<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Her reporting on WCIT was along similar lines; I commented (critically) on it to her at the time. I don't think our statement influenced her take on the issues, it is an established position of the market for which she is writing.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope that we can influence the tech media over the longer term to be a bit more nuanced; for my part I am writing for an Asian tech publication to provide a more balanced view. Others can do the same - online tech publications often accept guest articles. We can only do so much to control how our statements are used, though. <br><br>-- <div>Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com</div><div>Internet and Open Source lawyer, consumer advocate, geek </div><div>host -t NAPTR 5.9.8.5.2.8.2.2.1.0.6.<a href="http://e164.org">e164.org</a>|awk -F! '{print $3}'</div></div><div><br>On 14 May, 2013, at 5:30 PM, "michael gurstein" <<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jeremy,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I must say that reading the article and reflecting on its timing and content rather gives me further reservations about the referenced statement. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Is it the intention of BB to so evidently be align(able) with one side in the emerging Internet Governance "Cold War"?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Perhaps the author of the article being pointed to misread/misinterpreted the statement but that the statement could be misread in this way should give some cause for concern I would have thought.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">M <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net</a> [<a href="mailto:bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net">mailto:bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeremy Malcolm<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 13, 2013 10:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> <<a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [bestbits] Our statement hits the news<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Even before we officially deliver it (which will be done this morning), our statement has hit the news (alarmist headline notwithstanding):<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/uns-itu-pursues-internet-control-again-this-week-7000015259/">http://www.zdnet.com/uns-itu-pursues-internet-control-again-this-week-7000015259/</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">-- </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Dr Jeremy Malcolm<br>Senior Policy Officer<br>Consumers International | the global campaigning voice for consumers</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><br>Office for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East<br>Lot 5-1 Wisma WIM, 7 Jalan Abang Haji Openg, TTDI, 60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<br>Tel: +60 3 7726 1599<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">WCRD 2013 – Consumer Justice Now! | Consumer Protection Map: <a href="https://wcrd2013.crowdmap.com/main">https://wcrd2013.crowdmap.com/main</a> | #wcrd2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">@Consumers_Int | <a href="http://www.consumersinternational.org/">www.consumersinternational.org</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/consumersinternational">www.facebook.com/consumersinternational</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#999999">Read our <a href="http://www.consumersinternational.org/email-confidentiality" target="_blank">email confidentiality notice</a>. Don't print this email unless necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>