Doxa is not invited to the Internet G-8, to be held in Deauville, France in the next few days, nor to the e-G8 being held in Paris this week.
Given that the topic under discussion is the future of the Internet, though, Doxa certainly feels like one of the concerned. French Culture Minister Mitterand has made it clear well in advance that he intends to let Google know, and the other major players like Facebook, that they will have to pay the Creative Work being done on the Net. Given the years of work I have put into Web performance, I have to readily agree. But isn’t the Minister saying at the same time, that he doen’t expect to be footing the bill, in the name of governments. What does this portend?
A Requiem Mass on the virtues of private enterprise is always de rigeur, but, oh no, not the Internet. Napoleon once said that, if he followed economic orthodoxy as advised, he would be counting on London bankers and William Pitt to finance his wars. Isn’t this same kind of thing being argued here? Lets move unto something serious, gentlemen, and forget all this free Net! Doxa will be following developments very carefully...
Given that the topic under discussion is the future of the Internet, though, Doxa certainly feels like one of the concerned. French Culture Minister Mitterand has made it clear well in advance that he intends to let Google know, and the other major players like Facebook, that they will have to pay the Creative Work being done on the Net. Given the years of work I have put into Web performance, I have to readily agree. But isn’t the Minister saying at the same time, that he doen’t expect to be footing the bill, in the name of governments. What does this portend?
A Requiem Mass on the virtues of private enterprise is always de rigeur, but, oh no, not the Internet. Napoleon once said that, if he followed economic orthodoxy as advised, he would be counting on London bankers and William Pitt to finance his wars. Isn’t this same kind of thing being argued here? Lets move unto something serious, gentlemen, and forget all this free Net! Doxa will be following developments very carefully...
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