the power to issue addresses

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September 15th, 2002, 09:50 AM
rcgreen

the power to issue addresses

Quote:

In addition to questioning the Internet Society's fiscal fitness, both Hansen and Bakel charged that ICANN staff were biased in favor of granting dot-org's management to a nonprofit organization.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2002Sep13.html

Well, DUH! I can't see how anyone could think of giving it to anything but
a non-profit! In fact, now that I think of it, Your physical address is
issued by a government body, not a business. Why should internet
addresses be any different? If I live at 290 Mountain Lake Drive, should I
be able to go to an auction and buy 10 Downing Street instead?
:cool:
September 15th, 2002, 07:00 PM
(V)/\><

maybe we are witnessing a shift of power in our time? big business are now able to pass laws in their own interests. like, making it illegal for anyone own a dvd copier that is capible of copying a movie dvd...
September 15th, 2002, 07:30 PM
Chuck56

I think you hit the nail on the head, (V)/ \ If the people who elect the clowns don't start speaking up, big business is going to keep on doing what they're doing. Money talks, but if they're booted out of office the money stops.