Is momentum for worldwide regulation of the Internet mounting? Unfortunately, the answer to that horrid question is “yes.” Last November, a worldwide political pact calling for “increased international involvement” in the creation of Internet governance policies — and inter-government cooperation — emerged at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis.The next meeting of the WSIS is scheduled for this fall, and the consensus may be there for the development of global Internet rules, or, at least, a discussion about what rules should be made, and whom will make them.The UN advisory group leading the charge is chaired by Nitin Desai, Kofi Annan’s special advisor for the WSIS. He called a special meeting last week in Geneva to prepare for this fall’s talks.”In many respects, the debate is about who makes the rules, and how the process works,” said Thomas J. Smedinghoff, a partner at the law firm of Wildman Harrold, based in Chicago. “But it’s also a debate between those who favor centralized regulation of Internet activities and those who favor a market-driven environment free from intergovernmental oversight and control.”Last fall’s agreement to establish an Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is seemingly opening the pathway for all interested… Read full this story
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