Re: Internet Governance & "Producers' Cooperatives"

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Bob,

  Please review my original post to Enir's suggestion.

Bob Allisat wrote:

> I wrote:
>

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>
>
>  Einar appears to be limiting his comments to a names
>  council in the "Producers' Cooperative" model. This
>  is perfectly acceptable as long as "all other voices"
>  in the Fair Hearing Panels hold the real power and true
>  control *not* the many conflicting commercial interests.
>  Myself and every  other netizen pay the net dot bills
>  and we must call the shots dot com.
>
>  Einar has not herein addressed the stickly problem of
>  Global Internet Governance (GIG). Producers' Cooperatives
>  should provide "We the people" with technical, industrial
>  and commercial input where necessary. However, once again,
>  direct control and final word must be placed in the hands
>  of the overwhelming majority: the average netizen. Control
>  must *not* be entrusted to power blocks however wise,
>  experienced or competant.
>
>  Accepting the primacy of the netizen in Global Internet
>  Governance the next step is casting about for an effective
>  model to organize ourselves by. There, alas, is no more
>  roughly successful model around than elected, constitutional,
>  representative, parliamentary "western" style democratic
>  institutions. If Einar or any other person can offer a
>  more effective model please bring it forward for us to
>  consider. Otherwise we must adopt and adapt and improve
>  upon such a  model for our own net dot government. We must
>  move with speed to provde our own Internet government and
>  have it in place to take on the reseponsibilities that are
>  rapidly advancing as the American and other conventional
>  governments pull from the picture. Let us take the challenge
>  and, with clear hearts and more or less (!) sound minds
>  procede to the task at hand.
>
>  Bob Allisat
>  Director, World TeleVirtual Network
>  bob@wtv.net - (416) 534-1999 - http://www.wtv.net
>  Free Community Network - .FCN free TLD Registry - http://fcn.net



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Jeffrey A. Williams
DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng.
Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
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