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PARIS—Leaders of the Group of 8 industrialized countries are set to issue a provocative call for stronger Internet regulation,a cause championed by the host of the meeting,President Nicolas Sarkozy of France,but fiercely opposed by some Internet companies and free-speech groups. The G-8 leaders will urge the adoption of measures to protect children from online predators,to strengthen privacy rights and to crack down on digital copyright piracy,according to two people who have seen drafts of a communique the G-8 will issue at the end of a meeting this week in Deauville, France.At the same time,the document is expected to include a pledge to maintain openness and to support entrepreneurial, rather than government-led,development of the Internet. This balancing act was reflected Tuesday in a speech by Mr.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.
PARIS - Leaders of the Group of 8 industrialized countries are set to issue a provocative call for stron- ger Internet regulation, a cause championed by the host of the meeting, President Nicolas Sarkozy ofFrance, but fiercely opposed-by some Internet companies-and free-speech groups.
