http://dir.salon.com/topics/icann/?source=rss&aim=icann en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST Andrew Leonard Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/01/20/internet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/01/20/internet/index.html?source=rss Balkanization, fragmentation ... cyberspace is doomed! By Andrew Leonard Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2003/09/17/verisign/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2003/09/17/verisign/index.html?source=rss The Internet registrar's decision to appropriate all the Net's misspelled domain names for itself is a bogus, greedy power grab. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/25/dyson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/25/dyson/index.html?source=rss The founding chairwoman of the Internet's governing institution explains why we have to work with what we've got, even if it isn't perfect. By Damien Cave Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/02/gilmore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/02/gilmore/index.html?source=rss John Gilmore, original "cypherpunk" and all-around Internet supergeek, explains why the organization that runs the Internet is broken. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2002/06/14/root/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2002/06/14/root/index.html?source=rss "Ruling the Root" documents the sorry tale of how the Internet was brought to heel. By Damien Cave Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/03/19/auerbach/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/03/19/auerbach/index.html?source=rss Karl Auerbach, elected to the Internet domain-name authority with a mandate from the people, explains why he is suing his own organization. By Amy Standen Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/25/sucks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/25/sucks/index.html?source=rss As the owner of Jennifer<br />Lopezsucks.com, Microsoft<br />sucks.com and about 600 similar domains, Dan Parisi is the master of all things sucky. So far the courts are respecting his empire. By Damien Cave Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/14/dyson_icann/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/14/dyson_icann/index.html?source=rss Former ICANN chairwoman Esther Dyson says a new domain name system threatens to disrupt the Internet. By Damien Cave Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/view/2000/10/16/auerbach/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/view/2000/10/16/auerbach/index.html?source=rss Get ready for a shake-up: Radical Karl Auerbach just got elected to the Internet's top governing body. By Damien Cave Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/10/06/simons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/10/06/simons/index.html?source=rss Barbara Simons wants to make ICANN, the Internet's ultimate domain-name authority, less of a corporate lap dog. By Damien Cave Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/view/2000/07/24/dot_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/view/2000/07/24/dot_tv/index.html?source=rss The CEO of a company that administers the domain name for the island nation of Tuvalu thinks it could be more profitable than .com. By Damien Cave Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/06/27/icann_blunders/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/06/27/icann_blunders/index.html?source=rss Two more missteps by the agency watching over domain-name registration send critics into convulsions. By Scott Rosenberg Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2000/03/10/domain_names/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2000/03/10/domain_names/index.html?source=rss The Verisign-Network Solutions deal shows how the scramble for domain-name turf has gone from frenzy to insanity. By Damien Cave Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/02/16/domain_names/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/02/16/domain_names/index.html?source=rss The resolution of a few domain-name disputes offers some breathing room in the crowded Net name arena. But is it enough? By Scott Rosenberg Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1999/09/21/network_solutions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1999/09/21/network_solutions/index.html?source=rss Network Solutions fumbles its free e-mail scheme. Can we trust it with our Net addresses?