[davidofone]

And this may be one of the more immediate reasons for the change ... the control and behavior of the servers. The servers and what the servers do beyond their traditional/current roles under ICANN. The architecture and operational functions can be changed/controlled so as leverage being a focal point to gather and control beyond being a url/address gateway. Reiterating what others have already said ... Obama and other despotic players on the world stage are no friend to liberty and freedom. Freedom where the least of which is freedom of speech, association, movement and private property.