Re: [ga] If I were the DOC.

["William S. Lovell" <wsl@cerebalaw.com>]

Kristy McKee wrote:

> I agree with both of you ... and I think it is sad that the USG is so
> willing to allow the most common abusers of market share to control this as
> well... You'd think they would learn; but maybe there is an enormous
> financial benefit to having the telco's own and operate our public works
> for them - too bad there is no benefit to the public to have the telcos own
> and operate our public works.

Remember Teapot Dome? And ABSCAM?  It would at least be worth a
look to see if any of the elements of those frauds entered into the initial
empowerment of NSI and then ICANN as to Teapot Dome, and then the
ill-begotten Anti-Cybersquatting Protection Act as to ABSCAM-type
lobbying.  (One could practically guarantee a pretty tough go of any such
effort, however.)

Bill Lovell

>
>
> ~k
>
> At 07:44 PM 4/30/2001 +1200, Joop Teernstra wrote:
> >On 23:59 29/04/01 -0700, Eric Dierker said:
> >
> > >Dear DoC why is there an ICANN?
> > >
> >Because, at a bare minimum, somebody, something better than a pure
> >benevolent dictatorship,  had to take over the "IANA function" when Dr
> >Postel was no longer with us.
> >
> >
> >All what we are doing here is not a wasted effort, even if ICANN would sink
> >into a legal black hole next year. (not likely IMHO)
> >A co-operative of alt-roots together with the "legacy root" will still need
> >the same regulatory hand as ICANN is proposing to give to the world. It
> >will still need to co-ordinate with Governments,  keep an aggressive IP
> >lobby at bay, fend off UN advances through WIPO or the ITU, in short it
> >will need to become a meta-ICANN.
> >
> >There is no going back any more, only forward.
> >
> >If the GA of the DNSO can boot  itself up  as a true worldwide Domain Name
> >stakeholder "parliament" , of representatives that can at least show some
> >credentials of support, it will survive on it's own.
> >Ready for whatever regulatory structure is willing to legitimize itself
> >with it.
> >It might as well be ICANN.
> >
> >Delusionally yours,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--Joop Teernstra LL.M.--
> >the Cyberspace Association and
> >the constituency for Individual Domain Name Owners
> >Elected representative.
> >http://www.idno.org
> >
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