ACS Supports Government Opposition to US Internet Domain Domination
Sunday 15 March 1998 - The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has backed Federal Government concerns over US Government proposals to take control of international Internet Domain Names.
ACS President, Prins Ralston said the Internet and its domains cannot belong to any one government or other vested interest, but must remain as an international resource with equal rights and opportunities for all.
The Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts, Senator Richard Alston, has announced the Australian Government is preparing a formal submission opposing the US proposal and calling for international self-regulation of Domain Names.
ACS Immediate Past President, Tom Worthington, who gave evidence to the Australian Senate Inquiry into Internet Regulation, believes US controls would disadvantage major Internet players like Australia.
"The Internet has a tradition of international cooperation and support for non-profit use. As one of the world leaders in Internet development and a ‘regional superpower’ on-line, Australia does not want to see Internet governance transferred to a US corporation under US law," he said.
"Australian has no aspirations to own the Internet and nor should any other nation. This is the message we need to get through to the US Government."
Mr Ralston said the issue of international Internet Domain Names will discussed when Senator Alston chairs a regional E-Commerce session at the SEARCC’98 Conference in Darwin in July.
This media release is located on the Web at ENDS
Media Enquiries:
Prins Ralston, ACS President, Tel: (0411) 755 069, Email: P_Ralston@ntu.edu.au
Tom Worthington, Immediate Past President, Tel: (0419) 496 150, Email:
tomw@acslink.net.au
Caroline New, Caroline New PR, Tel: (02) 9980 8060 or (0411) 889 456,
Email: cnew@acslink.net.au
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