RE: [ga] dominion over country codes

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

On the issue of ccTLDs, if the country were running their own root-system
and only tying it into the regular Internet via the ccTLD than it would be
absolutely sovriegn.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]On Behalf Of A.M.
> Rutkowski
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 5:38 AM
> To: ga@dnso.org
> Subject: [ga] dominion over country codes
>
>
> On the rather fundamental subject of government of
> governments having sovereignty over country code
> TLDs and the recent pronouncements of the GAC,
> GA members might wish to be aware of a requesting
> letter and brief submitted to the ICANN Board
> by the Internet Rights Coalition.
>
> One would hope that, as requested, it is made
> available on the ICANN site soon.  In the meantime
> these are available at:
>
> http://www.wia.org/icann/irc_cover-letter.htm
> http://www.wia.org/icann/irc_gac_brief.htm
>
> The letter also requests that time be allocated
> for discussion of this subject at the Wednesday
> ICANN open meeting, and that some kind of open
> proceeding be established.
>
> In any case, there will be a BOF on this matter
> on Sunday evening, and perhaps again later in the
> week.
>
> --tony
>