I know very little about spacecraft and orbital jurisdiction so I won't go there but I'm tempted to suggest another idea.
With distributed network and storage in the private sector, eventually some corporation would seek out a jurisdiction neutral site from which to run and coordinate their networks.
Multinationals already do this for tax purposes and utilizing various loopholes in international treaties. The banking sectors recognizes walled infrastructure to shield foreign scrutiny both in the formal (eg. Swiss banks) or informal (international narco drugs organizations, etc.)
Think of Qatar providing cover for Al Jazeera to bring alternative international voice to global media - small sovereign state will see it to their strategic interests to protect at least part of its sovereignty and a transnational network such as the internet will adapt and make the most of it.
Something like Cryptonomicon or those dudes who were building a jurisdiction neutral on an oil rig but with a more sinister, for profit intent. Like Wikileaks but for profit, totally fair and balanced.
With distributed network and storage in the private sector, eventually some corporation would seek out a jurisdiction neutral site from which to run and coordinate their networks.
Multinationals already do this for tax purposes and utilizing various loopholes in international treaties. The banking sectors recognizes walled infrastructure to shield foreign scrutiny both in the formal (eg. Swiss banks) or informal (international narco drugs organizations, etc.)
Think of Qatar providing cover for Al Jazeera to bring alternative international voice to global media - small sovereign state will see it to their strategic interests to protect at least part of its sovereignty and a transnational network such as the internet will adapt and make the most of it.
Something like Cryptonomicon or those dudes who were building a jurisdiction neutral on an oil rig but with a more sinister, for profit intent. Like Wikileaks but for profit, totally fair and balanced.
and so on.