[governance] Managing the Internet in the Public Interest

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

Civil society needs to be good at choosing it's friends and it's enemies. 
Unfortunately we seem to find both within civil society itself


On February 26, 2015 9:36:54 AM "Michael Gurstein" <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks David and may I point out that in rather less than a sentence you
> manage to be pointless, inaccurate, and (making a) nasty swipe at . (a)
> civil society colleague. but I digress.
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> From: David Cake [mailto:dave at difference.com.au]
> Sent: February 25, 2015 7:15 PM
> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Michael Gurstein
> Subject: Re: [governance] Managing the Internet in the Public Interest
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> This certainly seems to be a positive decision, and I welcome it.
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> However, regulation like a public utility, and in the public interest, are
> not quite the same thing. A good fit for the current US situation (in which
> alternative forms of regulation were specifically struck down by the
> courts), but regulation like a public utility may not be the best public
> interest solution for all nations.
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> Only one sentence, Michael, and you manage to fit in both an unhelpful
> oversimplification of the issue, AND a pointless, inaccurate, and nasty
> swipe at your civil society colleagues. Efficient.
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> Cheers
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> On 26 Feb 2015, at 10:12 am, Michael Gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com
> <mailto:gurstein at gmail.com> > wrote:
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> Contrary to the position of so much of CS in IG, Mr. Obama appears to be set
> on developing a regulatory framework for the US that ensures that the
> Internet will operate in the public interest.
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> <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/technology/path-clears-for-net-neutrality
> -ahead-of-fcc-vote.html>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/technology/path-clears-for-net-neutrality-
> ahead-of-fcc-vote.html
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