Milton L Mueller wrote: >> The lawmakers also asked the Commerce Department to comment on the >> possibility of an overseas relocation of the Internet Corporation for >> Assigned Names and Numbers, which is currently based in Marina Del >> Ray, Calif. Rumors have swirled in recent years that some foreign >> government and industry stakeholders want ICANN's headquarters to move >> to Brussels. > > Oh great. Let's bring in the US-EU rivalry. If it moves to Brussels it > will be under EU control, right? Perhaps they were thinking of moving it under the UN control in NY. Wait, if it is in NY ... > This one gets me hot under the collar. What in the h*** has the U.S. > ever done to promote freedom of expression via ICANN? On the contrary, > they have persistently refused to acknowledge it as a principle > underpinning ICANN's regime, since 1997. And the most overt and direct > interference of the US in ICANN's affairs was in relation to the .xxx > affair, which was an act of censorship. I agree. -- Bombim Cadiz ***************************************** * Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) -- * * No windows. No gates. It is open. * * No Bill. It is Free. * *****************************************