I've blogged about this at:
I’m wondering though whether the issue concerning Google is rather misplaced when included under matters concerning free speech/free expression. Whether a search algorithm propelling a robotic process of information selection would be covered by free speech “rights” is something for legal scholars to ponder at their leisure. I’m wondering rather whether the appropriate rights/freedoms venue under which to assess Google’s activities might not more appropriately fall under “freedom of thought” rather than “freedom of speech” i.e. that it concerns the way we know things or our capacity to know certain things (and not have the means to know (or believe) other things). http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2013/01/05/is-google-like-gas-or-like-steel-neither-it-is-like-nernsts-third-law-of-thermodynamics-or-the-nicene-creed/ http://wp.me/pJQl5-ab M From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of parminder Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 2:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [governance] FW: [IP] Google's Lawyers Work Behind the Scenes to Carry the Day - NYTimes.com A very interesting take on FTC's decisions on google http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/05/opinion/is-google-like-gas-or-like-steel.html?_r=0 The article raises the right question - whether some parts of our digital environment deserve to be treated as public utilities - due to (1) the extent of monopoly and (2) the very important 'public function(s)' being performed. I do not agree with the conclusion of the authors that any kind of search neutrality obligations would hurt free expression objectives. To me, the contrary is true. How much ever I disagree with its conclusions, the article touches the deeper issues pertaining to search for the right paradigms that should inform Internet governance.... Most commentaries around WCIT, and even the almost solo fixation with multistakeholderism, just scratch the surface, often misleadingly. The real issues are somewhere else and, unfortunately, have not received the needed attention of civil society. parminder On Friday 04 January 2013 08:42 PM, michael gurstein wrote: From: Dave Farber [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 5:35 AM To: ip Subject: [IP] Google’s Lawyers Work Behind the Scenes to Carry the Day - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/technology/googles-lawyers-work-behind-the-scenes-to-carry-the-day.html?hp note last paragraph <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now> Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/22720195-33c4478e> | <https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22720195&id_secret=22720195-ee88e0f4> Modify Your Subscription | <https://www.listbox.com/unsubscribe/?member_id=22720195&id_secret=22720195-5d1aea5d&post_id=20130104083439:7B061B92-5673-11E2-9EEA-C6C0052171EF> Unsubscribe Now <http://www.listbox.com>
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