A new resolution introduced in the US Senate offers political backing to the Bush administration by slamming a United Nations effort to exert more influence over the Internet. At the heart of this international political spat is the unique influence that the US federal government enjoys over Internet addresses and the master database of top-level domain names - a legacy of the Internet's origins years ago. The Bush administration recently raised objections to the proposed addition of .xxx as a red-light district for pornographers, for instance, a veto power that no other government is able to wield.
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Member since:True but I wasn't really thinking about that. I think the US should retain control of the existing .com .net .org .mil and .gov and let the rest of the world play with the rest. To much american money and time has gone into those to let them be shut down or stolen because of some silly dispute else where in the world. Yahoo and Ebay would probally lose there domains since they don't bow to certain places demands.
Member since:"tell me would this new body have the type of 1st ammendment protections in place like the US has? people here keep saying international body of democratic nations, but fail to realize that many democratic nations are not free. For example, go to paris france and wear a shirt with a swatstik (regardless of context) and see what happens (you go to jail accused of being a Nazi). Now do the same thing in DC and watch everyone ignore or laugh at you"
Walk around in DC wearing a "Bush is a terrorist" -shirt, get abducted by FBI-agents enforcing Patriot Act, disappear and no-one will ever hear from you again. So much for your freedom and democracy.
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tell me would this new body have the type of 1st ammendment protections in place like the US has? people here keep saying international body of democratic nations, but fail to realize that many democratic nations are not free. For example, go to paris france and wear a shirt with a swatstik (regardless of context) and see what happens (you go to jail accused of being a Nazi). Now do the same thing in DC and watch everyone ignore or laugh at you.