[AfrICANN-discuss] Nelie Kroes: I propose a “Compact for the Internet”

[SM]

At 08:15 28-06-2011, Anne-Rachel Inné wrote:
><http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/neelie-kroes/i-propose-a-compact-for-the-internet/>http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/neelie-kroes/i-propose-a-compact-for-the-internet/
>Today I had the pleasure of speaking at the 
>OECD’s 
><http://www.oecd.org/site/0,3407,en_21571361_47081080_1_1_1_1_1,00.html>High-Level 
>Meeting on the Internet Economy. It is a chance 
>for people across the world – from the US and Japan to Mexico and

 From SPEECH/11/479:

   "But the Internet's most important characteristic is its universality:
    in principle, every node can communicate with every other. This has
    important implications for innovation, plurality, democratic values,
    cohesion and economic growth. And we must safeguard this."

That characteristic no longer holds as endpoints 
are no longer in control due to architectural changes.

Regards,
-sm