Names are powerful. I've been giving much thought to this wrt to the
CA, during my struggle to get back online.
We really need a name that 'just sais it', I am not a huge fan of the
Cyberspace Assoc.as a name, in part because 'CA' represents Certificate
Authority, California, or Canada to me, and mostly because I foresee a
convergence of the big three communication technologies (tv,phone,&
internet) coming very fast.
Soon lay folk will no longer be talking about cyberspace. I would like
to come up with a name that survives this transition so when the masses
buy their individual domains they assume our association is representing
their
interests. Like the NRA, if you own a gun; it is a no brainer to figure
out who is protecting your rights.
In fact, I feel strongly that we have many parallels to the NRA. In the
communication age it will be the individuals right and ability to blast
packets through cyberspace that yields food for the family dinner table
and protects society from the natural entropic decline of democracy
toward fascism and tyranny. Owning a domain name is akin to controlling
a little hill to farm, hunt, and shoot from.
I have yet to find a better name to replace the CA. How about: the
International Association for Names and Numbers. Ok. I like that: IANN.
Every one on the planet can identify with the importance of their
name and the numbers that get associated with their person. They will
automatically assume that we are the association that represents their
individual interests in the global fora concerned with communication
governance.
We also so need to pass the mutli-cultural test. The name should sound
good in at least the top seven languages and cultures. Above all, we
need a name that 'just sais it', straight out plain and so simple that
everyone will know that we are the people who protect, advance and
represent their individual right to own and bear communication
properties.
We will not only be able to post candidates, prepared to represent the
interests of individuals, to the IDNO, DNSO, and the ICANN; but we will
be expected to grow and participate in any local, national, and
international governing body that affects law or policy impacting
individual communication rights.
More names and summary; Brainstorming session:
1.) IANN International Association for Names and Numbers. *****
Fair
2.) ICRA International Communication Rights Association. ***** Good
3.) IDNA International Domain Name Association. ***** Too Narrow
4.) CRA Communication Rights Association. ******* Better
Arnold Gehring
alg@open.org
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