FYI: At 12:26 PM 8/10/99 , Jay Fenello wrote: >At 12:03 PM 8/10/99 , an editor wrote: >>Jay: I'd like to hear why you think this is an "untold story." Several news >>outlets, including the New York Times have been covering every twist and >>turn of this "civil war." What exactly are you getting at? > > >I agree -- Jeri Clausing has been among one >of the best news outlets covering every >twist and turn in the DNS wars. > >All of this coverage, however, has been >written with a certain frame. That ICANN >has been formed to bring competition to >the name space, and that NSI is fighting >to hold on to their monopoly. > >That's like covering the trees in a forest, >but never talking about the forest. > >The really important issues are those that >transcend the NSI monopoly -- those that will >remain after the NSI monopoly is devolved. > >In this case, we have two major issues. >What process will be used to make global >decisions regarding the Internet, and what >business models will be supported. > >ICANN has decided to implement a single >uniform business model that involves the >administration of "public" property. That's >a *huge* decision. And it is being made >even before its decision making processes >are formalized. In other words, they've >got the cart in front of the horse. > >Ira Magaziner told me personally that the >establishment of Internet Governance is just >like the birth of our nation. He said I should >study that history, because the issues are the >same. I totally agree with him. > >If the year was 1776, would your paper cover >the declaration of independance as a tax >dispute? I would hope not, just as I hope >that the XXXXXX will cover the entire story >surrounding the formation of ICANN, not >just the NSI/ICANN dispute. > >I hope this helps, and please feel free >to call if you have any questions. > >Jay. Respectfully, Jay Fenello President, Iperdome, Inc.� 404-943-0524 ----------------------------------------------- What's your .per(sm)? http://www.iperdome.com
