Governments who want to stomp-out dissidents or just stick a finger in the American eye are attempting to hijack the "Critical Internet Resources (CIR)" debate. For them, the term "Protecting Critical Internet Resources" has become a euphemism for "killing ICANN." Those who see ICANN as a mechanism for American imperialism over the Internet are grossly overestimating the power of ICANN.
The technology industry spent a trillion dollars to bring the Internet to a billion people, with little help from governments. We are investing even more to help fulfill IGF's mandate to reach the next billion people - and that is what the world's repressive regimes fear. We cannot shove the private sector out of room, leaving governments--including some notoriously repressive regimes--in control of a vital Internet resource.
http://blog.netchoice.org/2007/11/dont-blame-it-o.html
Slashdot Mirror
Governments who want to stomp-out dissidents or just stick a finger in the American eye are attempting to hijack the "Critical Internet Resources (CIR)" debate. For them, the term "Protecting Critical Internet Resources" has become a euphemism for "killing ICANN." Those who see ICANN as a mechanism for American imperialism over the Internet are grossly overestimating the power of ICANN. The technology industry spent a trillion dollars to bring the Internet to a billion people, with little help from governments. We are investing even more to help fulfill IGF's mandate to reach the next billion people - and that is what the world's repressive regimes fear. We cannot shove the private sector out of room, leaving governments--including some notoriously repressive regimes--in control of a vital Internet resource. http://blog.netchoice.org/2007/11/dont-blame-it-o.html