Re: PAB USG Green Paper

K S LIM (ks_lim@logchina.com.sg)
Wed, 04 Feb 1998 10:44:21 +0930


Perry E. Metzger wrote:
>
> K S LIM writes:
> > I like to hear this and wish it is true. But doesn't the US Govt. has
> > control over IANA now?
>
> I don't believe they have the right to order Jon to do anything he
> doesn't want to do, or to order him to not do something he wishes to
> do. There is no law that says that they can. They can threaten his
> funding, but other sources of funding are available.
>
> Perry
Dear Perry
I am glad to hear this. It seems that the USG no longer funds IANA thus
what you claimed (that USG has no tangible control over Jon) seems
correct.
Thanks.
Best regards.
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