.
Given the high stakes
for local to global democracy today and
tomorrow, please make the effort
to educate yourself about this crucially important yet
overlooked public issue. Don't let the techie jargon
throw you. The concepts are not hard to grasp. As you
visualize how the Internet actually works, you can think
critically about proposals for governing the growth of
this infant medium, then apply common global sense to
what you've learned. The rewards are worth the
effort.
Why be afraid of your own mind? You CAN make wise
choices about ICANN.
After forming informed opinions, don't be silent.
Speak up & change the
world!
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VISIT
THESE WEBSITES FOR MORE
INFORMATION:
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Below
are Links from 2005
Research
(Selections
from a November 2005 Google search)
ICANNWatch
ICANNWatch.Org monitors and tracks the action of ICANN
and global domain name policy.
http://www.icannwatch.org/
http://www.icannwatch.org/icann4beginners.shtm
A
Primer on ICANN
It is intended as a background document to accompany the
ICANN meeting being ... ICANN is presently in the midst
of a large-scale reform effort.
http://does-not-exist.net/icann-primer/ICANNprimer.htm
Background
and Analysis on ICANN
ICANN consists of a board of directors, three Supporting
Organizations, several advisory ... There are nineteen
seats on ICANN's board of directors.
http://www.cdt.org/dns/icann/
Internet
Pro Radio | icann.Blog :: ICANN
Audio, News
and Commentary on Internet policy, governance and legal
issues.
http://blog.lextext.com/blog/icann/
Berkman
Center for Internet and Society
Complete
index of all ICANN-Related Content from the Berkman
Center for Internet and Society, including meeting
archives, webcasts, and analysis.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann
All
the world is a stage at ICANN - The ICANN
Movie
Satirical series of Flash movies about ICANN. Part II
focuses on the .biz dispute.
http://www.paradigm.nu/icann/
Ripping
up UN "governance" of the Internet - The VoIP
Weblog
The UN wants to take over ICANN, as a passage from the
Internet Society's recent ... It would also replace the
ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). ...
http://voip.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000520052326
Memorandum
of Understanding, Dept. of Commerce and
ICANN
DOC has authority to participate in the DNS Project with
ICANN under the ... Both DOC and ICANN have a mutual
interest in a transition that ensures...
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/
domainname/icann-memorandum.htm
Welcome
to the ICANN ASO web
site
The Address Supporting Organisation (ASO) was formed
to review and develop recommendations on Internet
policy and structure regarding the system of IP...
http://aso.icann.org/
ICANN
At Large Study Committee Web
Site
ICANN Board Accepts Contributions to Facilitate
At-Large Organizing Efforts. At-Large List Names
Sought; ALSC Forum Operation Extended .
http://atlargestudy.org
ICANN
Luxembourg 2005
ICANN July 2005 meeting Luxembourg. ... Next July
2005, ICANN will hold a meeting in Luxembourg city,
Luxembourg from 11 to 15 July 2005.
http://www.icannluxembourg.org/en/index.ph/
[PDF]
ICANN
AND THE PROBLEM OF
LEGITIMACY
ICANN has drawn on techniques that parallel the ... ICANN
came into being. I shall then turn to the legitimacy
issues that ...
http://www.law.wayne.edu/weinberg/legitimacy.PDF
Karl
Auerbach's CaveBear Site
My term at ICANN is ended; ICANN no longer has publicly
elected ... However, I'll still be commenting on ICANN
and other matters in the CaveBear Blog!
http://www.cavebear.com
O'Reilly
Network: Karl Auerbach: ICANN "Out of Control"
Karl Auerbach
is one of ICANN's strongest critics. As a public board
member he sued for access to ICANN documents and won; he
has called for structural ...
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/policy/2002/12/05/karl.html
Below
are Links from 1999 & 2003 Research
(Some
links may no longer be active, but are kept here for
historical research purposes.)
NOTE: LINKS OPEN IN THIS WINDOW, SO HIT BROWSER BACK
BUTTON TO RETURN HERE.
Association
for Interactive Media
(http://www.interactivehq.org)
Sounded the gTLD-MoU alert, still tracking
ICANN.
Australian Root
Server Confederation (AURSC)
(http://aursc.ah.net) RSC led by Adam Todd,
implacable foe of Paul Twomey.
Berkman
Center for Internet & Society at Harvard
University
> Study
on Representation in
Cyberspace.
>
(http://cyber.harvard.edu/rcs/study.html).
> Berkman Center
is studying ICANN as part of its research.
> Archive
from the Santiago
Meeting.
>
(http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann/santiago/archive)
> Look
under the Board section for the audio and video
archive.
Business
Week: "What's in a Name.com?"
(http://www.businessweek.com/1999/99_36/b3645101.htm)
Article by Mike France. (August 1999)
Cavebear
Consulting on (un)Equal Representation
(http://www.cavebear.com/cavebear/growl/issue_3.htm)
Karl Auerbach on ICANN & individuals.
Center for Democracy
and Technology
(http://www.cdt.org)
Advocate for establishing constitutional rights in
the computer age.
Computer
Professionals for Social Responsibility
(http://www.cpsr.org)
One of the few trade organizations committed to
global sense.
CNN/Financial
News article on the Santiago Meeting
(
http://www.cnnfn.com/news/technology/newsbytes/135429.html
(Aug. 1999)
C|Net
article on the Santiago Meeting
(http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,40894,00.html?st.ne.fd.gif.f)
(Aug. 1999).
Communications
Week International story on the GAC
(http://totaltele.com/secure/cwiview.asp?Target=top&ArticleID=23485&Pub=cwi)
(Aug. 1999)
Computer
Science & Government; ARPA (1962-86)
(http://www.ais.org/~ronda/new.papers/arpa_ipto.txt)
Helpful historical backgrounder.
Consumer Project on
Technology
(http://www.cptech.org)
Proposed NGO overseen by world governments. A Nader
project.
The COOK Report
on Internet
(http://www.cookreport.com) Published
by Gordon Cook. Critical of the U.S. Government.
DNSPolicy.com -
News Headlines
(http://www.dnspolicy.com/news/)
Gene Walsh posts daily links to stories on DNS
issues.
Domania.Org -
Consumer Information Organization
(http://www.ICANNT.org)
Russ Smith offers updates on ICANN, with
links.
The Domain
Name Handbook
(http://www.domainhandbook.com)
By Ellen Rony and Peter Rony. Go here for big
picture.
> Special
section on ICANN
(http://www.domainhandbook.com/icann.html)
Domain Name
Rights Coalition (DNRC)
(http://www.domain-name.org)
Information and advocacy for domain name
holders.
Flywheel.com
- Overview of the DNS Controversy
(http://www.flywheel.com/ircw/overview.html)
By Craig Simon. Backgrounder with links.
"Governing
Cyberspace, or, Where is James Madison When We Need
Him?"
(http://www.temple.edu/lawschool/dpost/icann/comment1.html)
Article by David Post. (June 1999)
Generic Top-Level
Domain name Memorandum of Understanding
(gTLD-MoU),
(http://www.gtld-mou.org)
Organization alleged to have "captured" ICANN.
International Forum
on the White Paper/ICANN
(IFWP)
(http://www.ifwp.org)
A primary locus for discussing
ICANN.
.
ICANN
Watch
(http://www.Icannwatch.org)
Regularly updated website monitoring ICANN
activities.
Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
(http://www.icann.org)
Created by Jon Postel, allegedly "captured by
the gTLD backers.
Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF)
(http://www.ietf.org)
ISOC-friendly community for Internet
architecture and operations.
> Directory
of Internet infrastructure draft proposals.
(http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html)
Internet Law &
Policy Forum (ILPF)
(http://www.ilpf.org/) A
relatively neutral venue for developing network
governance solutions.
Internet Society
(ISOC)
(http://www.isoc.org) Global NGO of Internet
professionals. Backed gTLD-MoU proposal.
Matisse
Enzer' Glossary of Internet Terms
(www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html)
A place to begin or continue learning the
vocabulary.
Media Visions'
> "Analyzing
ICANN -- The committee that would be king"
>
(http://www.media-visions.com/icann.htm
(1999) By Judah Ken Freed.
> Voices
from the "Committees of
Correspondence"
>
(http://www.media-visions.com/newdom1.html)
(1998) Statements by DNS players.
> "Global
Sense -- Calling the Question of Network
Democracy"
>
(http://www.media-visions.com/globalsense.html)
(1997) By Judah Ken Freed.
> Links
related to the gTLD-MoU Proposal
>
(http://www.media-visions.com/newdom2b.html)
An appendix to Global
Sense.
> Links
to Network Governance Players
>
(http://www.media-visions.com/newdom2a.html)
An appendix to Global
Sense.
> Links
to Network Governance Articles
>
(http://www.media-visions.com/newdom2c.html)
An appendix to Global
Sense.
New
York Times
> Article
on Santiago Meeting
>
(http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/08/cyber/articles/25domain.html)
(Aug 1999)
>
"Democracy Tugs at Internet
Agency" By Jeri
Clausing:
>
(http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/08/biztech/articles/30ican.html)
(Aug 1999)
> Search
the New York Times
National
Telecommunications Infrastructure Admin.
(NTIA)
(http://www.ntia.doc.gov) US Department of
Commerce "Information Superhighway" section.
>
NTIA
Index on the Management of Internet Names and
Addresses
.. .
(http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/domainhome.htm)
Check dates for the latest files
Network Solutions,
Inc. (NSI)
(http://www.netsol.com)
Monopoly .com registrar. Favored gTLD; now mortal
foe of ICANN.
Rain
Magazine article on ICANN and NSI
(http://www.rain.org/~openmind/icann.htm)
"Who Will Govern the Internet ?" (Aug 1999)
The Resource
Center for Cyberculture Studies
(http://otal.umd.edu/~rccs)
Online nonprofit organization studying cyberculture.
Telopolis
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Deutsch mit
English)
> Cone
of Silence by John
Horvath
>
(http://www.heise.de/tp/english/inhalt/te/2837/1.html)
(Aug. 1999)
> "What
Institutional Form is Needed to Replace
ICANN?" By Ronda Hauben
>
(http://www.heise.de/tp/english/inhalt/te/5183/1.html)
(Aug 1999)
U.S.
Congressional Committee on Oversight and
Investigation
(http://minion.netpolicy.com/dnrc/82799cong.html)
What Congress is hearing about ICANN
U.S.
House Commerce Committee Questions
ICANN
(http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctf658.htm)
Article in USA Today. (July 1999)
Voices
from the "Committees of
Correspondence"
(http://www.media-visions.com/newdom1v.html)
Statements from DNS players.
(Jan. 1998)
World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO)
(http://www.wipo.int) Geneva
guardian of transnational corporate copyrights &
trademarks.
World Internetworking
Alliance (WIA)
(http://www.wia.org) Rutkowski
on open global network. See VITAL LINKS below
roadmap!
Note:
Please let me know if any of these web links are
broken or incorrect. Additionally, please let me know if
I've missed any links here. Kindly have patience
regarding updates, since this is a spare-time educational
project. Address your email to icannlinks@media-visions.com.
Thanks!
-kf
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