<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'><span>Christine,<br><br>The debate moved to HADOPI and while a valid issue, it made us forget the original thread.<br><br>So here is the link again:<br>http://ambafrance-us.org/spip.php?article1659<br><br>and the text:<br>--------<br></span><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
France and the Netherlands consider the freedom of
expression and opinion on the Internet a fundamental challenge,
particularly for the development of civil societies and public opinion
in numerous countries.<div class="texte">
<p class="spip">Commitments have been made, notably in the framework of
the World Summit on the Information Society. But these commitments are
not always honored. Worse: the number of States exercising censorship of
the new media, and keeping watch on and punishing Internet users for
thought crimes, has sharply increased in recent times.</p>
<p class="spip">In the face of these new threats, it is necessary to
take concrete measures to promote a universal, open Internet that
protects fundamental liberties.</p>
<p class="spip">We have decided to join forces and form a pilot group
bringing together nations that are working to protect freedoms on the
Internet, relevant international and regional organizations, NGOs, human
rights activists, as well as Internet businesses, whose participation
is equally essential.</p>
<p class="spip">The first meeting will be held in Paris in the coming
weeks to work on four key objectives:</p>
<p class="spip"> development of a code of conduct to which private
companies that export filtering and scrambling technologies can
subscribe;</p>
<p class="spip"> establishment of an international mechanism to monitor
the commitments taken by States with respect to free expression on the
Internet</p>
<p class="spip"> aid that can be provided to cyber-dissidents</p>
<p class="spip"> possibility of translating the universality of the
Internet into law.</p>
<p class="spip">The second meeting of this pilot group is scheduled to
be held in the Netherlands.</p>
<p align="left">Bernard Kouchner, Maxime Verhagen</p><p align="left">---------------<br></p><p align="left">My question to you Christine, what are ISOC HQ perspective regarding this initiative, will you attend the meetings?</p><p align="left">To all, should we promote such code of conduct in our own constituencies? Make it better than a code of conduct?<br></p>
</div><br><span id="0532ee1a-a605-44f2-b9e4-0affdde7ac22"><br><span name="x"></span><div><div><div>Franck Martin<br><a href="http://www.avonsys.com/" mce_href="http://www.avonsys.com/">http://www.avonsys.com/</a><br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/Avonsys" mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/Avonsys">http://www.facebook.com/Avonsys</a><br>twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/FranckMartin" mce_href="http://twitter.com/FranckMartin">FranckMartin</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/avonsys" mce_href="http://twitter.com/avonsys">Avonsys</a><br><br>Check your domain reputation: <a href="http://gurl.im/b69d4o" mce_href="http://gurl.im/b69d4o">http://gurl.im/b69d4o</a><br></div></div></div><span name="x"></span><br></span><br><hr id="zwchr"><b>From: </b>runnegar@isoc.org<br><b>To: </b>chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org<br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, 24 June, 2010 3:18:38 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Freedom<br><br><font face="arial" size="2"><font face="arial" size="2">Dear Frank and Carlos,<br><br>Thank you for bringing the article to our attention. <br><br></font><br><!--WM_COMPOSE_SIGNATURE_START--><!--WM_COMPOSE_SIGNATURE_END--><br></font><br>_______________________________________________<br>Chapter-delegates mailing list<br>Chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org<br>https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/chapter-delegates<br></div></body></html>