[ga] Re: FC: ITU wants to wiggle into Internet domain name space

[Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>]

Thanks. Also note the followup:
http://www.politechbot.com/p-04094.html

-Declan

At 12:36 PM 10/22/2002 -0700, Jeff Williams wrote:
>Declan and all,
>
>   Thanks for passing this on Declan.  Of course recently some ITU
>"Officials" have been active on various ICANN E-Mail Forums
>of late..  So to many of us informed folks, this will come as
>no surprise.
>
>Declan McCullagh wrote:
>
> > [If y'all thought ICANN was bad... --Declan]
> >
> > ---
> >
> > http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/021020/72/33wtu.html
> >
> > "Global Organization Seeks Voice in Internet Addressing System"
> > Wall Street Journal (10/21/02) P. B4; Delaney, Kevin J.
> >
> > Last week at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organizational
> > conference, ITU member representatives voted for a resolution calling on
> > the ITU to take an active role in all "discussions and initiatives"
> > involving domain names and the domain-name system (DNS). Some view the ITU
> > vote as a move to step into the uncertainly surrounding domain names and
> > the DNS, both of which are overseen by ICANN, a group that has been
> > criticized even by ICANN allies. The ITU is affiliated with the United
> > Nations, is a global organization, is dominated by international telecom
> > companies, and must seek member government approval for ITU policies; some
> > domain name industry observers believe the massive ITU structure would
> > further marginalize domain name industry and public advocate voices. The
> > U.S. government as well as the tech community have opposed ITU involvement
> > as being too cumbersome. In contrast, ICANN ostensibly is free from
> > government involvement in day-to- day decision-making. The domain name
> > industry is estimated to be a $2.5 billion industry, and control of a
> > domain name, such as amazon.com, is vital to the many businesses that own
> > them. Because governments are involved in the ITU, analysts such as
> > Syracuse University professor Milton Mueller believe that governments could
> > use ITU power over DNS issues as "a convenient point of leverage for
> > enforcement regulation." The disarray at ICANN is leading some to conclude
> > that private- sector management of the DNS cannot work, while Yale Law
> > School instructor David Johnson notes that ITU's foundation in governments
> > would provide "enforceable global regulations." Some experts say ICANN
> > should be structured to focus on technical issues, while the ITU could be
> > responsible for public policy; however, others say such issues often 
> overlap.
> >
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>
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