Re: [ga] Re: iCANN's protection

["'Kent Crispin'" <kent@songbird.com>]

On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 04:16:47PM -0700, Roeland Meyer wrote:
> > From: Kent Crispin [mailto:kent@songbird.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 3:46 PM
> 
> > > In fact, other mechanisms for controlling ICANN should be sought,
> > > and this search should also concern the supporting organizations'
> > > possibilities to control ICANN's activities.
> > 
> > The other mechanisms are anti-trust authorities.  This is what they do
> > for a living, you know. 
> 
> The fallacy here is assuming that ICANN falls under those regulations. As a
> USG contractor, it doesn't.

No fallacy at all.  ICANN is not supposed to stay a USG contractor for 
ever.  If it does, all this is moot -- it has direct oversight from the 
USG. 

-- 
Kent Crispin                               "Be good, and you will be
kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain
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