---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 15:30:49 +0000 From: Chris Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Corporate lobbying stopped .union internet domain Press statement by British Trade Union Congress Corporate lobbying stopped .union internet domain The refusal to grant a new .union top level domain to the internet, to join domains such as .com, is not only deeply disappointing but suggests that corporate America now runs the internet, says the TUC today. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting in Los Angeles yesterday granted applications for seven new top level domains including .biz and .museum, but turned down an application from the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, backed by the TUC, for a union domain. The ICANN staff had recommended support for the .union domain and the proposal had also won the support of the non-commercial internet users meeting in advance of the ICANN. However US employers and intellectual property lawyer groups had opposed the proposal. Nigel Stanley, Head of Campaigns and Communications at the TUC said, "This is a deeply disappointing decision. Given the support of the technical experts and other non-commercial users, it is hard to conclude anything other than this is simple anti-union prejudice stoked up by corporate interests in the US. Dissatisfaction with internet governance can only now grow. However this will not stop unions using the net to promote our message." Notes to Editors: All TUC press releases can be found at www.tuc.org.uk A series of TUC rights leaflets are available on the know your rights line 0870 600 4 882. Lines are open every day from 8am-10pm. Calls are charged at the national rate. Contacts: Media enquiries: Nigel Stanley on 020 7467 1244 or 076 99 755102 (pager) --- You are currently subscribed to ncdnhc-discuss as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
