Re: [wg-review] ccTLD vs DNSO vs ICANN vs GAC

[DPF <david@farrar.com>]

On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 16:56:49 -0500, Michael Sondow wrote:

>> YJ Park wrote:
>
>> It is interesting that DNSO/ICANN has so far only made policy relating
>> to gTLDs.  A key question will be whether ICANN will attempt to make
>> global policy for ccTLDS (personally a silly thing to do and quite
>> possibly impossible to implement).
>
>This is quite untrue, as anyone who has been following the
>controversies between, for example, Dot CX and the Australian
>Commonwealth, are aware. Indeed, ICANN's major offensive at the
>moment is to gain hegemony over the ccTLD registries by means of
>unilateral dicta from national governments, basing their claims on
>the GAC Principles.

I didn't say ICANN had no power to redelegate or even to have a role
where there is disagreement between a ccTLD and a Government.  I do
question what would happen if ICANN tried to impose a universal policy
on all ccTLDs without their consent.  

As an example some ccTLDs are open (anyone can register a name) and
some are closed (must provide proof of residence).  If ICANN or even
DOC tried to impose a policy stating that all ccTLDs must be closed
then they would get a hell of a shock as many would I suspect ignore
the directive.  

DPF
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