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<div class="WordSection1">On Wednesday 24 April 2013 05:32 AM, Ian
Peter wrote:<br>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; COLOR: #1f497d">IP. My
somewhat reduced version would then be</span></i></b></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.5in" class="MsoPlainText"><b>We
recognise the Internet to be a global network of networks
comprised of computing devices and processes, and an emergent
and emerging social reality. In that sense, it is an intricate
combination of hardware, software, protocols, and human
intentionality enabling new kinds of social interactions and
transactions, brought together by a common set of design
principles. <b>The design principles and policies that
constitute its governance aim at preserving and enhancing
the global commons and global public good character of the
Internet the combination of which has made previous
innovations possible. Therefore, in the face of the growing
danger for the Internet experience to be reduced to closed
or </b></b><b>proprietary online spaces, we urge the
preservation and enhancement of the Internet's global commons
and public good dimensions.<br>
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</b>(Parminder) May I add back the amended democratic process
part, per my last email (although I am happy with the above as
it stands as well)<b>. </b>Added parts in brackets. <b><br>
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<b>"We recognise the Internet to be a global network of networks
comprised of computing devices and processes, and an emergent
and emerging social reality. In that sense, it is an intricate
combination of hardware, software, protocols, and human
intentionality enabling new kinds of social interactions and
transactions, brought together by a common set of design
principles. The design principles and policies that constitute
its governance {should be derived through due democratic
processes, and must} aim at preserving and enhancing the
global commons and global public good character of the
Internet the combination of which has made previous
innovations possible. Therefore, in the face of the growing
danger for the Internet experience to be reduced to closed or
proprietary online spaces, we urge the preservation and
enhancement of the Internet's global commons and public good
dimensions."</b><br>
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<p style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.5in" class="MsoPlainText">parminder <b><br>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b> </p>
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