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July 3, 2005
Who owns the Internet?
“There have been strong opinions that essentially allowing the United States alone to check this process is not right given the nature of the Internet today.”
Masahiko Fujimoto, of the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, reacting to the United States' decision to retain control, indefinitely, of the 13 main (or root) computers that operate the Internet.
The U.S. had previously promised to internationalize control of these computers. On June 30, 2005 The U.S. announced that it will not honor that commitment.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer; 2 July, 2005; p. E6; "Nations react coolly to U.S. retaining control of Internet"
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Posted by williamfrick at July 3, 2005 1:35 PM