[governance] UN controls the country code part of the Internet root, not US

[Kerry Brown]

> -----Original Message-----
> > I think the people in this discussion are failing to distinguish who "owns"
> > the ccTLD and the process by which the DNS zone for the ccTLD is
> > inserted into the root.
> 
> The above are 2 separate things.  Ideally, ccTLDs are not 'owned"
> rather they have 'stewards'.
> 

I agree. That is why I had it in quotes. Couldn't figure out what terminology to use. Stewards is better.

> 
>  I would argue that most ccTLDs would agree that the
> > government of the country involved "owns" the ccTLD.
> 
> 
> I think it is an empirical question.  One that in my experience is about 50-50.
> 

Given the leaked draft of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement I would say at least some countries believe they can regulate ccTLDs if not own them. I wonder what would happen if a country signed the final TPPA and then the ccTLD operator didn't conform. Would they request a redelegation? It is certainly a confusing area of interest.

Kerry Brown

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