STATEMENT ON INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES

[Ben Isaacson <ben@interactivehq.org>]

				For Immediate Release



Statement on Internet Domain Names

The Council of Registrars (CORE) has issued a statement 
claiming that they will be operating a new domain name 
registration system in the next month.  This claim is 
patently ridiculous.   CORE has asserted that they have 
authority over the domain name system.  They clearly do 
not.   The Internet community, established governments, and 
major Internet users share this responsibility.

CORE's continued claims to this role are the last dying 
gasps of an ill-considered and failed power grab.  Their 
publicity stunts risk causing confusion and instability in 
the domain name system.  

The Internet community eagerly awaits the details of the 
White House's report on the topic, to be issued shortly by 
Senior Advisor to the President Ira Magaziner.  Until then, 
we call on CORE to stop their irresponsible grandstanding 
on this issue.  We also call on CORE to refund money taken 
from consumers who were led to believe that CORE had the 
authority to accept domain name registrations.


Contact:  
Andy Sernovitz, President
Association for Interactive Media
202-408-0008,  andy@interactivehq.org
http://www.interactivehq.org