IP: ICANN says: "no foreign government 'owns' its ccTLD -- US DoC does"

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

>Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 16:45:18 -0800 (PST)
>From: Mike Brett <gooda14@yahoo.com>
>Subject: ICANN says: "no foreign government 'owns' its ccTLD -- US DoC does"
>To: farber@cis.upenn.edu
>
>ICANN has stated in court that the nations of the
>world do not control their ccTLD or what is to be done
>with it.  According to Louis Touton, the United States
>Department of Commerce determines how a ccTLD is
>handled.  He states that ICANN makes the final
>recommendation to the US DoC on what is to be done
>with the ccTLD, regardless of the nation's wishes.
>
>For more information, see
>http://www.geocities.com/gooda14/icann.html
>The internet community is concerned.  Let us know what
>you think.
>
>gooda14@yahoo.com



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