European Union Asks US To Free ICANN 503
An anonymous reader writes "Viviane Reding, Information Society Commissioner of the European Union, is calling for the United States to hand over control of ICANN (Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers). She said that the organization running ICANN needs be free of control by a single nation, and rather controlled by a private entity and governed by multiple nations. ICANN, headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California, was created in 1998 to oversee a number of Internet related tasks. Reding said, 'In the long run, it is not defendable that the government department of only one country has oversight of an internet function which is used by hundreds of millions of people in countries all over the world.'"
European Threats (Score:5, Funny)
Oh no. Here comes the sternly worded letter if we don't comply.
On a serious note, they have a point.
Re:Uh, no (Score:5, Funny)
We can see how well the UN has worked out, so no thanks.
You're kidding, right? They un-nazied the world! For ever!
Re:"hand over control" - yum, troll link text! (Score:5, Funny)
Obviously Canada should govern it. After all it's in the name.
Yes ICANNada!
Re:Uh, no (Score:1, Funny)
It was the Americans and the British Empire who won the war.
I'm fairly certain that the Soviets and Chinese had something to do with it too. You also neglect to mention the contribution of the French. Someone had to teach the Huns how to surrender ;)
Re:"hand over control" - yum, troll link text! (Score:1, Funny)
Hurray! Then we can have the .eh TLD allowed!
Re:Uh, no (Score:4, Funny)
But that doesn't count.
You see, those things were done to protect America from the terrorists, and as everyone knows our constitution specifically says the executive branch is free to do whatever it likes - legal or otherwise - without fear of repercussions if it calls any policy it chooses to implement part of a war. (see "drugs, war on" for more details)
Easy solution.... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:NO. (Score:2, Funny)
I assume you know that the web was invented by an Englishman in Switzerland.
Pffft fine. We'll give you the web back. I've been looking for an excuse to bring back gopher anyway.
what will they call it? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Uh, no (Score:5, Funny)
Re:NO. (Score:1, Funny)
I assume you know that the web was invented by an Englishman in Switzerland.
What are you talking about? Al Gore invented the internet ;-)
Re:"hand over control" - yum, troll link text! (Score:1, Funny)
man, "boob.eh" would be the sweetest domain ever.