> What 'legislative' forum do you have in mind for this issue?
>(Judiciaries exist to resolve legislative conflicts, not to create new
>law.) If I were a member of DNSO, the first item I would put on the
>agenda would be some proposal to ICANN regarding just this particular
>issue, precisely because (despite Wendy Selzer's 'membership model'**)
>the structures being put in place *will serve as a government of
>cyberspace, and policies of ICANN *will come to have the force of law by
>default.
The forums located in the countries where the registry is located. This
has worked just fine for now.
>
>Conversely, if I were an 'at large' member of ICANN
>(my application even to the selection committee was not accepted),
>I would move to address Internet issues from this perspective, as well,
>but in order to preserve 'netizen rights' in the face of the kind of
>organizational resources corporate 'representatives' would offer -- and,
>imo, if this list and others want to be heard by policy makers, it would
>do well to take this philosophical higher ground before it dissolves
>entirely.
> Is there an alternative function for this sort of discussion group? If
>so, can you advise me how closely this list in particular is fulfilling
>that purpose?
>
>
>** 1/19/99:
>"ICANN is not a governance institution,
>but a narrowly focused technical body charged with certain policymaking
>and coordination tasks. This model is premised on the view that if ICANN
>is invested with a worldwide democratic electorate, it will be treated by
>realspace governments and others as a legitimately elected government of
>cyberspace."
If this were the case, two DNSO applications would not have as objectives,
to settle disputes between trademark holders and domain name holders. This
is far more governance than what a technical body would do.
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