Comment Re:Question about ICANN's place in the world (Score 1) 126
I do not see why an authoritative role had to be eternally entrusted to a single company. A govenment is an authority but there always is a possiblity of take-over by another party through a democratic election. That is (at least in theory) what prevents a govenment from corruption and over-spending our tax money.
In the present case, the work that is to be done is not a product development but mainly administrative tasks. For the administrative tasks you would simply pick a company that could do the best service with the minimal cost.
Of course if you simply assume the Internet is so precious and a for-profit company should not be trusted for the tasks, there is no choice but to pay whatever the money your entrusted company asks. It is just same as what a govenment agency does to the tax-payers.
The task should be authoratative but that does not necessarily mean a single company should have a monopoly over the job position.
In the present case, the work that is to be done is not a product development but mainly administrative tasks. For the administrative tasks you would simply pick a company that could do the best service with the minimal cost.
Of course if you simply assume the Internet is so precious and a for-profit company should not be trusted for the tasks, there is no choice but to pay whatever the money your entrusted company asks. It is just same as what a govenment agency does to the tax-payers.
The task should be authoratative but that does not necessarily mean a single company should have a monopoly over the job position.
