is there an organisation or individual who owns the biggest network ever (internet).
2006-07-15 19:40:10 · 13 answers · asked by Q'bie 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
According to Tim Berners-Lee who invented the internet as an academic tool back in 1989, it is supposed to be self-regulating and no one person or company should take control of it. He says: "The web should remain neutral and resist attempts to fragment it into different services".[ref 1]
"The Internet is truly a collaborative, collective enterprise." [2] . . ."it's not just a communications medium, but a metaphor for the new global economy."
So the answer to your question is "No" and it is likely to be so for the near future.
2006-07-15 20:13:39 · answer #1 · answered by Aslan, reborn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, some can argue and say its the US government because they're the one's that created ARPANET, which was the first computer network to share data and information between remote sites.
Or, some could argue that its Nominet and Internic for controlling all the domain names which take you to the websites.
And, you could also argue that ICANN own it, because they actually manage the whole DNS structure worldwide...and are part of the US government.....
It's just one big loop that goes back to the US government, but the Internet has evolved into something too great to be controlled or owned, so therefore, it must belong to the people.
2006-07-15 21:45:51 · answer #2 · answered by Lawdog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have control of the router, you can always be an *** and specify privileges for your local IP address, i.e. dedicate some bandwidth for yourself. But then, if you are asking for help here, you already do not know how to do that. So... no, not unless you pay for a separate connection for yourself. If you are complaining about speed, why do you have DSL Lite? Go get 7Mbps cable or something.
2016-03-27 07:13:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Van Statten off Doctor Who
2006-07-15 20:10:32 · answer #4 · answered by motown 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Al Gore
2006-07-15 19:43:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No one
2006-07-15 20:58:59 · answer #6 · answered by mkaamsel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ICANN is in charge of issuing domain names.
ARIN is in charge of issuing IP addresses in North America.
RIPE is in charge of issuing IP numbers in Europe.
APNIC is in charge of issuing IP numbers in Asia.
The World Wide Web Consortium is in charge of determining Web standards.
2006-07-15 19:45:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We do, the people.
2006-07-15 20:56:46 · answer #8 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nobody. it is the sum of all the computers connected. the ISP's just give you access to it, nobody owns all of it. we all own some of it.
2006-07-15 19:44:02 · answer #9 · answered by Mac Momma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mr internet
2006-07-16 10:25:49 · answer #10 · answered by Toomg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋