Re: [ga] Status of the Review Task Force

[Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>]

On 21:11 14/09/01, John Berryhill Ph.D. J.D. said:
> > Your remark is like saying CNN are illegal when they show Saddam.
>
>I can be persuaded I'm wrong, but the analogy fails here in that Saddam does
>not pay CNN to put him on.  That would be a much different situation than
>reporting the news.  For example, I doubt Saddam could buy advertising time
>on CNN.

Right, but is CNN only paid by direct advertising? Suppose Saddam gives an 
interview to CNN? CNN gets audience and Saddam free advertising. News 
services are a complex issue.

>However, a U.S. company is paid for domain name registration services for the
>official website of the Presidency of Iraq.

That is bad business. This should have been carried by a foreign company so 
Iraq could have claimed censorship existed in the USA. But the ICANN has 
nothing to do in this.

Where the problem is, is that Alani Corp is hosted by InfoCom Corp. in the 
USA to operate ".iq". Due to the US legislation the Alani Corp cannot 
perform its duties to the Internet Community of Iraq and should be 
redelagated by the IANA. Otherwise there is an ICANN law for Australia and 
one for Iraq. This is in violation to the ByLaws.

Is such a violation of importance?  You may want to have a look at the 
bottom of the welcome page at http://www.infocomcorp.com/ . Obviously an 
omen no more. But it shows how the things are on the intertwinet.

Jefsey


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