U.S. willing to let go of Icann
Summary: The United States government will on Wednesday announce it is relinquishing most of the control it currently exerts over Icann, says the BBC
The ties between Icann, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and the U.S. government have long been a sticking point for many other countries, who are pushing for a true internationalization of the Internet. Issues that could be affected by the upcoming announcement include domain names in non-western scripts, the policing of the internet and the introduction of new domain extensions.
In July, the European Commission called for the U.S. government to let Icann become accountable to the whole of the world, and argued that the end of the current agreement between the two parties — which will take place this Thursday — would be a natural point for this to occur.
However, according to the BBC:
...it is unlikely that the new agreement will sever the links between the US government and Icann entirely.
Rod Beckstrom, president and chief of the organization, said in a letter to Congress last week that it would seek to maintain a "long term, formal relationship with the United States Government".
This article was originally posted on ZDNet UK.
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Obama is selling us out
It's time to elect a real American in 2012!
fully agree...
A 'real American', like the ones who helped offshore jobs, yes?
:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
I vastly prefer President Obama to half the "real Americans" elected in the last 40 years.
Maybe it has somthing to do with......
And if you think turning over the internet to the U.N. is good, i will have to say you are a bumber sticker kind of guy/girl with not much going on in the thinking department.
Actually, I keep reading about half a million jobs being lost every month
You piss and moan about iCann yet companies are robbing Americans of livelihoods. It's not about education, since the quality of many goods coming over is poor - melamine, toothpaste, drywall, toy recalls... Windows Vista... you've only been reading the media selectively, haven't you?
$50/hr is too much for a worker to make, yes. How much money should a bank CEO get? I mean, you want to talk about how much of a wage is too high. Especially when the same folks telling you and I to "pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps" are being bailed out... BY OUR TAX DOLALRS. Oh, I see, you like double standards. Fair enough...
Wake up.
Oh, who's doing what for $50/hr? Heck, where are those job openings?
Look.....
Oh, can you define "competitive edge"?
When what has happened to millions happens to you, and I suspect you're a "Libertarian", how will you try to shift blame onto everyone else, because we all do that? (The difference being, I read charts and graphs. You listen to overpaid babblers like Rush Coulter.)
I don't know how much proof you'll want,
http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/04/news/economy/green_jobs/index.htm?postversion=2009060412
Those folks aren't being paid $50/hr. Even after insurance coverage, which isn't a "wage" regardless of how you attempt to spin it, it's not $50/hr.
And if you were hot to trot like GM and everyone else, who complain about insurance and health care costs, you'd be for single-payer and public option programs too. Funny how they've been quiet about the issue... we'll see how all that pans out when the time comes.
Oh, and before you say "Government can't do anything right", I'll say only that people need to think about who they elect. Three of the four people between 1980 and 2000 who were president certainly racked up enough national debt and engaged in plenty of nefarious activity and I'm not talking about an x-rated act... or doesn't any of that count? Anything wrong with the country is always due to the Democrats and Republicans' "deficits don't matter" attitude is saintly??? Not to mention, people do learn from their ambient environment. Maybe they're just seeing what the government does and think that's okay too. Maybe it is. Who are we to judge?
*sigh*
Agree completely
This college professor seems to stuck in his theoretical world. Obama like his liberal friends seem to believe that the US should have no more power and influence in the world than any other nation.
This is happening because Neville Obama and his friends actually believe that appeasement works. Those he's trying to appease are laughing at him.
We give repressive governments (China, many Muslim nations) any kind of control and freedom of speech on the internet is dead.
Unfortunately our ignorant neighbors voted these fools into office and now we must all suffer for it for years to come.
John McCain is selling us out
sovereignty to UN. It's time to elect a real
American in 2012!
Mcain is a Republican Obama, vote anti incumbent
I didn't voite for George W. Bush.
late November) and I didn't vote any candidate
around 2004. I will not vote for Republicans.
I really wish Hillary Clinton (Democrat) serve as
a President of United States, but my money got
wasted for contribution and Obama won over
Clinton. :(
If you want a Republican President...
Just curious....
Just curious. I actually dislike both Republican and Democrats, but I don't threaten to ditch the country when either gets elected.
I was born in Florida, USA.
Yeah.....
Excellent
Good riddance.
(No, this response does not come from a Republican. Not even close.)
Huge Mistake
This should have stayed a US item. I think Obama will live to regret this move. I think America will certainly live to regret it - as we live with the shame of what the 'world' is going to do to stiffle web based dissent.
Well, we'll see what happens.
"we" as being