http://www.law.miami.edu/~froomkin/articles/icann1.pdf For those interested in the legal ramifications of ICANN and its connection to the DoC, this is not bad reading. The main point being that at least in cases where ICANN does what DoC tells it to do, and arguably in all cases, DoC�s use of a private corporation to implement policy decisions represents an end run around the APA and the Constitution. On the other hand, if ICANN is making policy decisions independently of DoC (as ICANN partisans tend to argue) then even a partial transfer of DoC�s policymaking authority over the DNS violates an even more fundamental public policy against the arbitrary exercise of public power, the constitutional doctrine prohibiting the delegation of public power to private groups. Either way, it's kind of a mess probably worth thinking through very, very carefully as it will undoubtedly echo for decades... For everyone else, it might make your inner bulb go a bit dim :-p Scott Schiller VP GIA Web Services, Inc. Get your @ together! ---http://domainalchemy.com---
