Re: [ga] Swedish gov interferes

[Eva Frölich <eva@nic-se.se>]

The fact is that back in 1997, one of the authorities in Sweden made a 
study about Internet with the aim to learn more. At the same time there was 
a reorganisation on how the .se-registry was handled (changed from a 
single-person registry into a formal organisation). As it, at that 
particular point in time, was difficult to say how the new organisation 
should act and behave, the study made proposal for a new study taking place 
one year after the new organisations has gone commercial.
In 1998 a new study was decided upon by the government and that one is now 
finalised and the result will be presented tomorrow (swedish time), the 3rd 
of april. There is a lot of guesses about the outcome, but one of the most 
likely things is that this study will recommend the .se to become an open 
tld instead of the restricted one it is today.

Of course the government can´t change anything momentarily with this study, 
but it can be used as the tool to put in place formal legislation.


/ Eva Frölich
NIC-SE



At 22:01 2000-04-01 -0800, William X. Walsh wrote:
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>On 02-Apr-2000 DPF wrote:
> > On Sat, 01 Apr 2000 20:53:24 -0800 (PST), William X. Walsh wrote:
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> >>Under what authority does the Swedish government propose to implement these
> >>policies?  The .SE top level domain does not appear to be delegated to 
> them,
> >>and I see no real basis for the registry to feel mandated to implement any
> >>such
> >>dictates of the Swedish government.
> >
> > This ignores the reality of sovereign governments.
> >
> > The Government can through Parliament pass legislation which is
> > binding on the *.se registry as its is (presumably) based in Sweden.
>
>But this does not appear to be the course they have taken.   Apparently 
>this is
>an edict of policy from an executive branch of the Swedish Government.
>
>I've always argued that the proper rolel for the governemnt to take in regard
>to "their rights" was through legislative measures, that typically include 
>some
>safeguards, rather than in executive edicts.
>
> > Time will be spent far more constructively looking at how to work in
> > partnership with governments rather than trying to pretend that if
> > shove comes to push they are not going to win.
>
>But it looks like push is coming to shove in Sweden.  I think the .SE registry
>as a strong leg to stand on here.
>
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Eva Frölich
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