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EU Claims Internet Could Fall Apart Next Month

Posted by Zonk on from the seems-a-little-sky-is-falling dept.

freaktheclown writes "The battle for the control of the Internet could hit a climax next month, with the EU saying that it could 'fall apart.' From the article: 'The European commission is warning that if a deal cannot be reached at a meeting in Tunisia next month the Internet will split apart. At issue is the role of the US government in overseeing the Internet's address structure, called the domain name system (DNS), which enables communication between the world's computers. It is managed by the California-based, not-for-profit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) under contract to the US Department of Commerce.'"

8 of 1,401 comments (clear)

  1. Icann's motto... by It+doesn't+come+easy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Icann, and you can't.

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    The NSA: The only part of the US government that actually listens.
    1. Re:Icann's motto... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      >>If there will be nothing interesting there, http://127.0.0.1/ will do the job...

        go there but all I find is a webcam of some ugly guy jacking off to his computer screen.

  2. Internet... fall apart? by ZakuSage · · Score: 5, Funny

    But... what will all the Slashdotters do with their time? Surely you can't expect us all to... *gulp* leave our computers?

  3. Sounds like... by patrickclay · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...a whole new definition to the term "netslpit"...

  4. Bush was right by Washizu · · Score: 5, Funny

    There will be Internets after all.

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  5. Future news by It+doesn't+come+easy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Six month's since the Internet fragmented into a thousand separate networks, companies across the globe report an astounding 600% increase in productivity on average. Said one spokeperson, "Not only have computer virus infections fallen to an all time low, we're saving over 98% of our bandwidth costs. Plus, we have so much budget left over each month from our IT operations, we're rolling out a profit sharing plan to all our employees." Numerous businesses report skyrocketing demand. For example, print media said they've seen an explosion in demand for magazines. Of course, all is not good news. Some technology companies have reported a drastic drop in demand for many of their products. "We are having a real tough quarter," said one Symantec sales manager, on condition of anonymity. Cisco also reported much less demand for it's high end networking boxes. "We can't give 'em away. I've never seen anything like it."

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    The NSA: The only part of the US government that actually listens.
  6. Never Say Never Again by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Eternal Battle for the Domination of the Internet begins.

    Random target selection: the .com domain.

    Value: one billion, eight hundred seventy million dollars.

    Play.

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  7. Go ahead, break it! by Zooka · · Score: 5, Funny

    Meh, I don't care if they break the internet. I already have several copies of it on CD kindly provided by AOL.