JudgeJeffries
msg:3103257 | 10:44 am on Sep 30, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| The U.S. government has previously said it plans to eventually turn over complete control of ICANN, a nonprofit group, to the private sector. |
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Yeah Yeah Yeah...Sure
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Webwork
msg:3103392 | 2:44 pm on Sep 30, 2006 (gmt 0) |
The need for improved "transparency" and "public accountability" were two of the reasons cited for the continuing oversight. I cannot think of two better reasons. As a government unto itself, ICANN is thusfar a failed enterprise as a democracy, where meetings are held in remote closets, where disclosure of "facts" developed at closeted meetings - the alleged facts underlying policy changes - are not publicly disclosed, and where conflicts of interest are the voice and the glue of policymaking: "Yes, ICANN, we - the central registries - heartily endorse the new contracts giving our registry gTLD control for life and giving us unfettered pricing of our TLD monopolies." Now, who went and screwed up an otherwise perfectly working system by getting the public involved in the latest round of incestuous policymaking? Not ICANN. Don't talk about U.S. government intervention without first talking about ICANN's own failure to govern itself. The Department of Commerce should loosen their reigns over ICANN for what reason? So the ICANN fiefdom can perpetuate their recent behavior as a fully autonomous body? [edited by: Webwork at 2:50 pm (utc) on Sep. 30, 2006]
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sandyk20
msg:3103822 | 10:15 pm on Sep 30, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| As a government unto itself, ICANN is thusfar a failed enterprise as a democracy, where meetings are held in remote closets, where disclosure of "facts" developed at closeted meetings - the alleged facts underlying policy changes - are not publicly disclosed, and where conflicts of interest are the voice and the glue of policymaking: |
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nice statement...
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gpmgroup
msg:3103916 | 12:55 am on Oct 1, 2006 (gmt 0) |
It looks like a very good agremment which deals end users a much better hand. The Commerce Department has looked at many of the current issues and put in place clearly written and accountable guidance for ICANN to follow. If ICANN follow the improvements in the new agreement it should give the internet 3 years of stability within an increasingly accountable framework and that has to be good for everyone.
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gaouzief
msg:3104276 | 1:47 pm on Oct 1, 2006 (gmt 0) |
You people are forgetting that the US is One country among over 100 relying on ICANN policies/operations, what should the US gov retain control over ICANN? Ok y're saying ICANN cannot be trusted if on it's own, then what about the UN the ITU? or another INTERNATIONAL body?
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ccDan
msg:3104626 | 9:28 pm on Oct 1, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| You people are forgetting that the US is One country among over 100 relying on ICANN policies/operations, what should the US gov retain control over ICANN? |
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Because Al Gore invented the Internet, a series of tubes. ;) | Ok y're saying ICANN cannot be trusted if on it's own, then what about the UN the ITU? or another INTERNATIONAL body? |
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As badly as ICANN is managed now, I cannot imagine how horribly run it would be if the UN got a hold of it.
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Leosghost
msg:3104642 | 9:46 pm on Oct 1, 2006 (gmt 0) |
I can ..they called it UNESCO ..some folks there get expense accounts bigger than the GDP's of some island nations ( that they purport to be trying to help )..the current "oversight" is not perfect by any means ..but things could be infinitely worse ..and nearly were ..
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davezan
msg:3104914 | 5:57 am on Oct 2, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| then what about the UN the ITU? or another INTERNATIONAL body |
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Oh dearie me, there are things potentially worse than ICANN. :P
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Webwork
msg:3105401 | 3:17 pm on Oct 2, 2006 (gmt 0) |
Folks, let's focus the dialogue on what's working and what's not working in regards to ICANN's internal and external management, rather than what country is asserting management skills - or lack thereof. Posts of generalized nationalist sentiment, pro or con, will be removed (and have been removed). Remember, it's WebmasterWORLD - a place where we, of many nationalities, all labor to get along . . . just like the U.N. . . only we do better job of getting along. P.S. The posts above have nothing to do with my comments. [edited by: Webwork at 3:35 pm (utc) on Oct. 2, 2006]
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