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

[Fahd A. Batayneh]

Option number 2 sounds promising provided that that it ensures FoE online
and does not manipulate the multi-stakeholder approach. Fighting child
pornography and enhancing cyber-security are possible examples on where
option number 2 could be justified.

Fahd

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 10:03 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****
>
>                 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 [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-idUSBRE8AQ06320121127
> ****
>
> ** **
>
> In case you missed it...today's Reuters article re WCIT.
>
>
> ****
>
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