[governance] NTIA says ICANN "does not meet the requirements" for IANA renewal

[michael gurstein]

I think from a civil society perspective the "formal" use of the terminology
of a "global public interest" is enormously important and defining,
operationalizing, and "owning" this terminology should be the primary focus
of civil society involvement in the IGF going forward. 
 
M
 
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I have done a bit of thinking and writing about what the NTIA decision tells
us about Internet Governance and the multi-stakeholder approach. 

In brief: Is the NTIA decision a good thing for multistakeholderbased human
rights-sensitive Internet Governance? 

It is, if it leads to more accountability in the next application of ICANN,
which is sure to follow.
It isn't, if it leads to more governmental oversight in defining the global
public interest vis-a-vis the web. 

For more details, see http://goo.gl/d5GI8

Cheers
Matthias


Am 10.03.2012 22:32, schrieb Karl Auerbach: 

On 03/10/2012 11:12 AM, michael gurstein wrote:



Perhaps the next IGF should have some sessions focusing on the nature of,

and a definition for "the global public interest".

Might I suggest the following as a starting point?



+ Every person shall be free to use the Internet in any way

  that is privately beneficial without being publicly

  detrimental.



   - The burden of demonstrating public detriment shall

     be on those who wish to prevent the private use.



       - Such a demonstration shall require clear and

         convincing evidence of public detriment.



   - The public detriment must be of such degree and extent

     as to justify the suppression of the private activity.



This is from http://www.cavebear.com/cbblog-archives/000059.html



	--karl--




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