Comment Re:What problem is this addressing? (Score 1) 1974
I could go as far as quoting a line in The Big Easy (1987, http://us.imdb.com/find?q=the%20big%20easy;s=tt): "You're not one of the good guys anymore", but, oh well.
It's all about trust, and yes, a war matters here: Waged against international law, and against the wishes of an international community. The US lost much credibility here. In the end, everyone only trusts in bodies he has had a hand in setting up. This is nothing new, but the war in Iraq surly sped things up.
Regarding the efficency of an future Internet Governance: Goof-ups will happen, but it will be an international communities own goof-ups or mishandlings, not the one of a single country. The case for erasing some countries TLD: You can bet it will be an as serious matter as declaring war: Not considered lightly.
As for foolish things like making illegal certain domain names: That is already happening, without much fuss from outside, with much help from western (US and European) IT-Firms. Why bother with international restrains against against global censorship, when you can do what you deem necessary in your own country? Even in the US library computers are censored. That's too bad, but not an argument against an international supervision of the transnational matters of the internet.
It will work like any other democracy: slowly and often with much bureaucratic infighting, but making sure the most stupid or radical ideas get thrown out.
It's all about trust, and yes, a war matters here: Waged against international law, and against the wishes of an international community. The US lost much credibility here. In the end, everyone only trusts in bodies he has had a hand in setting up. This is nothing new, but the war in Iraq surly sped things up.
Regarding the efficency of an future Internet Governance: Goof-ups will happen, but it will be an international communities own goof-ups or mishandlings, not the one of a single country. The case for erasing some countries TLD: You can bet it will be an as serious matter as declaring war: Not considered lightly.
As for foolish things like making illegal certain domain names: That is already happening, without much fuss from outside, with much help from western (US and European) IT-Firms. Why bother with international restrains against against global censorship, when you can do what you deem necessary in your own country? Even in the US library computers are censored. That's too bad, but not an argument against an international supervision of the transnational matters of the internet.
It will work like any other democracy: slowly and often with much bureaucratic infighting, but making sure the most stupid or radical ideas get thrown out.
