What is ICANN: comment on CaveBears Blog

Karl Auerbachs CaveBear Blog: Comment To Bret, Ross, and Thomas::

"And it is certainly hard, in fact impossible, to articulate any real linkage between ICANN's DNS business policies (of which the transfer policy is but a part) and ICANN's role as the protector of the technical stability of the internet's DNS.

It seems to me that the kind of power to impose a worldwide domain name transfers policy ought to be wielded by a body that contains substantially more elements of public accountability, open processes, and transparent decision-making than does the private California corporation called ICANN."

I think Karl has touched on the main points and the topic is consistent with the ongoing ICANN problem. A big concern with Karl is that ICANN has become a personal issue but I think the key point is that we do need somebody to take care of regulating domain transfers. I prefer that ICANN does it than the ITU, but he correctly says that the body does need to do something about being a California Corporation.