Would supporting our own ccTLD's negate ICANN's influence??

[izopod]

I am beginning to think so. Technically and administratively each country is responsible for their own country code level domains. We wouldn't get into these Sunrise issues, as each country could decide on their respective TM policies. Why do we need a global body to tell us what we can and cannot do.

The more I think about it, the more dot US looks good every day.

We still would need a "central body" to watch over the black box, but I'll be damned if we need an ICANN to do it. Each country could appoint a non-partisan representative to make decisions on the black box that recognizes each ccTLD.

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[DryHeat]

Thats the wave of the future, imo. "Globalization" has very limited role in vast majority of people's day-to-day life. For most average people, the more local and proximate the better it is. A real life example, myself and all those who I know, would be very very reluctant to deal with or buy from a non-US entity on the internet.

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by DryHeat
Thats the wave of the future, imo. "Globalization" has very limited role in vast majority of people's day-to-day life. For most average people, the more local and proximate the better it is. A real life example, myself and all those who I know, would be very very reluctant to deal with or buy from a non-US entity on the internet.

Very true heat. I buy a ton of stuff on the internet and I am trying to think if I have have ever ordered anything from a company outside the US. I can recall only one instance around 20 years ago when I bought some rare records from a guy in the UK.