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From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 1997 03:18:50 -0400
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 15:09:33 +0900 To: apple () apnic net From: ajp () glocom ac jp (Adam Peake)
From WIRED NEWS
Domain Registration in Geneva Assailed by Rebecca Vesely 3:08pm 30.Sep.97.PDT The chairman of a House panel that has cast its gaze on the future of domain-name administration said today that a non-governmental pact signed earlier this year won't fly because it will undercut US clout. "American taxpayers, companies, and government built the Internet," said Representative Charles Pickering (R-Mississippi), chairman of the House Science subcommittee on Basic Research. "This is something uniquely American." The agreement on which Pickering held forth is one drafted by the International Ad Hoc Committee agreement earlier this year. The committee, the creation of the Internet Society and the Internet Assigned Number Authority, held a widely publicized signing ceremony in Geneva in May in which a host of telcos and other Net players joined. (rest cut, see URL http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/7321.html for the full story.) Article goes on to say that Pickering didn't like the idea of the having domain name registration controlled by an organization in Geneva, should be in the US. Mentions the Libyan story - perhaps the worst bit of PR the IAHC have managed so far. Doesn't sound like a good day for the global Internet, hopefully other articles will show things in a different light. More positive note. List of URLs for prepare submitted testimony for (I think) all witnesses from Sept. 24 and 30 hearings (I found Larry Irving's comments interesting, especially as he will be very involved in drafting Commerce Dept.'s report on the request for comment procedure.) http://www.house.gov/science/hearing.htm#Basic_Research Internet Domain Names (Part 1), September 24, 1997 Vice Chairman Chip Pickering Opening Statement <http://www.house.gov/science/pickering_9-25.html> Congressman James Barcia Opening Statement <http://www.house.gov/science/barcia_9-25.html> Gabe Battista <http://www.house.gov/science/battista_9-25.html> Joseph Bordogna <http://www.house.gov/science/bordogna_9-25.html> Larry Irving <http://www.house.gov/science/irving_9-25.html> Jonathan Postel <http://www.house.gov/science/postel_9-25.html> Witness List <http://www.house.gov/science/witness_br_9-25.html> Internet Domain Names (Part 2), September 30, 1997 Witness List <http://www.house.gov/science/witness_br_9-30.html> Vice Chairman Chip Pickering Opening Statement http://www.house.gov/science/pickering_9-30.html Barbara Dooley http://www.house.gov/science/dooley_9-30.html Donald Heath http://www.house.gov/science/heath_9-30.html David McClure http://www.house.gov/science/mcclure_9-30.html Sheila O'Neill http://www.house.gov/science/oneill_9-30.html Anthony Rutkowski http://www.house.gov/science/rutkowski_9-30.html Andrew Sernovitz http://www.house.gov/science/sernovitz_9-30.html Finally, there's Real Audio of the 24th testimony available from <www.democracy.net> They should have an archive of the 30th's testimony available soon. Thanks, Adam ___________________________________________________________________________ | To unsubscribe: send "unsubscribe" to apple-request () apnic net | | Submissions only allowed from the email address you are subscribed with | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************************ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin, ~1784 ************************************************************************
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