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ICANN-JPA Coverage

By CircleID Reporter
September 24, 2009, 8:01 pm PDT Views: 13,363 Comments: 1

At the end of this month, September 30th, the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) will come to an end. While ICANN has affirmed its commitment in maintaining a long-term, formal relationship with the United States, talks of new changes and a more independent ICANN is intensifying as the expiration date is quickly approaching.

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Word fromt the Economist and Guardian is that ICANN will be given a green light Howard Hoyt – Sep 24, 2009 9:37 PM

They supposedly will not even have to renew an agreement.
As the DofC and NTIA wash their hands, the impending release of ICANN from US Gov control spells the death of spam fighting.
Just TEN rogue registrars account for 90% of the spam in your inbox. Alas, ICANN works for the registrars and there is next to zero incentive for the registrars NOT to serially re-register the same criminals over and over. Canadian Pharmacy is about to get a lot worse.
But then, nobody seems to care…
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/09/24/economist-icann-will-be-set-free-this-month/

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