[WSIS CS-Plenary] Strategic priorities for WGIG

[Robin Gross]

Below are my top 5 choices ("wish list") for what the WGIG should deal 
with (they overlap somewhat).

1.  Promotion of freedom of expression values (including anonymity) on 
the Internet;

2.  Reform of over broad intellectual property rights regimes;

3.  Protection of Internet users' privacy rights;

4.  Encourage development of non-proprietary software development models;

5.  Address technical issues (DNS, root, IP address, etc).

Robin Gross
IP Justice



Milton Mueller wrote:
> Vittorio,
> Thanks once again for your leadership. As my top four, I would propose
> the following:
> 
> 1. ICANN-related issues (DNS and IP addresses, root server admin,
> etc.)
> (Note that the real "issue" here is globalization or
> internationalization of supervision and accountability of ICANN, role of
> CS in it, and role of governments in it). 
> 
> 2. Intellectual Property regimes and their intersection with ICANN
> issues, free expression, diversity, competition, privacy, and
> surveillance
> 
> 3. Applicable jurisdiction, cross border coordination 
> (This is a meta-issue that applies to all other issues.)
> 
> 4. Spam
> 
> I think there is a broad consensus that IPR is one of the key issues.
> Those who have appeared to dissent from that consensus have raised two
> issues, neither of which detracts from the centrality of IPR to the
> WGIG: i) they have objected to the term "intellectual property,"
> proposing instead PCT, which is not a serious problem, either term could
> be used; ii) they stated that the WGIG was intended to be technical in
> focus, which is plainly wrong and can be proved so simply by reading the
> WGIG's charter. 
> 
> 
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