Re: [ga] .kids domain

["L Gallegos" <jandl@jandl.com>]

Alexander,

I would not hesitate to write to the author of the bill regardless of 
where you live.  It may serve to put our legislature on notice that 
they need to pay attention to the global community and not just 
the US.  This may be an opportune time to make that statement.

This proposed legislation does make a point, though, doesn't it?  
How can ICANN claim to be a multinational organization and the 
root a global entity when it is owned and controlled by the US 
government?  Isn't it, then, a US root with a huge market share, 
managed by a private US corporation?  With ICANN not having to 
answer to anyone but the state AG and DoC and with DoC simply 
rubber stamping anything that ICANN decides per their stated 
policy, we seem to have just what was said at the February 
hearing:

...ICANN answers to no one but maybe God and perhaps not even 
to Him...

Also from the hearing:

["Mr. Pickering:  This is the dilemma for us and has been for the 
very beginning.  The reason we have ICANN is to avoid the APA, 
the Adiminstrative Procedures Act, as much as any reason.  We 
didn't want the APA to apply to ICANN."]  

Open, transparent, bottom-up?  

Leah


On 5 Jul 2001, at 5:03, Alexander Svensson wrote:

> 
> Now that U.S. legislators have introduced a bill regarding the
> establishment of a .kids domain, *non*-U.S. citizens may *also* wish
> to express their opinions on this topic to the U.S. legislators, but
> have no avenue.
> 
> Meanwhile, they may enjoy the U.S. Capitol Virtual Tour.
> http://www.senate.gov/vtour/
> 
> Cynically yours,
> /// Alexander
> 
> (This message is not aimed at Danny, the messenger in this case.)
> 
> > Now that U.S. legislators have introduced a bill regarding the
> > establishment of a .kids domain, U.S. citizens may wish to express
> > their opinions on this topic to their local legislators (pro or
> > con).  For information on how to write to your local
> > representatives:
> >
> > http://www.house.gov/writerep/
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