ICANN / VeriSign hearing
p2pnet.net News:- “Working the ICANN process is like being nibbled to death by ducks”
The quote came from Tom Galvin, VeriSign vp for government relations in a Reuters story here which said VeriSign was suing ICANN for allegedly overstepping its authority when it stopped VeriSign from introducing new Web-address services.
The dispute has since turned into a, “key test of whether financial or public interest ultimately drives decisions on how Internet users worldwide visit Web sites and send e-mail,” says an Associated Press story here, going on that a federal lawsuit hearing slated for Tuesday in Los Angeles involves ICANN’s motions to throw out most of the case.
“The lawsuit, filed by VeriSign, is the latest threat to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which was selected by the U.S. Commerce Department in 1998 to oversee key aspects of cyberspace,” says AP, continuing that former ICANN chairwoman Esther Dyson said a ruling against the organization could establish that “special interests prevails over the general interest”.
Against that, Galvin, said a ruling for ICANN could discourage innovation, says AP, adding that a UN task force is being formed this summer to consider an alternative governing arrangement.
