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Who Should Run the Internet? A plaything of powerful nations

1 October 2011
By Chris LaHatte

Who Should Run the Internet? A plaything of powerful nations

http://www.economist.com/node/21530955

The author unfortunately is seemingly unaware of the dispute resolution structure in ICANN, which starts with the office of the Ombudsman, and has further levels of Reconsideration and of Independent Review. The office of the Ombudsman was established to look at the very issues criticised by the author, of unfairness to any member of the ICANN community. This extends in fact to any user of the Internet who inter reacts with ICANN and the supporting structures. So there are mechanisms available but the author may not have looked at the ICANN bylaws in preparing this article, which is a pity.

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Chris LaHatte