[ncdnhc-discuss] What about 5 (or more) ICANNs?

[James Love]

Just because something is global does not mean it is a good idea for it to
be controlled centrally, or by a particular body.  One uniqueness issue
concerns the TLD names.  Suppose there were 5 regional ICANNs, each governed
according to the tastes or preferences of each region.  One could have a
system where any region could propose a string for a new TLD, and after a
period of review (where regions could object), it would then be accepted (if
not blocked), and added to consensus root.  Things could move fast, and we
would not need to spend a fortune to have a global ICANN governance
structure.  The regional ICANNs would be more in touch with regional values.

  Jamie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alejandro Pisanty - DGSCA y FQ, UNAM" <apisan at servidor.unam.mx>
To: "James Love" <love at cptech.org>
Cc: "NCDNHC list" <discuss at icann-ncc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] What about 5 (or more) ICANNs?


> Hi!
>
> >    I think you could decentralize the issues surrounding the unique list
of
> > names, as well.  You could agree that different regional bodies would
> > allocate names, and negotiate between groups where issues of uniqueness
> > present a problem.  Or is there some reason why this won't work?
>
> Because the Internet is global?
>
> Being less terse. What would this "allocate names" mean, more precisely?
> Adding new gTLDs? Because "allocating names" is what registries and
> registrars do these days, isn't it? Or are we looking at different sides
> of the problem?
>
> Yours,
>
> Alejandro Pisanty
>
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