The recent move by the United States to relinquish its role in the assignment of Internet names and numbers has generated a wide range of predictions for the future of Internet governance. Professor Jonathan Zittrain and Wall Street Journal Columnist Gordon Crovitz debated the impact of ICANN's independence on the Internet and its role in society as an open platform. (June 4, 2014)
Some Background Reading:
Jonathan Zittrain in the New Republic: No, Barack Obama Isn't Handing Control of the Internet Over to China:http://www.newrepublic.com/article/11...
L. Gordon Crovitz in the Wall Street Journal: America's Internet Surrender: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/S...
see also: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2014/06/zittrain-crovitz The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
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