[governance] ISPs, PTA lock horns over illegal VoIP

[William Drake]

On Jun 21, 2009, at 7:32 PM, Meryem Marzouki wrote:

> The French ban on skype in universities and research centers was  
> issued in Sept. 2005. Right after it was bought by Ebay.

Aha. When it was European-owned, there was no threat to the security  
of French universities and research centers.  But when ownership moved  
to California, there was a threat. Even though Skype's HQ remains in  
Luxembourg.

Next up on the EC/French govt. threat list: the Object Naming  
Service.  But wait, GS1's global office is in Brussels. But wait,  
Verisign's in California...but but....

Doh!  Techno-nationalism is so confusing.

Head..spinning...must watch Homer...

Bill

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