[governance] WCIT melt down

[Declan McCullagh]

Looks like CNET has an article up:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57559034-38/u.n-summit-implodes-as-u.s-others-spurn-internet-treaty/
...alliance of Western democracies including the United States, the 
United Kingdom, and Canada today rejected a proposed treaty over 
concerns it hands repressive governments too much authority over the 
Internet.
"This conference was never meant to focus on Internet issues," said 
ambassador Terry Kramer, head of the U.S. delegation to the Dubai 
summit. "The Internet has given the world unimaginable economic and 
social benefit during these past 24 years -- all without U.N. regulation."
Delegates from the Netherlands, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, 
and the Czech Republic also said they could not sign the proposed 
International Telecommunication Union treaty, which is scheduled to be 
finished by tomorrow. Kenya's delegate appeared to take the same 
position, saying "we reserve our rights" to "go back home and do more 
consultations" before signing...

-Declan

On 12/13/12 10:54 AM, William Drake wrote:
> A number of governments are refusing to sign. First article I've seen,
> will be many more
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> http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-refuses-to-back-un-treaty-saying-it-endorses-restricting-the-internet/2012/12/13/ba497952-4548-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html
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