[governance]http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/net-us-un-internet-idUSBRE8AQ06320121127

[michael gurstein]

I think it might be useful if the various discussants involved in the
WCIT/ITU debate were to indicate which of these categories they would fall
into:

                1. no regulation of the Internet period

                2. possible regulation/global governance of the Internet in
certain areas for certain issues but not by the ITU

                3. regulation of the Internet in certain identified issue
areas by the ITU

 

It seems to me that a lot of the loudest voices in the discussion have come
from those whose broad position is #1 but in a feat of legerdemaine they
have managed to stampede many of those whose ultimate position would be #2
(based on a reasoned assessment of the broad needs of the global community)
to support them by arguing that there were in fact only two options #1 and
#3.

 

That option #1 (i.e. the default option) would seem to strongly favour the
current dominant geo-political and commercial incumbents is of course purely
accidental.

 

M

 

 

From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org
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In case you missed it...today's Reuters article re WCIT.




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