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Below is a non-exhaustive list of links to 1999 editorials and news reports about ICANN, in reverse chronological order. A few links may no longer be available, while others may require a password or fee to access their archives.
 
1999 ICANN EDITORIALS
 

Dec-99: Exasperated by ICANN, by Mikki Barry; Interview with Vint Cerf, by John S. Quarterman; Where Are These Questions Coming From, by John S. Quarterman (Matrix News)

27-Oct-99: Small Business Administration: Request for a Procedural Policy, by Jere W. Glover, Chief Counsel for Advocacy

17=Oct-99: Debate on Internet Governance (Swiss Political Science Review)

Undated: A Safe Haven for URLs and Internet Identities, by Bob Frankston

Oct-99: CyberHQ - The New Imperialism, by Judith Oppenheimer (ICB Toll Free News)

20-Sep-99: Yes, ICANN (New York Post)

20-Sep-99: Update on the Domain Name Wars: Is ICANN Out of Control? by Bill Frezza (TechWeb)

Sep-99: Analyzing ICANN: The committee that would be king, by Ken Freed (Media Visions Webzine)

31-Aug-99: Queen of the World, by Dana Blankenhorn (ClickZ Network)

Aug-99: At War for the Future of the Internet: ICANN ignores its by-laws, sweeps opponents aside, claims control of all DNS and prepares for showdown with NSI under guise of ending NSI, by Gordon Cook (Cook Report)

22-Aug-99: Suppose ICANN had an At-Large Mermbership Drive, by Karl Auerbach (Growwwl)

16-Aug-99: Enough Already! by Randy Barrett (Inter@ctive Week)

Aug-99: ICANN v. NSI: Who will govern the Internet? by Jay Fenello (TRNP)

16-Aug-99: Bottom Line: Echoes from the past: OSI and the Net, by Tony Rutkowski (CWi)

16-Aug-99: What Institutional Form is Needed to Replace ICANN? by Rhonda Hauben (Telepolis)

12-Aug-99: The ICANN Ruckus, by James Love (Intellectual Capital)

02-Aug-99: A Peek into the Plumber's Pipe: What's Wrong with Esther Dyson, by John Hovrth (Telepolis)

22-Jul-99: A Contract with the Internet, by Michael Froomkin (ICANNWatch)

21-Jul-99: Elusive Consensus, by David Post, Michael Froomkin and David Farber (ICANNWatch)

21-Jul-99: Cut Esther Dyson a break! by Charles Cooper (ZD-Net)

17-Jul-99: What I would say to the House Commerce Committee were I invited to testify, by Karl Auerbach

6-Jul-99: The Internet Needs an Independence Day, by Solveig Singleton

01-Jul-99: Overview of the DNS Controversy, by Craig Simon (update)

28-Jun-99: Of Governments and Governance, by Michael Froomkin (ICANNWatch)

06-Jun-99: Governing Cyberspace: Where is James Madison when we need him? by David Post (ICANNWatch)

12-May-99: Cone of Silence: ICANN or Internet democracy is failing, by John Horvath (Telepolis)

23-Apr-99: BWG Disputes ICANN'S Domain Name Competition Claims

 
1999 ICANN NEWS

21-Dec-99

ICANN Enacts Arbitration Process, by Cyrus Afzali (Internet News)

20-Dec-99

National Arbitration Forum Selected To Resolve Cybersquatting Disputes Worldwide (NAF)

15-Dec-99

Japan to U.S.: Hands off ICANN, by Martyn Williams (YahooNews)

03-Dec-99

Net Name Dispute Body Gets First Case, by Reuters (C/Net)

16-Nov-99

UDRP? JDRP?, by Keith Dawson (TBTF Log)

5-Nov-99

ICANN committee proposes nationalizing country codes (TBTF Log)
 
Internet Group Approves Domain Registration Rules Ends Monopoly Over Popular `.Com' Suffix, by Jeri Clausing (NYT)

25-Oct-99

Markle Foundation Commits More Than $1 Million To Improve Internet Governance, Including Initiatives To Make ICANN More Publicly Accountable (Markle)

25-Oct-99

ICANN Elections complete, Vint Cerf Only US Member, by David McGuire (Newsbytes)

19-Oct-99

U.S. Shut Out in First Round of Internet Board Elections, by Jeri Clausing (NYT)

16-Oct-99

ICANN taking harsh criticism on all fronts, by Kevin Coughlin (San Jose Mercury)

15-Oct-99

ICANN Voting Suspended, US Shutout Looms, by David McGuire (NewsByttes)

14-Oct-99

Validity of White's Nomination Unclear, by David McGuire (Newsbytes)

12-Oct-99

Nomination May Violate ICANN's Rules, by David McGuire (Newsbytes)

11-Oct-99

Internet Oversight Body Starts Election Process, by Jeri Clausing (NYT)
Election Begins for ICANN board seats by Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)

29-Sep-99

NetSol, ICANN Reach Accord, by Chris Oakes (Wired)

28-Sep-99

ICANN, NSI reach tentative domain settlement by James Niccolai (IDG News)
Internet Management Case Settled, by Ted Bridis (Associated Press)

23-Sep-99

A real monopoly, by Hiawatha Bray (Boston Globe)

16-Sep-99

Global Execs Back ICANN, by Karlin Lillington (Wired)

06-Sep-99

Govt Internet control worries Higgins, by Tom Pullar-Strecker (NZ Infotech)

09-Sep-99

Hollywood wants seat on Net name board, by Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)

30-Aug-99

Internet Body Feels Democracy's Tug, by Jeri Clausing (NYTimes)

27-Aug-99

ICANN Rules on Dot Com Disputes (Wired)

26-Aug-99

ICANN Cybersquatting Policy Shuns Courtroom, by Elizabeth Wasserman (Industry Standard) :
Domain name dispute policy approved, by Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)
Prying open the Net's naming system, by Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)
The Domain Name Game: A moderated interview with Esther Dyson (ABC News)
Internet Group Says Individuals Will Have to Wait, by Jeri Clausing (NYT)

25-Aug-99

Controversy Follows ICANN to Chile, by Elizabeth Wasserman (Industry Standard)

24-Aug-99

Internet Board Opens Chile Meeting Amid Protests, by Jeri Clausing (NYT )

20-Aug-99

ICANN Secures Operating Loans, by Jeri Clausing (NYT)
MCI, Cisco come to ICANN's rescue, by Dan Goodin (C/Net)
ICANN gets a financial boost, by Elizabeth Clampet (InternetNews)

19-Aug-99

ICANN defends funding plea, by James Glave (Wired)
ICANN gets funding to stay afloat, by Brock Meeks (MSNBC)

15-Aug-99

Jury is still out on private-sector Net authority: Interview with Mike Roberts, by David Wilson (San Jose Mercury)

13-Aug-99

ICANN, NSI at Odds Again Over Names Council Makeup, by Maura Ginty (InternetNews)

02-Aug-99

Bliley Eyes ICANN/DOJ Backcroom Deal, by Randy Barrett (Inter@ctive Week)

29-Jul-99:

DOJ, ICANN accused of collusion, by Dan Goodin (C/Net)

27-Jul-99

Domain registrars offer ICANN help, by Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)

23-Jul-99

ICANN Finds Friends at Congressional Hearing, by Mary Hillebrand (E-Commerce Times)
ICANN Nixed Deal to Bolster NSI Control of Registry, by David McGuire (Newsbytes)

19-Jul-99

Domain-name group bows to pressure, by Will Rodger (USA Today)
ICANN can't get a break, by Jon Swartz (Forbes)
The trouble with ICANN, by Todd Spangler (Inter@ctive Week )
House subcommittee to hear criticism of ICANN, NSI, by Dan Goodin (C/Net)

16-Jul-99

ICANN sees clearly now: The money's gone, by Carolyn Duffy Marsan (CNN)

13-Jul-99

ICANN goes on the defensive, by Elizabeth Wasserman (CNN)

10-Jul-99

U.S. Moves to Tighten Reins on New Internet Regulator, by Jeri Clausing (NYT)

09-Jul-99

U.S. seeks to limit Net-board's power, by Will Rodger (USA Today)
ICANN defensive in letter to Commerce, by Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)
ICANN Points Finger at NSI, by Declan McCullagh (Wired)

07-Jul-99

ICANN running out of money, by Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)
ICANN Nearly Broke, Seeks Corporate Support, by David McGuire (Newsbytes)

06-Jul-99

Internet Governing Group Already has a Watchdog, by Jeri Clausing (NYTimes)

05-Jul-99

ICANN Draws Fire Over Proposed Charges, by Mary Jander and Lori Allen (TechWeb)

30-Jun-99

ICANN to control domain name server, by Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)

25-Jun-99

NSI won't sign on with ICANN, by Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)

22-Jun-99

Lawmaker blasts Clinton address reform (SJM)
Congressman grills ICANN, by Chris Oakes (Wired)
House Committee blasts ICANN's moves (C/Net)
Domain name group comes under fire again (Sunworlld)

18-Jun-99

Secretly taking over the Internet, by Betsy Hart (Nando Times)
Government may investigate ICANN, by Elizabeth Clampet (InternetNews)
ICANN Too Tax You, by Declan McCullagh (Wired)

16-Jun-99

ICANN Under Fire - interview with Michael Roberts and Richard Forman, by Brian McWilliams (PC Radio)
Dyson: NSI Stalling Domain Transition (InternetNews)
NSI Stalling Domain Name Transition, by Brian McWilliams (InternetWeek)

15-Jun-99

NSI-ICANN fight threatens Net growth, by Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)

At War for the Future of the Internet (CookReport)

11-Jun-99

Whose Domain Is It Anyway? Nader, NSI Want To Know, by Robert MacMillan (Newsbytes)
Ralph Nader/James Love Questions to ICANN
Esther Dyson's Response to Questions (15-Jun-99)
Letter of Endorsement by Patrick Greenwell (19-Jun-99) and other Endorsements

07-Jun-99

Critics See Internet Board Overstepping its Authority, by Jeri Clausing (NYT)

01-Jun-99

Group created to help ICANN manage the Internet, by Mary Lisbeth D'Amico (CNN)

28-May-99

Internet Board Backs Rules to Limit Cybersquatters, by Jeri Clausing (NYT)

Domain dispute policy pushed forward, by Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)

19-May-99

Internet Board Asked to Slow Down Policy Vote, by Jeri Clausing (NYT)
See:
Petition to ICANN and U.S. Department of Commerce

12-May-99

Group Wants ICANN to Give More Study to Domain Proposal, by Brian McWilliams (Internet News)
Net number system at a crossroads, by Dan Goodin and Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)

10-May-99

ICANN head says calm down over domain names, by Tom Pullar-Strecker (Infotech Weekly)

03-May-99

Crafting a Magna Carta for Cyberspace. by Mike France (Business Week)

30-Apr-99

In Search of ICANN Chiefs, by Will Rodger (Internet Week)

30-Mar-99

ICANN officials violated protocol, say Asian net officials, by Hans Lombardo (InternetNews)

16-Mar-99

ICANN suggests body to lead domain debate, by Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)

04-Mar-99

ICANN Revises Registrar Guidelines, by Todd Spangler (Inter@ctive Week)
ICANN's Success in Singapore, by Chris Oakes (Wired)

03-Mar-99

King for the Domains in Sight, by Chris Oakes (Wired)

02-Mar-99

ICANN Simmers in Singapore, by Chris Oakes (Wired)
ICANN to vote on domain registration policy, by Courtney Macavinta (C/Net)

23-Feb-99

ICANN Critics Call for Protest, by Brian McWilliams (InternetNews)

22-Feb-99

ICANN Fracas Moves to Singapore, by Chris Oakes (Wired)

04-Feb-99

ICANN Signs up a Spin Doctor, by Leander Kahney (Wired - February 4, 1999)

28-Jan-99

ICANN to Unveil New Rules, by Joanna Glasner (Wired - January 28, 1999)

27-Jan-99

IP Insurgency: Internet Infrastructure and the Transformation of Telecomm (Cook Report)

24-Jan-99

Mike Roberts is point man for the Internet, by David Plotnikoff (SJMercury)

22-Jan-99

Domain Name Registrars May Be Selected by Lottery (IStandard)
Lottery May Decide Competition in Internet Name System, by Jeri Clausing (NYT)

22-Jan-99

Interview with Esther Dyson, by John S. Quarterman (MIDS)

Jan-99

Taming the Wild Internet West, by Bara Vaida (National Journal Tech Daily)
Changing the Rules of theDomain Name Game, by Becky Waring (NewMedia)

 
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