content: Yes, actually. However, it's going to take time if this actually comes to fruition.  What will need to happen is that someone will need to put together their own DNS root, which is very possible and has been done.  Frankly what's going to need to happen is ICANN is going to have to become obviously overbearing enough to create demand for an alternative. In fact, it might not even need extra demand, since there are enough people who are aware of this to get started whenever they deem fit and can acquire the necessary resources.  However, it will take time for such an alternative DNS root to become popular and well-populated. This is, incidentally, one reason that this is less serious than it sounds.  If the US didn't give up control over DNS, other countries and alliances would start up their own roots.  It was either let it go on our terms or wait for the competition to crop up while backed by other countries. EDIT: Also, as @f74f4e660c42b9 pointed out, there are alternative options, including blockchain-based technology as well as peer-to-peer, which has been tossed around since at least SOPA.