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(With regard to article ' <span>US government rescinds 'leave internet
alone' policy' at </span><span></span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/27/internet_3_dot_0_policy/"
target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/27/internet_3_dot_0_policy/</a>
which Lee also recently forwarded to the IGC list)<br>
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Max Senges wrote:
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cite="mid:4d976d8e1003011348n142bef11l8db4a8f9a138afd9@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Thanks Olivier
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<div>Quite interesting. What do people think? That the US is pushing
for more governance is not necessarily bad, no?</div>
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No, it wont be bad if the governance they were pushing for was
democratic.<br>
<br>
But note what the article says, in a typical US centric,
US-will-save-the-world manner.<br>
<br>
(all quotes below are from the mentioned article)<br>
<span>>Internationally, the Internet Governance Forum – set up by
under a United Nations banner to deal with global >governance issues
–
is due to end its experimental run this year and become an acknowledged
institution. >However, there are signs that governments are
increasingly
dominating the IGF, with civil society and the Internet >community
sidelined in the decision-making process. </span><br>
<br>
<br>
That is funny. I never earlier have heard any allegations that govs
*are* dominating the IGF. So not only all non US govs are bad
separately and collectively - and thus no effort towards any governance
models that include all should be supported - but even IGF which is so
open etc is already bad because it is being imagined that it is already
being dominated by govs - which when not US gov (or maybe also EU), are
of course bad. <br>
<br>
And about US gov, the article is so soft, nay, rather positive.<br>
<br>
><span>In this broader context, the US government’s newly stated
policy is more in line with the traditional laissez-faire >internet
approach. Internet Policy 3.0 also offers a more global perspective
than the isolationist approach taken by> the previous Bush
administration.<br>
<br>
So, we, the rest of the world, are being exhorted to accept US's benign
suzerainty. What a model for our global societies to go forward.
(And we already have ICANN .) What is funny is, often all this is in
fact is done in the name of democracy, rights ands the such. (But of
course the same is the model that is offered in terms of private
governance spaces of digital mega-companies, which do offer us some MS
models and some rights here and there, within the structures and rules
set and controlled by them. Brave new models of democracy, one must
say!)<br>
<br>
And sure, most certainly, there are promises of benignity and
inclusivity (any social term can be abused) of the Suzerain.<br>
<br>
</span><span>>In explicitly stating that foreign governments will be
a part
of the upcoming discussions, Strickling recognizes the >United
States’
unique position as the country that ... ...</span><br>
<span><br>
I often wonder, how easily are we willing to give our democratic rights
and credentials - in exchange of what!. Promises of some continued
availability and innovation of unheard technical marvels, the smallest
danger of any adversity regarding the resplendent technical march makes
us shiver and grovel to give up almost anything else. <br>
<br>
So Max, when you ask<br>
</span>
<blockquote
cite="mid:4d976d8e1003011348n142bef11l8db4a8f9a138afd9@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<div> Is there a way to promote human rights and related policy
implementation principles as the basis for the governance efforts?</div>
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I would say, the basic human right that serves 'as the basis for the
governance efforts' is the right of democracy. Please do not try to
short cut it to get to some other bunch of rights, which in that case
looks a convenient co-option of a 'progressive discourse' by dominant
groups to further their interests. When we speak of rights as the basis
of governance, mention democracy first. <br>
<br>
Parminder <br>
<br>
<br>
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cite="mid:4d976d8e1003011348n142bef11l8db4a8f9a138afd9@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<div>Best</div>
<div>Max </div>
<div><br clear="all">
"The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet."<br>
—William Gibson<br>
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<br>
Max Senges<br>
Berlin<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Olivier MJ
Crepin-Leblond <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ocl@gih.com">ocl@gih.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">Max,<br>
<br>
you've asked for anything of interest to be forwarded to the IRP list.<br>
What I'm forwarding below has already been forwarded by someone else on
the Governance list, but I thought that since this is a significant
article, it was worthy of being sent out here as well.<br>
Having met Kieren many times when he was working at ICANN, I trust his
judgement.<br>
<br>
Warm regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
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Begin forwarded message:<br>
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<div><b>From:</b> Richard Forno <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:rforno@infowarrior.org" target="_blank">rforno@infowarrior.org</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> February 26, 2010 9:06:56 PM EST<br>
<b>To:</b> Undisclosed-recipients: <>;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Dave Farber <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:dave@farber.net" target="_blank">dave@farber.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>USG rescinds 'leave internet alone' policy</b><br>
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<div><span>Original URL: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/27/internet_3_dot_0_policy/"
target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/27/internet_3_dot_0_policy/</a></span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>US government rescinds 'leave internet alone' policy</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>By Kieren McCarthy</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>Posted in Networks, 27th February 2010 00:06 GMT</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>The US government’s policy of leaving the Internet alone is
over, according to Obama’s top official at the Department of Commerce.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>Instead, an “Internet Policy 3.0” approach will see policy
discussions between government agencies, foreign governments, and key
Internet constituencies, according to Assistant Secretary Larry
Strickling, with those discussions covering issues such as privacy,
child protection, cybersecurity, copyright protection, and Internet
governance.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>The outcomes of such discussions will be “flexible” but may
result in recommendations for legislation or regulation, Strickling
said in a speech at the Media Institute in Washington this week.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>The new approach (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/presentations/2010/MediaInstitute_02242010.html"
target="_blank">http://www.ntia.doc.gov/presentations/2010/MediaInstitute_02242010.html</a>)
is a far cry from a US government that consciously decided not to
intrude into the internet’s functioning and growth and in so doing
allowed an academic network to turn into a global communications
phenomenon.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>Strickling referred to these roots arguing that it was “the
right policy for the United States in the early stages of the Internet,
and the right message to send to the rest of the world.” But, he
continued, “that was then and this is now. As we at NTIA approach a
wide range of Internet policy issues, we take the view that we are now
in the third generation of Internet policy making.”</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>Outlining three decades of internet evolution - from
transition
to commercialization, from the garage to Main Street, and now, starting
in 2010, the “Policy 3.0” approach - Strickling argued that with the
internet is now a social network as well a business network. “We must
take rules more seriously.”</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>He cited a number of examples where this new approach was
needed: end users worried about credit card transactions, content
providers who want to prevent their copyright, companies concerned
about hacking, network neutrality, and foreign governments worried
about Internet governance systems.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>The decision to effectively end the policy that made the
internet what it is today is part of a wider global trend of
governments looking to impose rules on use of the network by its
citizens.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>In the UK, the Digital Economy Bill currently making its
way
through Parliament has been the subject of significant controversy for
advocating strict rules on copyright infringement and threatening to
ban people from the internet if they are found to do so. The bill
includes a wide variety of other measures, including giving regulator
Ofcom a wider remit, forcing ISPs to monitor their customers’ behavior,
and allowing the government to take over the dot-uk registry.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>In New Zealand, a similar measure to the UK’s cut-off
provision
has been proposed by revising the Copyright Act to allow a tribunal to
fine those found guilty of infringing copyright online as well as
suspend their Internet accounts for up to six months. And in Italy this
week, three Google executives were sentenced to jail for allowing a
video that was subsequently pulled down to be posted onto its YouTube
video site.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>Internationally, the Internet Governance Forum – set up by
under a United Nations banner to deal with global governance issues –
is due to end its experimental run this year and become an acknowledged
institution. However, there are signs that governments are increasingly
dominating the IGF, with civil society and the Internet community
sidelined in the decision-making process.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>In this broader context, the US government’s newly stated
policy is more in line with the traditional laissez-faire internet
approach. Internet Policy 3.0 also offers a more global perspective
than the isolationist approach taken by the previous Bush
administration.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>In explicitly stating that foreign governments will be a
part
of the upcoming discussions, Strickling recognizes the United States’
unique position as the country that gives final approval for changes
made to the internet’s “root zone.” Currently the global Internet is
dependent on an address book whose contents are changed through a
contract that the US government has granted to the Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Number (ICANN), based in Los Angeles.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>ICANN recently adjusted its own agreement with the US
government to give it more autonomy and now reports to the global
Internet community through a series of reviews. Strickling sits on the
panel of one of those reviews.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>Overall, this new approach could enable the US government
to
regain the loss of some of its direct influence through recommendations
made in policy reports. But internet old hands will still decry the
loss of a policy that made the network what it is today. ®</span><br>
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