[AfrICANN-discuss] A .com domain name increases a company's exposure to foreign lawsuits, rules ECJ

[Nii Narku Quaynor]

Alex,

This may be going too far....

Nii
On Dec 14, 2010, at 11:05 AM, Alex Gakuru wrote:

> to illustrate fuzziness continuance  ...
> 
> "In a simpler world, this development would have meant that ICANN
> would have replaced IANA, which would no longer exist. Instead, ICANN
> kept IANA around, leaving that organization in charge of overseeing IP
> address registration and Internet parameters. ICANN is of course now
> in charge of IANA, so really both organizations are responsible for IP
> addresses and parameters. This often leads to confusion, and to make
> things worse, it is common to see IANA and ICANN mentioned in
> conjunction as “IANA/ICANN” or “ICANN/IANA"
> http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_InternetRegistrationAuthoritiesandRegistriesIANAIC-2.htm
> 
> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am of the opinion that the real problem is the adhoc-ness nature of
>> the approach. apparently escapes confronting the real problem since so
>> many "side-issues" crop up that distract and suck everyone up - all
>> while the underlying, fundamental issues remain unsolved. Another way
>> of looking at it is to question, 'who would lose if the fundamental
>> problems were solved? Then again, maybe 'some problems are not meant
>> to be solved'...
>> 
>> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 1:41 PM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi vika, am not actually sure its a problem that needs solving. We
>>> have been doing it on an ad hoc basis so far, and it has worked fairly
>>> well (for some value of "fairly well". In any case, my main concern is
>>> that governments will limit our online freedoms once they start
>>> negotiating treaty text. Rgds, McTim
>>> 
>>> On 12/14/10, Vika Mpisane <vika at zadna.org.za> wrote:
>>>> That said, Alex, Badru & McTim, the problem still remains and at some point
>>>> it will need to be solved. I know it's outside our hands and actually it's
>>>> in the hands of governments to sort it out. Plus I admit that Africa doesn't
>>>> seem to have as much the usual easy way out of looking at Europe or the US
>>>> for solution, as the EU and US also are still struggling to find an
>>>> effective solution because a solution will only be effective if most
>>>> governments can commit to an international or regional treaty of some sort.
>>>> 
>>>> Vika
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: McTim [mailto:dogwallah at gmail.com]
>>>>> Sent: 14 December 2010 11:39 AM
>>>>> To: africann at afrinic.net
>>>>> Cc: vika at zadna.org.za
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] A .com domain name increases a company's
>>>>> exposure to foreign lawsuits, rules ECJ
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Badru Ntege (NFT)
>>>>> <badru.ntege at nftconsult.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The challenge is who would lead this discussion and to what point do we
>>>>> make
>>>>>> progress without falling into the debate of trying to capture / own the
>>>>>> internet.  I kind of see a protracted IGF like discussion with no clear
>>>>> end.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Spot on Badru!
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> 
>>>>> McTim
>>>>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
>>>>> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Sent from my mobile device
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> McTim
>>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
>>> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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