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Owning The Internet

WHO, Exactly, DOES own the INTERNET? AND, WHO or WHAT has the AUTHORITY to uphold this?

By G.Derksen at 2007-03-15 22:23 | | G.Derksen's blog | login or register to post comments

Internet is its root DNS servers

Short reply: those who have control over them, those
own' Internet - since they control all domain names and whatever addresses they refer to.

By Sagari at 2007-03-16 12:11 | login or register to post comments

And you honestly thought you would get a simple answer?

Well, it's not exactly a simple answer. Nor is it a situation that is exactly static.

I would point you to a blog post I knocked up which gives links to possibly two of the best broad summaries of the situation right now - http://blog.icann.org/?p=29

Kieren McCarthy

By kieren.mccarthy at 2007-03-16 01:20 | login or register to post comments

Re: And you honestly thought you would get a simple answer?

Kieren, I think no one should own it. Some of the patents out there are very dangerous. Some actions from registrars are dangerous. Some registrars send junk mail.

By acousticb1 at 2007-03-17 03:41 | login or register to post comments