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

Ian Peter ian.peter at ianpeter.com
Tue Nov 27 19:42:07 EST 2012


I think pushing hard for #1 in order to arrive at a tolerable version of #2 might actually result in people adopting #3 because those advocating #1 seem to be not facing reality.



From: Ginger Paque 
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 11:32 AM
To: Ian Peter 
Cc: governance at lists.igcaucus.org ; michael gurstein 
Subject: Re: [governance] http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/net-us-un-internet-idUSBRE8AQ06320121127

:)
I didn't say I wanted #1... I said we have to push hard for #1...
With the aim of arriving at a tolerable version of #2...



Ginger (Virginia) Paque


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On 27 November 2012 18:16, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:

  Disagree with Ginger (that doesnt happen often!)

  no regulation of the internet period means to me

  * large corporations control what happens via market power
  * paypal can suspend all payments to wikileaks or whoever offends their sensibilities with no ramifications or checks and balances and political judgements of corporations can determine access
  * paedophilia, hate mail etc are completely unchecked
  * cybercrime is OK
  * all governments can act unilaterally to block sites according to whatever power they can exert on either corporations or their local ISP industry.

  Frankly, to me this is a horror scenario.

  But where I do agree with Ginger is aiming for a tolerable version of #2.

  Ian Peter

  From: Ginger Paque 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 11:06 AM
  To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org ; michael gurstein 
  Cc: Suresh Ramasubramanian ; Michael Kende 
  Subject: Re: [governance] http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/net-us-un-internet-idUSBRE8AQ06320121127

  I think we have to push hard for #1, and hope we get a tolerable version of #2.


  Ginger (Virginia) Paque


  VirginiaP at diplomacy.edu
  Diplo Foundation
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  www.diplomacy.edu/ig






  On 27 November 2012 17:45, michael gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:

    But surely that is the point of civil society, not to be a cheer leader for the status quo but rather to push governments and others towards their higher angels.



    M



    From: Suresh Ramasubramanian [mailto:suresh at hserus.net] 
    Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 3:10 PM
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    Subject: Re: [governance]http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/net-us-un-internet-idUSBRE8AQ06320121127



    Of course you will have to expect that not all proposals submitted will be driven by pure altruism. 

    Narrower interests... Protectionism, politics, whatever else will inform several proposals. 

    And you can't rely on the major players being purely driven by altruism, I'm afraid. 

    --srs (htc one x)


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    From: "michael gurstein" <gurstein at gmail.com>
    To: "'Michael Kende'" <Michael.Kende at analysysmason.com>, <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
    Subject: [governance]http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/net-us-un-internet-idUSBRE8AQ06320121127
    Date: Wed, Nov 28, 2012 2:26 AM


    Hi Michael,



    We can do some thought experiments around what option #2 would look like as
    for example, to deal with the issues of global/natonal security on the
    Internet but at the end of the day my guess is that it would look rather
    like a UN agency except one that had been updated from 19th century modes of
    operation (and assumptions about appropriate structures of governance) to
    ones more reflective of 21st century modes/assumptions and technology.



    How we get from here to there is of course, a challenge but if the major
    players are in fact operating in good faith with an overarching concern for
    the health and well being of the Internet infrastructure as a global public
    good rather than pursuing narrow national or commercial interests then
    developing a suitable set of mechanisms shouldn't be impossible.



    And you are right about "incumbents"--I was of course referring to dominant
    Internet players rather than telco incumbents.



    Best,



    Mike



    From: Michael Kende [mailto:Michael.Kende at analysysmason.com] 
    Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 12:20 PM
    To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; michael gurstein; 'Lee W McKnight'
    Subject: RE: [governance]
    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/net-us-un-internet-idUSBRE8AQ06320
    121127



    Michael,



    What would #2 look like?  Who would be responsible, what jurisdiction would
    they have, what hole would they fill?   I think it is possible to prefer 1
    over 3 even if you might prefer #2 to emerge, but there is no broadly
    articulated alternative, so what would you propose?



    Michael


    PS since a number of commercial incumbents are in fact behind one of the
    proposals to add Internet issues to the ITRs, I do not think your last
    statement is strictly accurate.





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    Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 9:03 PM
    To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; 'Lee W McKnight'
    Subject: RE: [governance]
    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/net-us-un-internet-idUSBRE8AQ06320
    121127



    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





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    [mailto:governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Lee W McKnight
    Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:44 AM
    To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
    Subject: [governance]
    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/net-us-un-internet-idUSBRE8AQ06320
    121127



    In case you missed it...today's Reuters article re WCIT.




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