Re: [ga] who owns the internet

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

Marilyn and all assembly members,

Cade,Marilyn S - LGA wrote:

> Is it, Jeff, or is it... common and simple courtesy to at least  spell names
> correctly?

  Of course it is, Marilyn.  The keystroke error on my part was unintentional.
I would have thought that would have been obvious to you.  Unfortunately
it either was not, or your motivation was of some other origin.  In addition,
yet again you seem to wish to make a point of such a minor keystroke error
as to border on the ludicrous.  Of course, this is a well known tactic
used by lobbyist's, so I am not too surprised...

>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Williams [mailto:jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 11:42 PM
> To: Cade,Marilyn S - LGA
> Cc: 'Jefsey Morfin'; ga@dnso.org
> Subject: Re: [ga] who owns the internet
>
> MArilyn and all assembly members,
>
>   Ah!  Please excuse my very egregious error!  How horrible of me!
> Interesting nitpick however...
>
> Cade,Marilyn S - LGA wrote:
>
> > Jeff,  you might want to strive to at least spell my first name correctly.
> >
> > Marilyn
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Williams [mailto:jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 10:38 PM
> > To: Cade,Marilyn S - LGA
> > Cc: 'Jefsey Morfin'; ga@dnso.org
> > Subject: Re: [ga] who owns the internet
> >
> > Marilyn and all assembly members,
> >
> > Cade,Marilyn S - LGA wrote:
> >
> > > I think there may be some confusion in the Jupiter Media Matrix comments
> > > between the WWW and the Internet -- seeming to think they are one and
> the
> > > same.  Let's not confuse them here in this discussion-- particularly
> since
> > > the GA does in fact represent many of the more sophisticated Internet
> > > stakeholders.
> >
> >   I am on vacation down here in  South Padre Is. but I could not let this
> > somewhat misstatement pass until I returned.  The WWW IS PART of
> > the internet Merilyn, there is no "Between" Merilyn.  So perhaps you
> > are the one confused Merilyn. :(  However as a non-technical type
> > and a lobbyist for AT&T, this is of course not surprising, and therefore
> > understandable..
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > The Jupiter Media Matrix report also missed a key fact:   growth in the
> > > number and the categories of web sites continues -- and while many use
> the
> > > term "Internet" and "WEB" interchangeably, they aren't the same thing.
> > :-)
> >
> >   Again the "Web" or "World Wide Web" is PART of the internet, Merilyn.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > As for 60% of users online time being "controlled" by 14 companies --
> that
> > > seems to ignore the amount of time users spend online sending and
> > responding
> > > to email -- still the most popular online activity, whether narrow band
> or
> > > broadband, at home or at work.
> >
> >   Finally and accurate statement.  Thank god!
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > As for what ICANN is responsible for, among it's other limited
> > > responsibilities, ICANN is introducing competition in the delivery of
> > > registration services; however, it has never had any oversight over the
> > > content of Web sites, nor the infrastructure which makes up the
> Internet.
> > > And, frankly, I would think that we would all agree with that!
> >
> >   True!  However as you well know with your activities of late in the
> > "BC" Business Constituency, it would seem that there is some strong
> > propensity for content control or shall we say, censorship, by other
> > members of the "BC" Business constituency of ICANN.  Indeed and
> > unfortunate ongoing occurrence and/or event.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > No one, not ICANN staff,ICANN board, nor ICANN stakeholders, wants to
> turn
> > > control of access to content and content on web sites,  over to anyone
> > other
> > > than themselves!  I would think that one of the general areas of
> agreement
> > > among the diverse ICANN stakeholder community.
> >
> >   Yes this comment as stated would be most likely correct.  To bad however
> > it is not practiced by the ICANN staff, BOD or more importantly some
> > of the ICANN "Constituencies"....
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Marilyn
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jefsey Morfin [mailto:jefsey@wanadoo.fr]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 1:53 PM
> > > To: ga@dnso.org
> > > Subject: [ga] who owns the internet
> > >
> > > "Big corporations have a significant and growing presence on the
> Internet.
> > > In March, just 14 companies controlled 60 percent of users' online time,
> > > down from 110 companies two years earlier, Jupiter Media Metrix found.
> > > Policy decisions and technological developments in the next year and
> > beyond
> > > could give big business even greater power in the online world."
> > >
> > > This shows the failure of the ICANN which was supposed to foster
> > > competiton... I do not know if an other politic could have done better.
> > But
> > > this certainly explains the frustration of many.
> > >
> > > May be the author went confused with his words: "technical decisions for
> > > political development"  would better explain the situation.
> > >
> > > Jefsey
> > >
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> > Regards,
> > --
> > Jeffrey A. Williams
> > Spokesman for INEGroup - (Over 121k members/stakeholdes strong!)
> > CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng.
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> Regards,
>
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> Jeffrey A. Williams
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> Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
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Regards,
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Jeffrey A. Williams
Spokesman for INEGroup - (Over 121k members/stakeholdes strong!)
CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng.
Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
E-Mail jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com
Contact Number:  972-244-3801 or 214-244-4827
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