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Why Talk About Internet Governance?

Posted by Zonk on from the the-future-of-tar-interweb dept.

andyo wrote to mention an article on the O' Reilly network entitled Why They're Talking About Internet Governance. The piece goes into the history of how things came to be in the first place, as regards the distribution of internet domain space. From the article: "Having established commercial beachheads on the Internet, corporations wanted to own the whole terrain. Through the World Intellectual Property Organization ... they were designing a new regime for handling domain names. It was nicely suited to large corporations ... Within weeks of the successful conclusion of the Global Incorporation Alliance Workshop, a lash-up of Internet leaders, Network Solutions, and other back room forces popped a proposal of their own on a surprised and unprepared Internet community. The proposal ... ultimately led to ICANN. Most stakeholders were left out of the decision--even many large corporations were angry--but the Commerce Department approved the proposal, happy to wash its hands of the issue. "

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  1. Nothing Offtopic by glenrm · · Score: 3, Funny

    I would say when a topic is repeated this often that nothing be modded Flambait or Offtopic, just to liven things up a bit...

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  2. I have already completed this entire thread by lbrandy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have finished this thread for you:

    >It's not broke don't fix it. (+5, Insightful)
    >>Yea but America controls it and I don't like America. (+4, Interesting)
    >The UN IS CORRUPT (+4, Interesting)
    >> We can just have some countries control it, then (+5, Insightful)
    >>> Most of those countries already censor the internet! (+5, Interesting
    >>>> At least they don't bomb people! (+4, Funny)
    >>>>>We saved your ass in WWII. STFU (-1 Troll)
    >>>>>>Arrogant Americans. Just like all Americans. All Americans are ignorant and generalize. (1, Redundant)
    >I hate microsoft (+5, Off-Topic)

    1. Re:I have already completed this entire thread by 8127972 · · Score: 2, Funny

      You forgot one. CowboyNeal (+5 Funny)

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    2. Re:I have already completed this entire thread by joranbelar · · Score: 2, Funny

      You forgot another one:

      >I know exactly what everyone's going to say, no need to post. (+5 Funny)

  3. Re:Give it to the UN by Yonder+Way · · Score: 4, Funny

    We disowned California a long time ago.

    I think there are a lot of Americans collectively wishing for either Mexico to take it back, or to have it fall into the sea. Best case scenario, both would happen, and in that order.