The battle for control of the Internet, by Michael Geist, Toronto Star, July 11, 2005. [free registration required]
Michael Geist holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and
E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law and writes a regular column for the Toronto Star. In this column he breaks
down the issues about Internet governance and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Highly recommended.
Internet governance is a thorny issue made more complicated by the
dizzying array of meetings and policy documents. Stripped to the core,
however, the issue is now simply about control — control over core
functions of the Internet and control over the policy making levers
that impact Internet free speech, privacy, and e-commerce.
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