Tony Rutkowski wrote: > > At 12:51 PM 9/27/99 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The former was a draft, and is now buried in oblivion, while > the second is > the current (as today, 1999-09-27) statement of policy of the USG. > > Roberto: > > "UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > Management of Internet Names and Addresses > Docket Number: 980212036-8146-02 > AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration > ACTION: Statement of Policy > > "This general statement of policy ...does not contain > mandatory provisions and does not itself have the force > and effect of law." > http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/6_5_98dns.htm > > These are the views of the U.S. Dept of Commerce - > one of many agencies of the U.S. Government - and > one which exists within one of three government > branches. One of its functions is to develop such > views as one among several agencies. See Executive > Order No. 12046. It does not have the authority to > self-enact those views for the US Government. Ibid. > I never wrote nor thought that the White Paper had the authority to enforce law in the US (not to speak about other countries). I just wrote, and you seem to confirm, that it is a "statement of policy". Nevertheless, I attache some value to it in relationship to the Green Paper, that was not even a statement of policy, but just the preliminary position of USG - or DoC, if you prefer (BTW, it looks to me more like just the personal opinion of Ira Magaziner, but that's another story). Regards Roberto
