Re: [ga] Sen. Burns to the Chair of the Commerce Committee

[Sotiris Sotiropoulos <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>]

George Kirikos wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> --- Sotiris Sotiropoulos <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com> wrote:
> > The US never really had any intention of handing control
> > over the root to anyone, least of all an
> > pseudo-international body a.k.a. ICANN.
> 
> Personally, I have no problems with US control over the root. Having it
> in the hands of a stable democracy with a mature legal system seems
> preferable to that of a quasi-UN board, with unknown intentions and
> difficult enforcement mechanisms. I prefer the devil I know, I suppose.
> :) [I'm Canadian, by the way, so supporting the Americans isn't a
> nationalistic thing for me]

I'm Canadian as well!  Perhaps Canada should run the root?

> 
> What's important, though, is to not let the beast get out of control.
> It's mandate should be limited to the technical issues, without policy
> creep into areas beyond its scope.

Fat chance of that!  

-- 
Sincerely,

Sotiris Sotiropoulos
	Hermes Network Inc.
	Toronto, Canada

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