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http://www.nytimes.com/thestandard/standard_26896.html
June 5, 2001 
Sleepless in Stockholm
By KEITH DAWSON, THESTANDARD.COM

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For a good overview of the gnarly issues on ICANN's agenda, turn to Jim
Wagner's report in InternetNews. Wagner touched on ICANN's budget (it's
increasing - surprised?), the search for a new home for the .org domain,
alternate roots and the polite international revolt against ICANN's
legitimacy. A sound bite from an Australian delegate summed up this last
beef: "ICANN is basically an American intranet" holding the ..com, .net,
.org and country code top-level domains...



http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_777441,00.html
June 4 2001
ICANN Wraps Up Stockholm Meetings
By Jim Wagner, Internet News

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Len Lindon, an Australian lawyer following the proceedings, said many people
outside the U.S. are increasingly fed up with the organization's exclusive
policies and until ICANN takes the international community's concerns
seriously, a budget increase is not warranted.

"Until ICANN can demonstrate to the world that it has no association, direct
or indirect, with (the U.S.), their budget increase isn't warranted," Lindon
said. "The ICANN is basically an American intranet holding the .com, .net,
org and (country code Top Level Domains). China has its own intranet
globally as do most U.S. multinational corporations, so it becomes an
interoperability issue.

"Vint Cerf (ICANN chairman) and Stuart Lynn (ICANN president) have made it
clear they view other roots and TLDs as competitors," Lindon continued, "but
they still are in denial about their monopolistic practices."

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