Among all these talks of constituencies, where is there
representation for the mass of Internet users who want
a domain name but have no stake in registration profits?
And where is there representation for the bulk of users who
may never own a TLD? They feel a distinctive username@ISP
is enough for them, yet nevertheless they are stakeholders in the
network by virtue of their participation, stakeholders in the planet
and the civilizations being altered by a global network of networks,
the Internet being invented by DNS players, many reading this list.
Who shares a belief that the disenfranchised deserve a voice?
Closed committees defy the public good. Open the process, please.
End paternalism. Have faith in people's ability to live responsibly free.
Governance patterns established for the Internet will permeate
society and alter the nature of local to global political governance.
Again and still, we need a global Internet constitution with a bill of
rights and responsibilities for all manner of network stakeholders.
If we want a culture favoring open markets and free imaginations,
In our interactive world, network democracy makes global sense.
Ken Freed
Media Visions Webzine
http://www.media-visions.com
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