Media Visions - Internet Governance Voices

Understanding Network Democracy

Voices
from the 'Committees of Correspondence'
Position statements by network governance players.

MEDIA VISIONS. Journal

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The Voices

Representing diverse visions of Internet governance among active players in the DNS debates at the end of 1997 into 1998, the people below contributed these comments to a report compiled by Judah Ken Freed to update Esther Dyson on DNS Issues. All of these individuals, or their ideas, still exert an influence on network affairs today.
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Karl Auerbach - CaveBear Consulting
Gordon Cook - The Cook Report.
Dave Crocker - Internet Mail Consortium (IAHC).
Jay Fenello - Iperdome
Ken Freed - Media Visions Journal.
Eugene Kashpureff - Alter.Nic Domain Registry (Alter.Nic).
Duane Little - American Assn. of Domain Names (AADN).
Carl Oppedahl - Trademark Attorney, Oppedahl & Larson.
Steven Page - Internet.A-Z.Name Registry.
Ellen Rony - The Domain Name Handbook, Alexander Works .
Tony Rutkowski - World Internetworking Alliance (WIA).
Andrew Sernovitz - Assn. for Interactive Media (AIM).
Richard Sexton - VRX Network Services (AlterNIC.
Robert Shaw - Int'l Telecommunications Union (ITU).
Richard Shu - Universal DNS Confederation (uDNS).
Einar Stefferud - Network Management Associates.
Dan Steinberg - Technology & Trademark Attorney.
Donald Telege - Network Solutions Inc. (NSI/InterNIC).
Adam Todd - Australian RSC & Ah.Net (AURSC).
Antony Van Covering -- NetNames USA (iPOC).
Richard Zare - National Science Board/NSF (InterNIC).
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These Comments Remain Relevant Today!

Presented in alphabetical order, the individuals above actively participated in DNS listserv mailing lists discussing Internet Governance issues. Three exceptions are Richard Zare and Donald Telege from the InterNIC, who each contributed special statements for this report to Esther Dyson, and Andrew Sernovitz from AIM, who supplied his Congressional hearing testimony. Get to know their visions.
-- Ken Freed . . . . . .

INTRODUCTION: Voices from the
"Committees of Correspondence"

UPDATE NOTE: The pages for these player statements are not yet upgraded to the new site format. I have a book to finish first. Please forgive a delay.

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