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   Anonymous Coward, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 8:34am

   
   

   Why would a company that has a vested interest in a political issue want to not be involved?
   
   My guess, Microsoft doesn't really care one way or the other. Truth is, Google probably doesn't have a dog in that hunt either.

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   Guard, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 10:15am

   
   

   Let's have several oblivious ISPs no longer allow access to Microsoft.com (or those therein related). And then ask microsoft for their stance.

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   Sanguine Dream, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 10:48am

   
   

   Their stance would be to sue all the ISPs in question.

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   net neutrality will soon be moot point

   

   glitch, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 10:50am

   
   

   What scares me more is the UN wresting control of ICAN.. A foot in the door for UN control of the 'net ???? Why don't they go out and "create" their own 'net ??? Although that would be a massive financial undertaking for any one to take on.

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   Mika, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 11:52am

   
   

   The internet should not be ruled by anyone nation. I beleive the UN should be the only governing body allow to pass laws over the internet.

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   Anonymous Coward, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 12:03pm

   
   

   I dont think ANYONE should be allowed to govern the internet, the internet does not belong to any country or agency, at least its content. Therefore countries can go as far as what is hosted inside the net.
   
   What I can tolerate is the regulation of child porn and the like.

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   Anonymous Coward, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 12:05pm

   
   

   ***correction to my precious post: "Countries con go as far as regulating what is hosted inside their territory"

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   Jonathan, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 12:17pm

   
   

   And they would win...and the ISP's would have to come up with whatever sum of cash microsoft can claim they lost for each hour their domain was banned.

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   Anonymous Coward, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 5:44pm

   
   

   ICANN should stay as it is. There isn't too much government interference (except for .xxx) and with any luck there won't be any more.
   
   Putting it in control of the UN just means other opportunistic countries will then have control of it. I'd rather have one opportunitistic country then a handful in control of my internet any day.

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    ack, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 6:27pm

    
    

    The UN dosen't care about the Net anymore than they care for the brutal killings going on in some of the Country's right now. Don't hold you breath waiting for them to help out. They have been unreliable for years now.

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    ack II, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 6:36pm

    
    

    Don't let any Country have a say so in this. Once you give them a inch they will take a mile. Before you know it, no one will use the net unless they have too. Who wants big brother breathing down their neck? We will loose our entertainment, our freedom to roam, and our freedom of speech. We will loose our vast information highway. Who wants to keep you informed if the info you put on the net is biased, and controlled. The only ones that will use the Net then will be the ones doing the controlling, and the idiots, and those that have a "don't care" attitude.

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    Obvious Man, Oct 5th, 2006 @ 9:48am

    
    

    Here's a few questions: #1: I hope Microsoft DOES care, but doesn't want to share what it's doing about Net Neutrality...
    
    #2: If Google really doesn't care also, then why are they buying up damn near all the dark fiber-optic lines they can find?

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