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  1. "Who's Behind ICANN?"

    Yro · Internet · · posted by michael · from the the-shadow-knows dept. · 2 comments
    The Dev writes "The Cook Report has published a very long and detailed article about ICANN. It gives a chilling view of what interests are controlling ICANN (legacy telco's, trademark, big business and gov't) and how they have ben menuvering to make themselves unaccountable to anyone. It goes on to describe some of the (dire) consequences of this new power structure."

    Quite an interesting article and worth reading for anyone who has or plans to have a domain name. Yes, it's long. But it's important. While you're at it, you can check out archives of the Santiago meeting. The hearings on the domain name dispute resolution process are an especially good example of the total lack of accountability, as they rush through a pre-determined script, ignoring audience comments entirely. This is your Internet government. -- michael

    In related news, ICANN announced yesterday that 12 more registrars have been approved. Their registry testbed period ends Sep.30. --jamie

  2. "Who's Behind ICANN?"

    Yro · Internet · · posted by michael · from the the-shadow-knows dept. · 2 comments
    The Dev writes "The Cook Report has published a very long and detailed article about ICANN. It gives a chilling view of what interests are controlling ICANN (legacy telco's, trademark, big business and gov't) and how they have ben menuvering to make themselves unaccountable to anyone. It goes on to describe some of the (dire) consequences of this new power structure."

    Quite an interesting article and worth reading for anyone who has or plans to have a domain name. Yes, it's long. But it's important. While you're at it, you can check out archives of the Santiago meeting. The hearings on the domain name dispute resolution process are an especially good example of the total lack of accountability, as they rush through a pre-determined script, ignoring audience comments entirely. This is your Internet government. -- michael

    In related news, ICANN announced yesterday that 12 more registrars have been approved. Their registry testbed period ends Sep.30. --jamie