IP: On the GAO-ICANN Report

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 12:44:43 -0400 (EDT)
> From: <ronda () panix com>
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> Subject: On the GAO-ICANN Report
>
>
>    The GAO Report on ICANN is Issued
>    Who Can Watch the Watchdog?
>           by Ronda Hauben <ronda () panix com>
>
>    On Friday, July 7, 2000 the US Government Accounting Office
>    (GAO-ICANN) posted their  report....The report is an interesting
>    report, both in what it does and what it doesn't do....
>
>    One of the essential issues the GAO raises is whether the U.S.
>    government has the authority to transfer government property or
>    functions to a private non profit corporation. This is an important
>    question in view of the U.S. government plan to transfer key
>    assets of the Internet infrastructure to a private corporation. The
>    GAO Report notes that the Department of Commerce "states that no
>    government functions or property have been transferred" under its
>    agreements with ICANN.....
>
>     See http://www.heise.de/tp/english/inhalt/te/8369/1.html