As the Internet has [evolved], new requirements have emerged that suggest new design principles, and perhaps suggest that we revisit some old ones. This paper explores one important reality that surrounds the Internet today: different stakeholders that are part of the Internet milieu have interests that may be adverse to each other, and these parties each vie to favor their particular interests. We call this process "the tussle." Accommodating this tussle is crucial to the evolution of the network's technical architecture.

Tussle in Cyberspace: Defining Tomorrow's Internet