scholarly journals Domain name system (DNS), ICANN and Brazilian stakes

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-152
Author(s):  
Bruno Freire de Carvalho Calabrich
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Domain Name System ◽  
Internet Governance ◽  
Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Domain Name ◽  
Support Organizations

Purpose – The article addresses the Brazilian participation in ICANN and the interests of Brazil. As an introduction to the topic, a synthesis is presented on the DNS system, as well as on the origins, nature and role of ICANN, its structure, functioning, principles and governance mechanisms. Then, the main criticisms by the doctrine regarding the (lack of) participation of peripheral countries in ICANN are summarized. The next topic lists the groups and support organizations that have Brazilian members and presents some concrete cases analyzed within the scope of ICANN that affect Brazilian interests, including the registration of new gTLDs. Methodology/approach/design – The research has an eminently descriptive form, without neglecting the problematization of some related issues (specifically with regard to the interests of Brazil in ICANN). The theoretical framework is based on the studies of Milton Mueller and other authors (referred to in the bibliography) on internet governance. Findings – The paper identifies and describes, in a succinct and objective way, the DNS system, ICANN (its origins, its role and its operation) and what are the Brazilian interests related to it. Originality – It is a subject not yet explored in doctrine. Although there is a bibliography on the DNS, the origins, functioning, structure and especially the possible interests in Brazil in ICANN are little studied.

Proteus online

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Malcic
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Communities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Domain Name System ◽  
Internet Governance ◽  
Digital Identity ◽  
Domain Name ◽  
Global Identity ◽  
Proper Management ◽  
The Us ◽  
Critical Approaches

Scholarship on digital identity has historically reflected a Protean discourse, framing arguments in terms of fluidity and constraint. After explicating the Protean discourse that has framed critical approaches to digital identity, this article exposes how the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), in order to justify its centralized authority of the Domain Name System, itself mobilizes a Protean discourse, representing digital identity as a finite supply of water in need of proper management. From its formation in 1998 until 2009, when the US Department of Commerce effectively released the corporation from its official supervision, ICANN assembled a regime for the management of digital identity, which is itself an infrastructure for a global identity industry. By adopting an infrastructural disposition, this article situates global Internet governance in relation to the academic corpus on digital identity, interrogating the discursive conditions by which we have come to understand ourselves in relation to the Internet’s most basic addressing schema, the enclosures within which all virtual communities congregate.

Policy Question: Is a Sovereign Internet Feasible?

2021 ◽  
pp. 173-176
Author(s):  
Kieron O’Hara
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Domain Name System ◽  
Domain Name ◽  
Policy Objective ◽  
Successful Experiment ◽  
Policy Question ◽  
National Borders

In 2019, Russia attempted to implement a long-term policy objective, to enable itself to cut the Russian Internet (RuNet) off from the rest, by blocking the flow of data through Internet Exchange Points at national borders. It claimed that a successful experiment had been carried out. This chapter looks at why this should happen and whether it is possible. The role of US interests, for instance in ICANN, is considered as a risk to Russian sovereignty, although American attempts to interfere with the Domain Name System would be counterproductive and unlikely to be successful. Attempts by Iran and Egypt to cut the Internet off are also discussed.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures for ccTLDs

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torsten Bettinger
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Domain Name System ◽  
Domain Name ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
The Stability

As described in Part I, the ultimate public policy authority for the operation of ccTLDs rests with the relevant government or public authority, and how this authority is exercised is determined by applicable law. While ICANN retains the role of coordinating and ensuring the stability and security of the domain name system with regard to the gTLDs, with respect to the ccTLDs, the registries and the relevant governmental authorities retain important administration and self-determination rights. This includes the ability to determine the types of dispute resolution procedures that apply under a particular ccTLD.

ICANN’s dotCommunities: Analysing the construction of DNS-appropriate communities in the new gTLD programme

2020 ◽  
pp. 146144481989962
Author(s):  
Dmitry Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Free Association ◽  
Hierarchical Structures ◽  
Controlled Vocabulary ◽  
Domain Name System ◽  
Internet Governance ◽  
Domain Name

This study investigates Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) new generic top-level domain (gTLD) programme, exploring how it a shape of ‘community’ suitable for domain name system (DNS) expansion is constituted. Despite the apparent goal of promoting rights to freedom of expression and free association, the prevalence of the controlled vocabulary model results in preference for unopposed entities with clear hierarchical structures and strict membership boundaries. This creates a TLD landscape incapable of encompassing the heterogeneity and uncertainty of many existing communities, but helps to reinforce ICANN’s discourse surrounding the function of the DNS and its role in Internet governance.

The politicization of the Internet’s Domain Name System: Implications for Internet security, universality, and freedom

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 332-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Bradshaw ◽  
Laura DeNardis
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
Internet Security ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Domain Name System ◽  
Internet Governance ◽  
Domain Name ◽  
Global Power ◽  
Core Function ◽  
Infrastructure Stability

One of the most contentious and longstanding debates in Internet governance involves the question of oversight of the Domain Name System (DNS). DNS administration is sometimes described as a “clerical” or “merely technical” task, but it also implicates a number of public policy concerns such as trademark disputes, infrastructure stability and security, resource allocation, and freedom of speech. A parallel phenomenon involves governmental and private forces increasingly altering or co-opting the DNS for political and economic purposes distinct from its core function of resolving Internet names into numbers. This article examines both the intrinsic politics of the DNS in its operation and specific examples and techniques of co-opting or altering DNS’ technical infrastructure as a new tool of global power. The article concludes with an analysis of the implications of this infrastructure-mediated governance on network security, architectural stability, and the efficacy of the Internet governance ecosystem.

THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN INTERNET GOVERNANCE. PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 26-32
Author(s):  
N. S. FILATOV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The State ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Governance ◽  
State Management ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Development Goals

The article is devoted to the study of the concept of the Internet governance model with the participation of stakeholders and its impact on business in regions and countries, as well as to the discussion of sustainable development goals related to Internet governance. Examples of how enterprises suffer from state management methods in this area are presented.

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