[governance] FW: @The Internet Blueprint: The Internet Platform for Innovation Act :-)

[michael gurstein]

This below is one of several efforts to pro-actively define an appropriate
legislative environment for the Internet in the US.

Given current initiatives parallel to SOPA/PIPA in Canada and in many
countries around the world and the controversy concerning the upcoming
WCIT/ITU www.itu.int/council/groups/cwg-wcit12 meeting in December those
with an interest in these developments should be paying close attention
including to the note (and links below).

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any broad global civil society
framework for information exchange or coalition building in this area to
match the various focused private sector led activities (SOPA/PIPA) or
internet restricting governmental initiatives as some are fearing might come
out of the WCIT.

M

-----Original Message-----
From: Seth Johnson [mailto:seth.p.johnson at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: @The Internet Blueprint: The Internet Platform for Innovation
Act :-)


Some elaboration I just posted follows.  I refer to the later Internet
Distinction statement and in a reply I also posted the link to Matthew
Lasar's "How Will We Know When the Internet is Dead?"
(http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/11/are-you-on-the-internet-or-
something-else.ars)


"We Want the Internet We Developed"
http://internetblueprint.org/comment/13#comment-13


We want a general purpose platform for end user innovation. We want a
generative platform that enables us to control our communications as end
users, not the incumbents, a platform that lets us do that while
interoperating with independent providers across the globe. That's what you
get by sending packets without regard for the applications end users use and
develop.

Right now, we have an IncumbentNet, not an Internet -- and an FCC that's
gone along with that.

The FCC barely recognizes the difference between the Internet and
"specialized services" right now -- and we still have the problem of their
ability to enforce that distinction by the legal approach they have chosen.

We can assure that the basic principles of Internet interconnection that
participatory processes have developed in standards bodies are the
recognized basis for the policy discussion, and we can demand the platform
that we want, by making the right definition enforceable by the FTC and
making sure we can identify when we're not getting it.

Defining "Internet" in terms of the basic technical behavior of the Internet
Protocol lets us pursue whatever policy approach works to enforce that
definition. It also eliminates confusion about other kinds of offerings.
This is especially the case if the incumbents choose not to offer it and to
simply relabel their offerings.

What we don't want is for the incumbents and the FCC to redefine the terms
and give us something else and let them call that an "Open Internet."

Here's a joint statement regarding the FCC's Open Internet Proceeding that
makes some key points that need to be at the core of Internet
advocacy:
http://internetdistinction.com/statement/




On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 7:23 AM, Seth Johnson <seth.p.johnson at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 1) Register here:
> http://internetblueprint.org/user/register
>
> 2) Go to the DPS proposal here and click on the blue votes button:
> http://internetblueprint.org/content/preserve-internet-standards-assur
> e-net-neutrality
>
> :-)
>
> Seth
>
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Seth Johnson
> <seth.p.johnson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Had to update Paul Hyland's, Michael Maranda's and Michael Gurstein's
>> email addresses.
>>
>> Also note I posted the DPS Project proposal:
>>
>> http://internetblueprint.org/content/preserve-internet-standards-assu
>> re-net-neutrality
>>
>>
>> Seth
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Seth Johnson
>> <seth.p.johnson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Sherwin Siy <ssiy at publicknowledge.org>
>>> Date: Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 12:43 PM
>>> Subject: [A2k] the Internet Blueprint: grassroots suggestions for
>>> reforming U.S.Internet law
>>> To: a2k discuss list <a2k at lists.keionline.org>
>>>
>>>
>>> Today Public Knowledge is excited to announce The Internet
>>> Blueprint, hosted at internetblueprint.org.  The Internet Blueprint 
>>> is an attempt to put forward a positive agenda post SOPA and PIPA. 
>>> Please feel free to go to the site and poke around, but let me give 
>>> you a quick overview of the site.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The first thing you will see on the site is a list of proposals.
>>> These go beyond general statements, and include detailed 
>>> descriptions and actual bill text.  Going forward, they will also 
>>> contain icons for Congressional champions, along with organization 
>>> and company endorsers.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Scrolling down, there is also an opportunity for members of the
>>> public to suggest additions to the site.  Anyone can create an 
>>> account and propose an addition.  Then the public can upvote the 
>>> ones they like.  If the proposal gets enough support, they will be 
>>> considered for inclusion in the formal list of proposals. Also, 
>>> hopefully, some of the organizations on this list will consider 
>>> endorsing one (or more than one) specific proposal on the site.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> There is more information here:
>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/blog/introducing-internet-blueprint
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> And, of course, here: www.internetblueprint.org
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So please take a look and let us know what you think.  Also, if you
>>> would like to endorse a proposal and have your logo displayed on the 
>>> site, please let me know.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Sherwin
>>>
>>> Sherwin Siy
>>> Deputy Legal Director
>>> Public Knowledge
>>> www.publicknowledge.org
>>> 202.861.0020
>>>
>>> 1818 N St. NW, Suite 410
>>> Washington, DC 20036 _______________________________________________
>>> A2k mailing list
>>> A2k at lists.keionline.org 
>>> http://lists.keionline.org/mailman/listinfo/a2k_lists.keionline.org


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