FYI: >Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 13:48:24 -0400 >From: James Love <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Organization: http://www.cptech.org >To: com-priv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Cybertelecom-l <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Letter to Esther Dyson from Ralph Nader and James Love regarding ICANN > >June 11, 1999 > > > Ralph Nader > P.O. Box 19312 > Washington, DC 20036 > > James Love > Consumer Project on Technology > P.O. Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.cptech.org > > >Esther Dyson ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Chairman >Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers > > >Dear Ms Dyson, > >Could you tell us the scope of internet governance issues that >the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) >aspires to address? For example, does ICANN seek to make any >decisions regarding allocation of trademark rights to those who >seek domain names? And will ICANN use its control over root name >servers to block access to any IP address or domain name for any >reason? If so, could you give us an idea of what those reasons >might be, and how those decisions will be made, and what legal >recourse persons would have regarding ICANN decisions? > >Also, does ICANN seek the authority to levy fees on the use of >domain names? If so, what are the legally binding limits on the >use of funds from those fees by ICANN? Under any circumstances >will the ICANN be permitted to use these funds to promote public >policy objectives on broader internet governance issues? > >Finally, is ICANN's interim board making substantive policy >decisions, before a membership is in place? If so, can you >explain how this start-up procedure is justified given the terms >of your agreement with the United States government? > >You are known for being meticulous. We await your specific >replies to these questions. > >Thank you. > > >Sincerely > > > >Ralph Nader James Love > > >-- >James Love, Director, Consumer Project on Technology >I can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED], by telephone 202.387.8030, >by fax at 202.234.5176. CPT web page is http://www.cptech.org > Respectfully, Jay Fenello President, Iperdome, Inc.� 404-943-0524 ----------------------------------------------- What's your .per(sm)? http://www.iperdome.com
