Typically, the security approach covers the DNS, routing, and Internet protocols as global public goods.39 Internet standards (mainly TCP/IP) are open and public. The Internet gov‑ ernance regime, it is argued, should ensure protection for the main Internet standards as global public goods.
The balance between private and public interests One of the underlying challenges of the future development of the Internet is to strike a balance between private and public interests. The question is how to provide the pri‑ vate sector with a proper commercial environment while ensuring the development of the Internet as a global public good. In many cases, it is not a zero‑sum game but a win‑win situation. Many Internet companies have tried to develop business models which provide income and enable the creative development of the Internet. Private companies predominate in running the Internet infrastructure. One of the result‑ ing challenges is the harmonisation of the private ownership of the Internet infrastructure with the status of the Internet as a global public good. National laws provide the possibility of private ownership being restricted by certain public requirements, including providing equal rights to all potential users and not interfering with the transported content. www.igbook.info/publicgoods
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