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Stevens: 'listening sessions' needed on Internet governance

Telecommunications Reports, 2006, Vol.72 (19), p.42

COPYRIGHT 2006 Aspen Publishers, Inc. ;Copyright Aspen Publishers, Inc. Oct 1, 2006 ;ISSN: 0163-9854

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    Stevens: 'listening sessions' needed on Internet governance
  • Subjects: Agreements ; Alliances and partnerships ; Committees ; Councils ; Domain names ; Forecasts and trends ; Hearings & confirmations ; Industry forecasts ; Internet ; Internet service providers ; Laws, regulations and rules ; Listening ; Political aspects ; Restrictions ; Senators ; Services ; Stevens, Ted ; Virtual communities
  • Is Part Of: Telecommunications Reports, 2006, Vol.72 (19), p.42
  • Description: On the positive side, Rep. Fred Upton (R., Mich.), chairman of the telecommunications and the Internet subcommittee, did say that continuing Commerce Department oversight of ICANN was "the right thing to do." Rep. John Dingell (D., Mich.), the ranking minority member of the full committee, said that ICANN "continues to fall short in terms of meeting the needs of the Internet community." Sen. Mark Pry or (D., Ark.) questioned panelists about a decision by ICANN not to create a sponsored top-level ".xxx" domain for Web sites with adult sexual content. Paul Twomey, president and chief executive office of ICANN, referred Sen. Pry or to the public record of the ICANN board meeting at which the decision was made, saying individual board members had their own reasons for voting against the creation of the ".xxx" domain. As an example, he cited concerns that some of the provisions of the proposed contract with the would-be domain name sponsor were unenforceable. Federal Trade Commissioner Jon Leibowitz detailed the FTC's reasoning in opposing the possibility of restricting access to the "whois" databases of domain name registrants to technical purpose. Although he professed a belief in the sincerity of those who seek such restrictions in the name of privacy, he said the "irony" is that such restrictions could impair the FTC's ability to protect consumers from "phishing" and other scams. He did, however, leave room for the possibility that some degree of anonymity might be granted to domain name owners whose Web sites are "noncommercial" - that is, sites that don't offer products for sale or otherwise engage in commerce.
  • Publisher: Washington: Aspen Publishers, Inc
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0163-9854
  • Source: ProQuest Central
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