On Friday 14 October 2005 18:01, John Wilson wrote:
> On Friday 14 October 2005 8:18 am, Aron Smith wrote:
> > On Friday 14 October 2005 08:07 am, Ronald J. Hall wrote:
> > > On Friday 14 October 2005 08:06 am, Aron Smith wrote:
> > > > On Friday 14 October 2005 02:08 am, M.Schild wrote:
> > > > > http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,16559,15899
> > > > >67,00.html
> > > >
> > > > If it works don't fix it
> > > >
> > > > > Maryse
> > >
> > > Or better yet, if it works, don't let the UN get involved
> > > with it!
> >
> > basically what we have is a successful thing that the
> > Politicians want to get control of. I don't think that it could
> > be truthfully said that the US controls it. Since AFAIK ICANN
> > is not a US Government organization
>
> Ronald and Aron are going to fall over in a dead faint but this
> time I agree with them.
>
> The EC's solution is to bureaucratize everything and regulate the
> life out of it which is the exact opposite of what the Internet
> is supposed to be. ICANN is an independent organization that is
> located in the US not an arm of the US Government (anymore) and
> it works with national and regional organizations around the
> world. The EC would be happier, I'm sure, it ICANN up and moved
> to Geneva.
>
> Bureaucrats, by the way, the world over operate on the theory
> that if it ain't broke something is wrong with it.
>
> ttfn
>
> John
I agree totally. To let the EU or UN have a say on the Internet
will destroy it, rapidly. And may I add : politicians would just
love precisely that...
And, if they cannot destroy or censor it, they sure as hell will tax
it.
Oh, mighty source : May the Internet stay free !
Kaj Haulrich.
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