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

[McTim]

On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Kerry Brown <kerry at kdbsystems.com> wrote:
>> -----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.

Many believe this, some actually *do* have complete control.  there is
a whole spectrum of ccTLD management entities from authoritarian to
egalitarian.


>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?

They might, but the IANA wouldn't necessarily comply

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel

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