[governance] Inputs for synthesis paper

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

McTim and all,

  See below McTims remarks/response...

McTim wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "The openness and diversity of the internet are underpinned by widely
> > recognized (but still imperfectly enforced) basic human rights: the
> > individual right to freedom of expression and to privacy. It may also be
> > useful to explore if and how positive and collective rights may be
> > meaningful in relation to the Internet – for instance a right to Internet
> > access, or a right of cultural expression - including the right to have an
> > Internet in ones own language, which can inform the important IGF thematic
> > area of cultural diversity."
> >
> >
> >
> > Pleas let me know if you at all agree with this or not.
>
> Not really. IMO, the openness and diversity of the internet are
> underpinned by it's decentralized architecture which maximizes end
> users' power to choose, creat and use the hardware, software, and
> services that best meet their needs.

  I agree in theroy.  But as you may know, much of this hardware
and software, and to a lessor extent, services is being mitigated by
different legal regimes.  Ergo, users are finding it more and more
difficult to use or even find such that best, if at all, meet their needs.
I believe this trend may be short, but that reality is not yet evident.

>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> McTim
> mctim.blogspot.com
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