Re: [IFWP] Fwd: Re: Power Politics and the New Internet Order

[Bob Allisat]

Kent Crispin writes:
> (*) The MoU failed because the competing interests refused to be
> balanced, and caused the USG to get involved.  This remains true with
> ICANN -- ICANN will only succeed because the USG has sufficient power
> to force a resolution.

Greg Skinner replies:
+ Hmmm.  What power does the USG have to prevent people from using
+ alternative TLDs?

 The US Government, ICANN, IETF and the lot have
 no ability to control where we point our various
 machines or what we do on our sundry desktops.
 We are in full control of our own destinies as
 individuals and collectively. That we have refused
 to excercise this control is our choice and, alas,
 problem. Perhaps one day. Hopefully soon.

 Bob Allisat

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