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

[McTim]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 3:03 PM, michael gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 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


This horse has left the barn

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


This is status quo, no?

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


no thanks, I've just posted a partial rebuttal of the National Journal
piece at
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121127_potkettleblack_the_real_hypocrisy_threatening_future_of_internet/
If anyone is interested.

>
>
>
> 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.

It would be #2 in my book

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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