On 2012-05-28 17:38, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:
> On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 05:20:10PM +0100,
> Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote
> a message of 32 lines which said:
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>> So far, fortunately, the Internet Governance Forum
>
> Hold on, the Internet Governance Caucus I was talking about (a civil
> society loosely connected group) is not the Internet Governance Forum
> (an intergovernmental body).
I fully realise that, but when you look at the names of those active
in the "caucus", it's clear that it exists to lobby the IGF.
As I understand it the IGF is a multi-stakeholder body, which is not
the same thing as an intergovernmental body, fortunately.
Brian
>
>> The danger is always there that they will persuade government reps
>> in the ITU or other UN bodies to take action that will damage the
>> Internet.
>
> The main danger to the Internet comes from existing governments (and
> not only the repressive regimes), not from the UN or the ITU or an
> hypothetical UN-inspired organization
> <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/>.
> .
>