All [Apologies for cross-posting to the various lists] Danielle Kehl and I have just published a background paper on the IANA transition for the Open Technology Institute - <http://www.newamerica.org/oti/controlling-internet-infrastructure/>http://www.newamerica.org/oti/controlling-internet-infrastructure/ There probably isn't a great deal in there that those of you who are already participants on this list are unfamiliar with. The target audience comprises those people who have not been following DNS policy matters and who know nothing or next-to-nothing about ICANN, or IANA, or the DNS. We hope we've filled a gap in the existing writings on the subject, something that can help someone who is completely unfamiliar with the territory to understand just what is going on with the IANA transition, and why it matters as much as we think it does for the Internet going forward -- Needless to say, please feel free to re-circulate to anyone you think might find it useful - even your local Congressperson! And comments etc. are always welcome - There will be a second piece coming out shortly that will dive more deeply into the specifics of the various proposals now under consideration, with particular attention on the "accountability" discussions - Regards, David ******************************* David G Post - Senior Fellow, Open Technology Institute/New America Foundation blog (Volokh Conspiracy) http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-post book (Jefferson's Moose) http://tinyurl.com/c327w2n music http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic publications etc. http://www.davidpost.com ******************************* ******************************* David G Post - Senior Fellow, Open Technology Institute/New America Foundation blog (Volokh Conspiracy) http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-post book (Jefferson's Moose) http://tinyurl.com/c327w2n music http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic publications etc. http://www.davidpost.com *******************************