US Seeks Alternative Domain Name Plan
by Rebecca Vesely 6:14pm 2.May.97.PDT The Clinton administration, dissatisfied with a new international agreement on the registration of domain names and other key Net issues, has directed a working group to amend the system, a government official told Wired News on Friday. The official, who is knowledgeable about the policy discussions and spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the US initiative is aimed at easing emerging disputes over the International Ad Hoc Committee's pact and creating a more tangible mechanism for handling far-reaching Net issues. "While we feel that the IAHC has done a good job, we are concerned about numerous aspects of their plan," the official said. A central problem, the official added, was the role assigned to the UN-affiliated International Telecommunications Union and World Intellectual Property Organization without approval from member states. Full text available at http://www.wired.com/news/politics/story/3603.html
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