LAST TIME ON: THE INTERNET IS DOOMED
NOW, THE SAGA CONTINUES…
On Feb. 27, a diplomatic process will begin in Geneva that could result in a new treaty giving the United Nations unprecedented powers over the Internet. Dozens of countries, including Russia and China, are pushing hard to reach this goal by year’s end. As Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said last June, his goal and that of his allies is to establish “international control over the Internet” through the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a treaty-based organization under U.N. auspices.
Guardians of the Net, take up your spears! The Wall Street Journal has sounded the alarm, and this time it ain’t some American Intellectual Property bill. The Communists are coming!
I’ve become a fan of Clay Shirky in the last few months, so I wanted to share a presentation of his on SOPA and PIPA. I know that the bills have been squashed, but the way he makes his argument, together with his conclusion, speak to the future of this problem more than the present. You can check it out after the jump…