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DNS is not "the internet". If an ICANN-free system was setup, the "internet" still continues to operate exactly as expected, but the way of resolving addresses
by maqr 16y ago
DNS is not "the internet".
If an ICANN-free system was setup, the "internet" still continues to operate exactly as expected, but the way of resolving addresses has changed.
This is one of the few articles where "internet" vs "DNS" actually does make a difference, but they got it wrong.
It matters here:
> If it works, a sort of "shadow internet" could form, one in which legal action against counterfeiters and copyright scofflaws would be nearly impossible.
Nope. You can still take action against IP addresses that don't have any DNS at all. What matters is who their provider is, not what domain name they use.
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