Tag Archives: affirmation of commitments

Wed 30th September 2009
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Interview: Rod Beckstrom on Affirmation of Commitments - Domain Name Wire interviews ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom. We have a new acronym to add to the domain name lexicon: AOC, for Affirmation of Commitments. Earlier today the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) formally announced its new agreement to replace the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the U.S. Government. On the surface, the AOC (pdf) sounds like a wish list of everything a domain owner could want: explanations from ICANN about how it makes ... read more ...
Tue 29th September 2009
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Reporters Without Borders: Keep a ICANN Status Quo - Press freedom advocate opposed to ICANN governance changes. Reporters Without Borders, an organization that pushes for freedom of the press, is urging the U.S. government to keep the status quo of internet governance. In an article on its web site, it suggests not handing any control of ICANN over to other governments. No one underestimates the risks of maintaining an Internet governance system controlled by a single entity,” Reporters Without Borders secretary-general ... read more ...