Changes

===Call for Management Change===

===Call for Management Change===

The main purpose of the White Paper is to create a new corporation that will manage the internet domain names and IP addresses. In 1992, the US government authorize the National Science Foundation ([[NSF]]) to manage the DNS system, however the internet community expressed a widespread dissatisfaction to its management style which led to a call for change. The issues raised by the internet community include:<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/6_5_98dns.htm Reasons for Change]</ref>

The main purpose of the White Paper is to create a new corporation that will manage the internet domain names and IP addresses. In 1992, the US government authorize the [[NSF|National Science Foundation]] to manage the DNS system, however the Internet community expressed a widespread dissatisfaction to its management style, which led to a call for change. The issues raised by the internet community include:<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/6_5_98dns.htm Reasons for Change]</ref>

* Lack of Competition in domain name registrations.

* Lack of Competition in domain name registrations.

* Conflicts between trademark holders and domain name holders became common and the ways in solving the issues are complicated and expensive.

* Conflicts between trademark holders and domain name holders became common and the ways in solving the issues are complicated and expensive.

* Commercial internet stake holders are calling for the successful growth of the industry and for more formal an robust management structure.

* Commercial internet stakeholders calling for the successful growth of the industry and for more formal and robust management structure.

* The global use of internet is increasing rapidly and international internet stake holders expressed their interest to participate in coordinating internet development.

* The global use of internet is increasing rapidly and international internet stakeholders expressed their interest to participate in coordinating internet development.

* The commercial value of internet names are growing and the decision to add new top-level domains cannot be made on an ad hoc committee by entities or individuals that are not formally accountable to the Internet community.

* The commercial value of internet names are growing and the decision to add new top-level domains cannot be made on an ad hoc committee by entities or individuals that are not formally accountable to the Internet community.

* The US government find that it is less appropriate for the US research agencies to directly supervise and provide funding since the internet is increasingly becoming commercial.

* It is inappropriate for the US research agencies to directly supervise and provide funding since the internet is increasingly becoming commercial.

===Key Principles in Establishing a New Corporation===

===Key Principles in Establishing a New Corporation===