All,
Seems Google has adopted ICANN's tactics. I wonder if
Google was brought by Vint Cerf? Was or is no DOC/NTIA
aware of this behavior?
See: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/business/16603573.htm
http://news.com.com/2061-10812_3-6155987.html?tag=nefd.top
"A blog entry by Michael Kanellos at ZDNet links to and expands upon an
article in the Charlotte Observer. Last year Google was apparently
throwing its weight around in North Carolina, seeking tax breaks from
state and local legislators. When the company didn't get what it wanted
pressure was brought to bear on legislative aides, journalists, and
politicians. The search giant was especially touchy about keeping the
negotiations secret: "Executives didn't want anybody even to mention the
company's name for fear that competitors could learn of its plans. Most
involved with the negotiations were required to sign nondisclosure
agreements ... That posed challenges for elected officials, charged with
conducting the public's business in the open. As the tax measure wended
its way through the legislature, some lawmakers began linking it to
Google." The results of this deal are extremely lucrative for both
sides.
Google brought some $600 million in investment and as many as 200 jobs
to
the state, and legislation enacted with Google's help is projected to
save the company some $89 million in taxes over 30 years."
Regards,
--
Jeffrey A. Williams
Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 134k members/stakeholders strong!)
"Obediance of the law is the greatest freedom" -
Abraham Lincoln
"Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is
very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt
"If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B;
liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by
P: i.e., whether B is less than PL."
United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947]
===============================================================
Updated 1/26/04
CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security
IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC.
ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402
E-Mail jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Registered Email addr with the USPS
Contact Number: 214-244-4827