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| Bid to block US net handover rejected | Bid to block US net handover rejected |
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| A judge in Texas has rejected a last-ditch legal challenge to halt the final handover of internet naming power from the US government to a non-profit group. | A judge in Texas has rejected a last-ditch legal challenge to halt the final handover of internet naming power from the US government to a non-profit group. |
| The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has administered the naming system since 1998. | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has administered the naming system since 1998. |
| But from Saturday it will operate without the ultimate oversight of the US government. | But from Saturday it will operate without the ultimate oversight of the US government. |
| Four US states filed a joint motion on Thursday in an attempt to block the handover from going ahead, arguing it could disrupt freedom of speech. | Four US states filed a joint motion on Thursday in an attempt to block the handover from going ahead, arguing it could disrupt freedom of speech. |
| "We’re disappointed with the ruling,” said Marc Rylander, a spokesman for the Texas attorney general. | "We’re disappointed with the ruling,” said Marc Rylander, a spokesman for the Texas attorney general. |
| "It’s a dire day in our country when the president is allowed to unilaterally give away America’s pioneering role in ensuring that the internet remains a place where free expression can flourish. | |
| "We will continue to weigh our options as the suit moves forward." | "We will continue to weigh our options as the suit moves forward." |
| Dave Lee: Has the US just given away the internet? | Dave Lee: Has the US just given away the internet? |
| Independence day | Independence day |
| Backers of the move said it was essential to preserve the independence of the internet amid growing pressure to remove the US’s dominance over the Domain Name System (DNS), a crucial component of how the web operates. | Backers of the move said it was essential to preserve the independence of the internet amid growing pressure to remove the US’s dominance over the Domain Name System (DNS), a crucial component of how the web operates. |
| It links easy-to-remember domain names, such as bbc.com, to the harder to remember IP addresses, strings of numbers that point to the correct server containing the website. | |
| Icann has had the task of administering this system for almost three decades, but the US government has held the power to veto any decision it made - something it very rarely did. | Icann has had the task of administering this system for almost three decades, but the US government has held the power to veto any decision it made - something it very rarely did. |
| The handover will remove this power, instead making Icann - which is a body consisting of many interested parties, including nation states - entirely independent. | The handover will remove this power, instead making Icann - which is a body consisting of many interested parties, including nation states - entirely independent. |
| The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), acting on behalf of the global technology industry, filed an amicus brief - essentially a group statement - to the Texas court in support of the handover plans. | The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), acting on behalf of the global technology industry, filed an amicus brief - essentially a group statement - to the Texas court in support of the handover plans. |
| "This effort by a small number of attorneys general is misguided and inconsistent with the founding values of the internet,” said ITI president Dean Garfield. | |
| "It is an ironic endeavour because the transition will actually keep the internet an open and flourishing engine of innovation and open global communication.” | |
| The judge agreed - and the handover is now set to go ahead as planned. |