On Tue, 6 Jul 1999 15:48:12 -0400 (EDT), Ronda Hauben
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Jay Fenello wrote:
>
>At 06:07 PM 7/5/99 , Michael Sondow wrote:
>>>Sydney Morning Herald, July 1999
>>>
>>>Net dispute: Govt may step in=20
>>>
>>>"Governments will end up taking control of the distribution of
>>>Internet addresses if the Internet industry cannot resolve its
>>>differences, according to Dr Paul Twomey, the Australian head of an
>>>international body set up to study the issue."
>
>
>>Instead of a small cabal making decisions
>>affecting every Internet user in the world,
>>200 plus governments will now have to agree!
>
>>Why, that's the *best* news I've heard all=20
>>year ;-)
>
>Why are those being presented as the two alternatives?
>
>You would by that logic deny that the Internet was ever born or developed.
>
>That's why those who aren't interested in learning from the history of
>the development of the Internet its lessons do go round in circles.
>
>Ronda
Face it Ronda, there is no way the USG can or will manage the internet
on its own.
Times have changed.
--
William X. Walsh
General Manager, DSo Internet Services
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax:(209) 671-7934
"The fact is that domain names are new and have unique
characteristics, and their status under the law is not yet clear."
--Kent Crispin (June 29th, 1999)
