because the Internet is under de facto US control and always has been, currently through ICANN. ICANN now has "global multistakeholder governance", gradually supplanting US Department of Commerce oversight, for what that's worth. A new, unique jurisdiction suggests new and unique laws. Unlikely. The internet runs on physical hardware located in existing countries, bound by their laws. Lloyd Wood lloyd.wood@xxxxxxxxxxx > On 15 Aug 2024, at 02:15, Nick Lockheart <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Addressing only the question of Jurisdiction, let me ask this: > > Who owns Antarctica? > > Why couldn't nation states sign a treaty that establishes a new, unique > jurisdiction for the Internet, that protects one of Earth's greatest > treasures?
