Who owns the Internet?

David Israel's Domain

David Israel's blog or website is erroneously seen by many as the official internet site for Century Village. The truth of the matter is that David's blog is his own personal site under his control and his ownership. It's no different than any one of millions of websites owned by private citizens around the world.

Postings on his website include a lot of video of CV meetings, The UCO Reporter is posted there every month, notices and announcements of UCO activity are all posted  as though this website is the official organ of Century Village, the reality is that it is not.

The real CV website was struck down by David Israel and an attempt was made to replace it with his private site. An attempt that was not quite successful as his site is  called Village Blog and Chatspot or something like it. But the perception remains that his site is actually the official site for Century Village.

Why does the UCO Reporter post their paper only on his personal site? This is a great advantage for political purposes, mixing his personal opinions and political campaigning with UCO business on the site gives him  a very unfair advantage.

Why are volunteers who are supposed to be working for Century Village spending their time producing material then posting it on HIS site and no other ? The hours spent by volunteers researching material, producing video, creating information articles, are simply handed to David Israel on a silver platter, all the material posted there is his property , CV residents have no right to it, and more importantly have no say in what is posted there.

The UCO Reporter promotes his site as though it is the official place for UCO postings, information and security video and channel 63 are all piped in and instantly becomes David Israel's property. A lot of the effort to achieve this condition is done through the hard work of volunteers, and the infrastructure that we residents pay for.

Are volunteers assuming that their efforts are benefiting Century Village when in fact the value they add belongs to one person? 

The owners of Century Village got it right when they denied Mr Israel the right to use  Century Village in his personal website name,  they were astute enough to realize the folly of allowing David Israel to represent  his personal blog as the official internet site for the village. 

What happens to this website and all the valuable data it contains when the time comes that David Israel is no longer sitting as president ? It's going to happen sooner or later. Does David Israel take it with him when he leaves ? Or will he turn it over along with all the information it contains  to the incoming administration to use at their pleasure ? 

It's a valuable asset. But it does not belong to the Century Village. It belongs to David Israel. The odds are that he will not give it up easily no matter what the residents want. 

Neil J Moore