Who Signed The ITU WCIT Treaty... And Who Didn't
from the the-full-list dept
We already noted this morning that the US, a bunch of European countries, and a sprinkling of other nations around the globe have refused to sign the new ITR agreement put together at the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), even as ITU officials congratulate themselves on a job well done. Many people have asked who signed and who didn't. The ITU has an official list of signatures, which seems to slightly conflict with some earlier reports. Here's their graphic:So, what does it all mean? Very little right now. Even those countries that signed on still need to go through a ratification process -- and one hopes that people in some of those countries will realize that it's bad to be supporting a regime that wants political bureaucrats having anything to do with the internet, even if it's dipping a toe in the water. However, many of the countries don't much care about that, and simply want the new rules so they can try to control parts of the internet (and/or profit from it). The rules won't actually go into effect for a while. While they aren't binding, it is pretty customary for signatories to eventually adopt such rules locally.
The real story here is a world in which there are two competing visions for the future of the internet -- one driven by countries who believe the internet should be more open and free... and one driven by the opposite. Whether or not the ITU treaty is ever meaningful or effective, these two visions of the internet are unlikely to go away any time soon. The next decade is going to be filled with similar clashes as certain countries seek to limit what the internet can do, for their own political needs and desires. Seeing the initial breakdown of who's in which camp is useful, but this isn't over yet.
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"So, what does it all mean? Very little right now."
I'm giving up on you again until at least Monday morning.
Every click for Mike "Streisand Effect" Masnick is a click for him!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
His fame now depends totally on you! He's done all he can!
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So...
It seems to me, ootb, you consider EVERYTHING a non-story.
If that's the case, go outside and stick your head in the sand/snowbank (depending on where you are) and stay ignorant.
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No need to rush back on our account. Take some time off. Get away and go see the sights...for, like, the next century.
We insist.
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Cross your heart and hope to die, boy?
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What saddens me most...
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More worrying would be South Korea and Singapore voting yes. I would expect both to be more inclined to follow the western world where nobody voted yes!
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Now what's interesting this is that the citizens in South Korea (especially in Seol....I had an aunt in Army Intelligence stationed there) always find a way around this. The South Korean Government probably knows of that fact and of course I was not surprised of their vote to yes.
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Matter of time
ALL countries will seek (and have) to limit what the internet can do. Eventually, a "common ground" will be found.
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Funny how the argument is "limit the Internet", but Not limit the Govt. Limiting the Internet is in No one's best interest.
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I don't know where the chart comes from but it's wrong
So someone is lying, my guess it's the ITU who is 'wishful thinking' a positive result.
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but is black on the map. Please correct the map or remove it from the site.
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where is USA ?
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where is USA ?
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If you're going to troll use proper English and don't look stupid.
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No surpise
Now if the whole thing was based on the number of votes allowed was based on the actual contribution each county makes to the world's music it would be a grand slam decision to bury the idea.
Like the UN 80% of the vote represents counties on the take side and 20% on those who give. Warped.
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If you take this story alone, you could come to that conclusion. But when you look at things like SOPA/PIPA, TPP, ACTA (and to some extent bills like FISA, CISPA, and the Patriot Act), I see a government (and her allies) working very strategically to control the internet. All I see with this initiative is the rest of the world trying to force their hands into that systematic control.
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Clever...
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Essentially, the piece's thesis is that the organizations which currently administer the Internet are dominated by western Europeans and North Americans speaking English. Developing countries don't understand how these organizations work or how to get their voice heard there.
In contrast, UN-affiliated organizations like the ITU are "a known table that every country knows they have a seat at".
I don't think the ITU should be running things either. But it's probably too simplistic to say any country that supported ITU oversight of the Internet did so because they want to limit freedoms.
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Thank you
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This is nice
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