Re: [ga] Karl's comments at the 2003 Senate hearings on allocation systems

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sotiris and all former DNSO GA members or other interested stakeholders/uesrs,

Not to belittle or negate your point here, but section "F" does not
preclude commercial interests as at least part of "Ensuring effective use
and growth",  now does it?

sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> >
> > And if the DoC doesn't oversee ICANN, who oversees the Internet as much as
> > anyone ever will, which branch of government does? You gloss over the fact
> > that the Internet was placed under the control of the department of
> > commerce
> > simply because it backs up what I said about the Internet being a tool of
> > commerce.
>
> >From the DOC's web site (please pay particular attention to sub section F):
> http://204.193.232.34/cgi-bin/doit.cgi?204:112:ca6ff65e72b6f38e4fe42ea2ba9cf9358ad6df26eae063a68a6e8f420a9ac897:245
>
> -----
> SECTION 2. MISSION, FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITY.
>
> .01 The historic mission of the Department is “to foster, promote,
> and develop the foreign and domestic commerce” of the United States.
> This has evolved, as a result of legislative and administrative additions,
> to encompass broadly the responsibility to foster, serve, and promote the
> Nation¢s economic development and technological advancement. The
> Department fulfills this mission by:
>
> a. Participating with other Government agencies in the creation of
> national policy, through the President¢s Cabinet and its subdivisions.
>
> b. Promoting and assisting international trade.
>
> c. Strengthening the international economic position of the United States.
>
> d. Promoting progressive domestic business policies and growth.
>
> e. Improving comprehension and uses of the physical environment and its
> oceanic life.
>
> f. Ensuring effective use and growth of the Nation¢s scientific and
> technical resources.
>
> g. Acquiring, analyzing, and disseminating information regarding the
> Nation and the economy to help achieve increased social and economic
> benefit.
>
> h. Assisting states, communities, and individuals with economic progress.
> -----
>
> The DOC is charged with "ensuring effective use and growth of the Nation¢s
> scientific and technical resources"; so I guess that answers your question
> as to why the DOC is involved and in what capacity.
>
> Sotiris Sotiropoulos

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