Re: [wg-c] new TLDs

[Dave Crocker <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>]

At 02:40 PM 12/27/1999 , Milton Mueller wrote:
>1. is this within ICANN's administrative capacity, assuming it stays
>somewhere near its current size?

The discussion about implementing such a category (schema) of TLDs has been 
in terms of assigning administrative responsibilities to a group cognizant 
of the charter topic.  It would be their responsibility to provide daily 
enforcement of the charter.  Therefore, ICANN's size is not likely to be a 
relevant factor.

>2. mightn't ICANN's performance of such a function lead to an illegitimate
>and troublesome transfer to it of regulatory authority over a wide variety
>of social and economic activities?

No.

Since your raising the questions suggests you feel otherwise, please make 
the case for your view.

To help focus that response:

         How is administration of an Internet system name space capable of 
having any significant effect over any significant social or economic 
activities, other than the social and economic activities of name space 
administration?

d/

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