[OT] Internet may "fall apart" next month, says EU

[Zbigniew Koziol]

psema4 wrote:
> Haven't seen much information about this since last year, but
> apparently it's become a little heated...
> 
> "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."
> 
> http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/13/1843200
> http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,16559,1589967,00.html

Well, well, so ICANN is under a contract from US department of commerce? ;)

Actually, Internet was a failure. It was supposed to create a new medium 
where mind control could be excercied, but the idea did not work, almost 
entirely. Contrary, it become the bastion of free speach.

So, I am not surprised that there are voices to shut it down, or at 
least, to partition it. Northern America has a long tradition of 
isolating itself from their cultural roots (which are, btw, in Europe, 
mostly).

But I am rather optimistic: there are already too many billions of $$ 
behind the Internet, and cutting it down to parts would mean huge 
losses. Though, from another hand, these who care for shouting mouths do 
not care so much for money because they have them from other sources.

zb.


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