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> It sucks, but the com/net/org domains have become what the public thinks of
> as the Internet. It's stupid, and there is absolutely no technical, legal
> or logical reason for it, but it's a fact.
Its a fact only because the marketing honchos who burst onto the
'open' Internet circa 1993 made it seem that way, without thinking
one moment of technical, legal or logical aspects. Having muscled
in, now they want to have their 'competitive' shortsightedness
validated -- and hand off all the legal aspects to WIPO et al. If there
was a shred of logic remaining in the system, it would be clear that
all the 'perceived' TM/DN conflicts are their own making, and they
should have to carry the bag themselves.
Since whether a 'technical' structure can swing that seems to be
a very dubious proposition, the central argument for ICANNs
existence is thus demolished: shouldnt the whole 'experiment'
therefore be handed back to the folks who set it up? One condition
might however be added: that they bone up on the basic function of
governance; to wit, to keep different sectors of society from
wrangling each other to death.
kerry
