[10025] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: IIA Again - Interesting
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tony Rutkowski)
Fri Feb 4 22:20:43 1994
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 1994 22:01:30 +0500
To: "Joseph W. Stroup" <nettech@crl.com>, com-priv@psi.com
From: Tony Rutkowski <amr@isoc.org>
>Hello, I will give you free equipment & lost cost access, maybe even a share
>of the profits. You just give me a 10 year exclusive license.
>
>Not a bad idea at all. That's business.
>
Except that it is contrary to the GATT GNS treaty that about 116 nations
just signed. These nations have committed themselves to an open
competitive provisioning environment for value-added services.
So in addition to Vadim's remarks about anti-social behaviour, it is
also illegal behavior under public international law. Like human
rights norms, it's a step forward in the right direction.
--amr
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Tony Rutkowski
THE INTERNET IS ITS OWN REVOLUTION
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