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I wonder if Argentina and the hedge funds suing them are watching this case. If ICANN loses here, the consequences of that loss for their legal battle might be
by fpgeek 12y ago
I wonder if Argentina and the hedge funds suing them are watching this case. If ICANN loses here, the consequences of that loss for their legal battle might be very interesting.
- jacquesm 12y agoIf ICANN loses this then Argentina is the least of our problems, the whole DNS system will be overhauled and severely broken until a solution is put in place. Essentially this would break the internet as we know it.
- tobltobs 12y ago"Essentially this would break the internet as we know it." Thats probably the real intention.
- fpgeek 12y agoYou're suggesting that there is some sort of technical workaround that can be deployed to solve this possible legal (and, ultimately, political) problem. I'm not that optimistic. As far as I can tell, the argument being made in this case is: According to US law, country X owes me money and hasn't paid. You, ICANN, a US entity, provide thing-of-value to country X. You should give thing-of-value to me instead (as compensation and/or increased leverage towards getting my debt paid). While the precise contours of the problem would depend on exactly how ICANN hypothetically loses, I see no reason why that template wouldn't also apply to OpenDNS, Google, Comcast, AT&T or Level 3. If too many pieces of the Internet's infrastructure are "within legal reach", it doesn't matter what technical wizardry someone comes up with - it couldn't be deployed.