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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Okay but can anyone point to an authoritative definition/description of what exactly is meant by "the successful multistakeholder model that governs the Internet" i.e. what exactly was the US Congress voting unanimously to "preserve and advance".<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"'> governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Curran<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 17, 2013 8:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [governance] US House Bill to Affirm the Policy of the United States Regarding Internet Governance<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Apr 12, 2013, at 8:56 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <<a href="mailto:jeremy@ciroap.org">jeremy@ciroap.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/markup/markup-bill-affirm-policy-united-states-regarding-internet-governance">http://energycommerce.house.gov/markup/markup-bill-affirm-policy-united-states-regarding-internet-governance</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"It is the policy of the United States to promote a global Internet free from government control and to preserve and advance the successful multistakeholder model that governs the Internet."<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This bill was just approved by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce; it it is now <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>H.R. 1580, a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <<a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF00/20130417/100723/BILLS-113pih-InternetFreedom.pdf">http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF00/20130417/100723/BILLS-113pih-InternetFreedom.pdf</a>><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The policy text has been changed to only the following:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> "It is the policy of the United States to preserve and advance the successful multistakeholder<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> model that governs the Internet."<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Given that it has bipartisan support, it is likely to move fairly quickly to adoption. The actual net<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>effect of such a statement becoming official USG policy is subject to interpretation, but it would <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>definitely make it difficult for the USG to back away from the "multistakeholder model" at any<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>point in the future.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>FYI,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>/John<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Disclaimers: My views alone. No congress critters were harmed in the production of this email.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>