ICANN Writes US Government Requesting Independence 131
Combat Wombat writes with word that IP address and domain name overseer ICANN has put in a request to the US government, asking to be freed from ties to the United States. A 'lengthy' report was sent to the US Dept. of Commerce, and covers the numerous steps the organization has already completed along the road to independence. The BBC reports that a meeting will be held soon in response to the report, a reaction to the expected end of US control. "The meeting marks the half-way point for the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) under which ICANN was tasked to comply with a series of 'responsibilities' deemed necessary for its release from official oversight. The JPA grew out of the original Memorandum of Understanding that established Icann and signalled the beginning of the end for US control."
From the Office of His Imperial Majesty (Score:3, Funny)
No.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush
Re:And it's time to CANN .mil and .gov (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, because in the grand scheme of things with everything that's going on in the World, ranging from the War in Iraq to the Genocide in Darfur, the fact that the United States has global TLDs not ending in .us is really a priority that the World community needs to address.
Some generals were getting a tour of the Internet (Score:3, Funny)
Before the guide could answer, another general replied:
I hope you're all happy (Score:5, Funny)
Shame on you all!
All your ICANN are belong to US (Score:2, Funny)
Re:You mean.. like the United Nations? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:You mean.. like the United Nations? (Score:5, Funny)
Well, if you won't, then please allow ME to personally apologize to the world for Britney Spears.
--K
You've got it all wrong (Score:3, Funny)