Who should control the Net?

[method77]

The US doesn’t much like the idea that the Net should be run by a league of nations: the Cheney / Bush administration would rather control things itself.

And, "The United States lost its only ally [at the U.N.’s World Summit on the Information Society] late Wednesday when the EU made a surprise proposal to create an intergovernmental body that would set principles for running the Internet," professor Ed Felten quotes the Herald Tribune as saying.

“Currently the U.S. Commerce Department approves changes to the Internet’s ‘root zone files’, which are administered by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or Icann, a nonprofit organization based in Marina del Rey, California.”

Read the rest of this excellent article here...

[Kooperman]

I feel much safer knowing Bush & Cheney are in charge..........*pukes*

[Ken]

Ah, don't feel bad Koop, you'll be able to buy barrels Oil from Exxon Mobil over the Internet now!

Also, if you have a construction problem you need to have taken care of, the new Haliburton website will be accepting orders!!!!

[Malicious Intent]

I'm more worried about Internet2. If there is a difference that is...?

[method77]

I see no difference Mal

[CTC Command]

Who should control the Net?

Well, that would be me.

[Wolfie]

Well, that would be me.

No fair! I saw it first! :bigsmile:

[CTC Command]

Well, that would be me.

No fair! I saw it first! :bigsmile:

yeah, but I called it :P

[Malicious Intent]

I see no difference Mal

The fun of the internet is that it is the electronic wild west. A monument to free speech and what humans can do if they work together for the sake of innovation and not money.

Now we have big companies moving in and controlling the development of Internet2, using sponsership to push their own agenda.

The importance of that comes down to how different the internet and internet2 are. Are they two completely different technologies, incompatible with each other? Is the the Internet 2 a tack-on, making it more likely that any corporate control will be rendered worthless after a solution to it is found?

[method77]

scary

[method77]

EU Claims Internet Could Fall Apart Next Month

· Developing countries demand share of control

· US says urge to censor underlies calls for reform

A battle has erupted over who governs the internet, with America demanding to maintain a key role in the network it helped create and other countries demanding more control.

The European commission is warning that if a deal cannot be reached at a meeting in Tunisia next month the internet will split apart.

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[Guest .::BeatFactory::.]

No matter what side you're on, a fragmented internet is one of the most retarded things you can do as far as the flow of information goes.

[Wolfie]

No matter what side you're on, a fragmented internet is one of the most retarded things you can do as far as the flow of information goes.

The problem is that both parties involved are acting retards.

[method77]

true

[KiwiCoromandel]

it`s about economics and politics........and control.....and mistrust...and many different agendas...and money...and globalisation...... :)

[Malicious Intent]

America will keep control. Just look at the Project for the New Americn Century. Controlling the internet is a key goal alongside starting a bunch of wars in the middle east.

The neocon thing came through again with the presentation in which america announced politicians would be keeping control. "our president this....our president that".

ZEIG HEIL MINE FUHRER..sorry... Our President was on something stupid like 10 out of the 12 slides.

I like the idea of making ICANN independent. That way america gets to keep precious control and the rest of the world will be assured that corrupt politicians are not pulling any strings. Things can stay much as they are now.

Perhaps even give ICANN a big say in where they will be based, so if the government does try anything on..bye bye!

[method77]

I agree Mal. An independent ICANN is the solution.

[Satan]

i should control it - end of debate.

[rainbowdemon]

i should control it - end of debate.

Some say that you already do!!

But seriously, the www stands for WORLD WIDE WEB.

Enough said!!