[governance] FW: [IP] Shock threat to shut Skype

[Roland Perry]

In message <2CBB6ED40D9E4AEDBDB09B823BD5F9A1 at userPC>, at 09:08:08 on 
Fri, 31 Jul 2009, Michael Gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> writes
>How does one declare an Internet service as essential to the global interest
>and introduce some means to ensure its survival?

You charge a sustainability subscription.

(eBay's main problem with Skype is that they've failed to monetise it. 
Even within the eBay community, everyone still communicates using eBay's 
built-in messaging, rather then Skype).
-- 
Roland Perry
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