The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is starting to look at how the organization might function after its current memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Commerce expires in September 2009.

ICANN, the nonprofit group that manages the Internet domain name system, has suggested it should become independent of Commerce Department oversight when the current Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the agency expires.

ICANN's goal after the Commerce Department agreement ends, he said, is to expand a global governance model that allows input from a broad range of Internet communities.

But the expiration of the U.S. agreement would still leave ICANN with accountability, Levins said. ICANN still has a contract with the United States to operate the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), and its board members are elected by several groups.

said by Bulgaro :

Scary if that's the way they decide to go .

said by satellite68 :

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I absolutely detest in the UN in every way possible

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Yeah, those villans at the WHO, going around innoculating innocent children and actually giving them a life span to speak of, they're detestable, aren't they?

said by satellite68 :

and what praytell is the other half? corruption? yeah, got it. i'm sure you've personally affected ruined as many lives as the WHO has. yeah, internetting saves children!