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===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.

* 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 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===

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 ===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.
 * 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 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===