I follow this space and am currently doing some research into the renewal/transition of the IANA contract. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-anno

I follow this space and am currently doing some research into the renewal/transition of the IANA contract. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-in... For a good start read this and the linked PDF: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140426_the_illusion_of_internet_governance/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140426_the_illusion_of_inter... TLDR; The DNS industry has an oversized representation in ICANN. ICANN makes a ton of money, and no one really seems to care. You can read the actual contract ICANN has with the government(NTIA) here: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/sf_26_pg_1-2-final_award_and_sacs.pdf http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/sf_26_pg_1-2... Mueller is someone who regularly criticizes ICANN. I don't always agree with him, but I think he's right on with this one. http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/04/16/icann-anything-that-doesnt-give-iana-to-me-is-out-of-scope/ http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/04/16/icann-anything-...