[governance] scope of "internet governance" discussions (was Re: Fwd: Why do US and EU trade negotiators hate the Berne Copyright Limitations and Exceptions...)

[Norbert Bollow]

riaz.tayob at gmail.com wrote:

> And legitimacy issues would be placed on which list?

The general rule that I'd propose is this:

  Anything that specifically refers to a governance institution or forum
  that is explicitly focused on the Internet, or to other authoritative
  rule-setting specifically addressing the Internet, should go onto the
  "Internet governance" list, everything else should go onto the
  information society list.

If this rule were adopted, then:

Legitimacy issues regarding say root zone management would go on the
Internet governance mailing list. Legitimacy issues regarding e.g.
copyright (e.g. the point that was powerfully brought up at the Baku
IGF that copyright law for the digital age has been written by "digital
immigrants" rather than by "digital natives") would go on the
information society mailing list. Broad legitimacy discussions
touching both aspects would go on the information society mailing list.

Greetings,
Norbert

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