who+governs+the+net

I have been researching the role that the US has in governing the net; the influence ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has, with the control of domain names and net trafficking.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4296646.stm

http://personal.law.miami.edu/~froomkin/articles/icann-main.htm

I would be interested in sharing knowledge and opinions. Thanks Alex