Re: [ga] Re: iCANN's protection

[k@widgital.com (Kristy McKee)]

<massive message edit>

>>Now, that means that the USG de facto has the control
>>over the DNS name space.  From this fact, Michael concludes that the
>>USG has a duty to apply due process for its handling of this public
>>ressource - instead of creating a "private" de-facto monopoly on the
>>root zone market, which shows precisely the kind of behaviour you'd
>>expect from a monopoly.
>
>"due process" has many forms.  The IETF embodies one of them, as does 
>ICANN.  Of course some folks like to claim otherwise, most tending to 
>believe that only the US Government form of due process is valid.
>
>
>>(Of course, the actual question to be answered is how this monopoly
>>can be fixed or brought under control.
>
>The latter presumes that it is "out of control".  That's a major assumption.
>
>"Fixing" on the other hand, is an on-going process, experienced by all 
>organizations, and required for them.
>
>d/
>
>
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  Let's focus on the "due process" you mention the ICANN embodying.   Many 
of my questions about this group concern how it makes decisions.

A while back I asked a difficult question concerning what the ICANN has 
done to improve the Internet.  We didn't come up with anything which is not 
good for us since we are a supporting organization of it.  Let's give the 
group one point right off:  they had the gumption to make it happen.  This 
shows their willingness to make things happen, whether I agree with their 
policies or not does not matter in this discussion.  What I'm interested in 
are the opinions of the GA members on this topic.

Also, in addition to discovering and making a list of all good things, we 
should create some white papers about their processes or read some 
(assuming they exist).  It would helpful to everyone involved if these 
basic understandings could be achieved.

:)

~k

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