December 2014 - Internet Governance Project

ICANN Accountability – a Coup or a Contract?

Posted on December 19, 2014November 20, 2017 by Milton MuellerIG Institutions, Internet Identifiers

Guest blog by David R. Johnson The Cross Community Working Group on ICANN Accountability (CCWG) spent part of its second meeting discussing a proposal to convert ICANN into an organization with "members," potentially including the heads of Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees (including GAC!??) who might be given the power...

U.S. Congress Man-in-the-Middle Attack on IANA transition

Posted on December 12, 2014November 20, 2017 by Milton MuellerGeopolitics of IG, IG Institutions, Internet Identifiers

Late Thursday the House of Representatives passed a consolidated appropriations bill to fund the majority of government through fiscal year 2015. Contradicting their ‘Internet freedom’ rhetoric, Republicans attached a rider to the gigantic ($1.014 trillion) federal funding bill that defunded any attempt by the NTIA to set the domain name...

Month: December 2014

ICANN Accountability – a Coup or a Contract?

U.S. Congress Man-in-the-Middle Attack on IANA transition

Will The Internet Fragment?