G-8 puts the Internet on its agenda: Sarkozy leads the charge on controversial call for stronger Web regulation

This balancing act was reflected Tuesday in a speech by Mr Nicolas Sarkozy who convened a special gathering of the global digerati in Paris on the eve of the G-8 meeting Calling the rise of the Internet a revolution Mr Sarkozy compared its impact to that of two previous transforming episodes in global history the age of exploration and the industrial revolution In Deauville in 2011 for the first time at Leaders level the communique continued we agreed in the presence of some leaders of the Internet economy a number of key principles including freedom respect for privacy and intellectual property multistakeholder governments cybersecurity and protection from crime that underpin a strong and flourishing Internet Before we decide there is a regulatory solution let's ask if there's a technological solution he said We will move faster than any of these governments let alone all of them together