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

[Alex Gakuru]

ok then, now switching to read-only mode..

On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Nii Narku Quaynor <quaynor at ghana.com> wrote:
> 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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