ICANN Reform

Commercialization of the Internet - ... national governments, and advocates of individual rights. By the late 1990s, it was apparent that only a new international institution could resolve conflicts among the factions in the domain name wars. Mueller recounts the fascinating process that led to the formation of a new international regime around ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. In the process, he shows how the vaunted freedom and openness of the Internet is being diminished by theinstitutionalization of the root. Ruling the Root: Internet Governance and the Taming of Cyberspace In "Ruling the Root, Milton Mueller ... national governments, and advocates of individual rights. By the late 1990s, it was apparent that only a new international institution could resolve conflicts among the factions in the domain name wars. Mueller recounts the fascinating process that led to the formation of a new international regime around ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. In the process, he shows how the vaunted freedom and openness of the Internet is being diminished by theinstitutionalization of the root. PSINet - PSINet was one of the first internet service providers (ISPs), and a major player ...