[governance] FW: [Air-L] Governments shouldn't have a monopoly on Internet governance

[Michael Gurstein]

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sign the petition below, if you agree with it:) various orgs have signed it,
iamcr, etc.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/igf/   
> 
> 
>> From: GLIGOR1 at aol.com
>> Date: December 17, 2010 7:16:25 PM EST
>> 
>> Subject: Governments shouldn't have a monopoly on Internet governance
>> 
>>  
>> Governments shouldn't have a monopoly on Internet governance
>> 
>> 12/17/2010 07:00:00 AM
>> The beauty of the Internet is that it's not controlled by any one 
>> group. Its governance is bottoms-up-with academics, non-profits, 
>> companies and governments all working to improve this technological 
>> wonder of the modern world. This model has not only made the Internet 
>> very open-a testbed for innovation by anyone, anywhere-it's also 
>> prevented vested interests from taking control.
>> 
>> But last week the UN Committee on Science and Technology announced 
>> that only governments would be able to sit on a working group set up 
>> to examine improvements to the IGF-one of the Internet's most 
>> important discussion forums. This move has been condemned by the 
>> Internet Governance Caucus, the Internet Society (ISOC), the 
>> International Chamber of Commerce and numerous other 
>> organizations-who have published a joint letter (PDF) and launched an 
>> online petition to mobilize opposition. Today, I have signed that 
>> petition on Google's behalf because we don't believe governments 
>> should be allowed to grant themselves a monopoly on Internet 
>> governance. The current bottoms-up, open approach works-protecting 
>> users from vested interests and enabling rapid innovation. Let's 
>> fight to keep it that way.
>> 
>> Posted by Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist
>>  

Jeremy Hunsinger
Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
Virginia Tech


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