Of interest to many here I would think.




On 01/05/2015, 2:39 p.m., "[log in to unmask] on behalf of David Post" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:

>All
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>[Apologies for cross-posting to the various lists]
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>Danielle Kehl and I have just published a background paper on the 
>IANA transition for the Open Technology Institute 
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><http://www.newamerica.org/oti/controlling-internet-infrastructure/>http://www.newamerica.org/oti/controlling-internet-infrastructure/ 
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>There probably isn't a great deal in there that those of you who are 
>already participants on this list are unfamiliar with.  The target 
>audience comprises those people who have not been following DNS 
>policy matters and who know nothing or next-to-nothing about ICANN, 
>or IANA, or the DNS.  We hope we've filled a gap in the existing 
>writings on the subject, something  that can help someone who is 
>completely unfamiliar with the territory to understand just what is 
>going on with the IANA transition, and why it matters as much as we 
>think it does for the Internet going forward --
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>Needless to say, please feel free to re-circulate to anyone you think 
>might find it useful - even your local Congressperson!  And comments 
>etc. are always welcome -
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>There will be a second piece coming out shortly that will dive more 
>deeply into the specifics of the various proposals now under 
>consideration, with particular attention on the "accountability" discussions -
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>Regards,
>
>David
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