> because it is a US based corporation, and the contracts that give it
>> what "power" it has are with the US Government.
> Hi William
> On the one hand you are arguing in favour of a single root under ICANN control
> and on the other hand you are arguing in favour of competitive market forces
> which allow New.Net to set up a competing root.
No, you are misstating my positions.
What I AM saying is that ICANN, whether we like it or not, is going to
be regulated by US Law and by the US Government.
That is a simple fact.
> (1) If there is a single monopolistic root this would be at risk of breaking
> US anti-trust laws. Certainly that's an argument that has been made.
> (2) There is nothing to stop a person in another country, such as Australia,
> setting up another competing root which is not subject to USG laws except as it
> relates to internet use within its jurisdiction.
But that would not be relevant in this forum, since this forum is
dealing exclusive with matters under ICANN's area of control.
--
Best regards,
William mailto:william@userfriendly.com
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