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ICANN Opens .net Redelegation Consultation

Posted by michael on from the name-games dept.

Joel Rowbottom writes "The first public draft criteria for the redelegation of the .net gTLD to Verisign's successor (due on 30th June 2005) to a new registry operator is out, and the public comments period commenced on 28th May.It's pretty similar to the .org redelegation criteria. The ICANN announcement is here and gives opportunity to submit comments prior to the final procedure which will be posted at the end of June."

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  1. If ICANN doesn't dump Verisign/NSI... by buelba · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...we'll have the last piece of evidence that they're entirely toothless. Verisign has done a lousy job along every axis, from high fees to poor coordination to the ridiculous "SiteFinder" service. ICANN has tolerated all this, even waiting to get angry about SiteFinder until everyone else did.

    ICANN should dump Verisign even if they have the lowest bid. Which they won't. But if they hold onto Verisign, it means they're either scared of Verisign's attorneys (since I'm sure Verisign will sue, since they have no other business) or are totally unable to make important decisions.

  2. It's government time! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Private industry has shown that they are unwilling or unable to administrate the Internet base services.

    It is time that the government step in and turn the Internet into a public utility. This is the only way to get rid of leeches like Verisign. Put the power back in the hands of the people instead of in the hands of a monied few. Democracy in action, folks. Don't let the door slam those fuckers in the ass on the way out.

    1. Re:It's government time! by Nasarius · · Score: 2, Insightful

      And which government would that be? The US does not own the Internet.

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    2. Re:It's government time! by lpontiac · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Er.

      ICANN derives its authority from the US government. The Department of Commerce, IIRC.

      What did you have in mind, anyway? Say you convinced the legislature that they needed to handpick a replacement for Verisign today.. they'd probably farm it out to fucking Halliburton.

    3. Re:It's government time! by Dinglenuts · · Score: 3, Insightful

      More government administration would make it more inefficient, not less. And it would also open the door for censorship, political manipulation, etc. Do you really want the internet in the same hands as the author's of the PATRIOT Act? Or the Oil-for-Food Fraud? No thank you, sir.

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    4. Re:It's government time! by belmolis · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I agree that it shouldn't be run by private industry, but giving it to governments is not only likely to produce inefficiency but perhaps more importantly, it is likely to give them the opportunity to "regulate" it, meaning censorship. They've already shown interest in doing this. An international non-governmental organization might be the best thing, though exactly how to structure it isn't clear.

    5. Re:It's government time! by aleonard · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Last I heard, the US government was pretty much "the monied few." What, you would have national elections for ICANN members? Come on. Giving it back to the US government (Or, god forbid, some vacuous world government) would destroy the Internet in a quagmire of regulation, faux democracy and stagnation.

      The private sector is doing just fine, and it could probably stand to have less government involvement - remove the Dept. of Commerce from the equation. Don't like it? Make a new Internet. I'm serious; there's already two, why not three? Four? Eventually one will stick.

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  3. Re:If I had any faith in them at all by Sv1ad · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'll stick with the US government. At least they are accountable to _someone_.
    Who's that again? Not me, I'm an Australian. Actually, can I hold your government accountable? Afterall, our Prime Minister is just over in the USA now to kiss his buddy George W. Bush.
    Australia: the 53rd US state.