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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Franck Martin
ICT Specialist
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:franck@sopac.org">franck@sopac.org</a>
SOPAC, Fiji
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Charles Simon wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:ZORGLUBFRaqbC8wSA1X00000002@zorglub" type="cite"><font
size="2">Dear all,<br>
<br>
Isoc France is currently battling a French draft law which aims at
reduicing "online piracy" but which is in fact severely
violating the most basic rights any citizen has, especially the right
not
to be held guilty before a judgement has been passed. You will find
below the translation of a press release we released about 10 days
ago. Attached is a more detailled explanation of the various issues
we have with this draft law.<br>
<br>
Our action was well received as you can see by "googling"
Isoc+hadopi:<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=fr&q=isoc+hadopi&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8"
eudora="autourl">
http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=fr&q=isoc+hadopi&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8<br>
<br>
</a>Below a selection of news items on our action:<br>
- ZDnet, one of the largest technology news site in France:
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39381725,00.htm?xtor=RSS-8"
eudora="autourl">http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39381725,00.htm?xtor=RSS-8</a>
;<br>
- Clubic, another large technology news site:
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.clubic.com/actualite-143908-isoc-qualifie-risposte-graduee-liberticide.html"
eudora="autourl">http://www.clubic.com/actualite-143908-isoc-qualifie-risposte-graduee-liberticide.html</a>
;<br>
- PCinpact, a more specialised news site:
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/44160-isoc-hadopi-albanel-riposte-graduee.htm"
eudora="autourl">http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/44160-isoc-hadopi-albanel-riposte-graduee.htm</a>
.<br>
<br>
If you read French, you will notice that ISOC is often presented as an
influential organisation, gathering more than 20,000 members.<br>
<br>
In no way do we condone copyright infrigement but the current draft law
is an absolute disgrace in terms of civil liberties.<br>
<br>
The draft law will be discussed on Wednesday this week by the French
governement and we intend to issue a new press release then stressing
that ISOC France has the backing of other entities, especially other
ISOC
Chapters on this issue. So if you could discuss it and provide us
with even a few backing words, it would help us in our bid to have this
draft law withdraw. We have also asked for the backing of ISOC
World.<br>
<br>
For your complete information, Vivian Redding, the EU IT Commissioner,
said that this draft law was a really good idea and that the mecanisms
it
creates should be considered in the whole of the EU. See here
(Again in French):<br>
-
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.cnetfrance.fr/news/internet/piratage-le-projet-loi-sur-la-riposte-graduee-en-conseil-des-ministres-debut-juin-39381145.htm"
eudora="autourl">http://www.cnetfrance.fr/news/internet/piratage-le-projet-loi-sur-la-riposte-graduee-en-conseil-des-ministres-debut-juin-39381145.htm</a>
;<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-medias/exclusif-comment-le-gouvernement-veut-lutter-contre-le-piratage/1253/0/246344"
eudora="autourl">http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-medias/exclusif-comment-le-gouvernement-veut-lutter-contre-le-piratage/1253/0/246344</a>
.<br>
<br>
So for those of you within the EU, we might be first but you could well
be next.<br>
<br>
I hope that you will be able to back us up on this and I look forward
to
discussing it with those of you who will attend the different meetings
in
Paris at the end of the week and next week.<br>
<br>
Kind regards,<br>
<br>
Charles<br>
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