[Chapter-delegates] ISOC France - asking for your backing

[Franck Martin]

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Franck Martin
ICT Specialist
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SOPAC, Fiji
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Charles Simon wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> 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.
>
> Our action was well received as you can see by "googling" Isoc+hadopi:
>
> http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=fr&q=isoc+hadopi&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
>
> <http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=fr&q=isoc+hadopi&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8>Below
> a selection of news items on our action:
> - ZDnet, one of the largest technology news site in France:
> http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39381725,00.htm?xtor=RSS-8
> ;
> - Clubic, another large technology news site:
> http://www.clubic.com/actualite-143908-isoc-qualifie-risposte-graduee-liberticide.html
> ;
> - PCinpact, a more specialised news site:
> http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/44160-isoc-hadopi-albanel-riposte-graduee.htm
> .
>
> If you read French, you will notice that ISOC is often presented as an
> influential organisation, gathering more than 20,000 members.
>
> In no way do we condone copyright infrigement but the current draft
> law is an absolute disgrace in terms of civil liberties.
>
> 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.
>
> 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):
> -
> http://www.cnetfrance.fr/news/internet/piratage-le-projet-loi-sur-la-riposte-graduee-en-conseil-des-ministres-debut-juin-39381145.htm
> ;
> -
> http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-medias/exclusif-comment-le-gouvernement-veut-lutter-contre-le-piratage/1253/0/246344
> .
>
> So for those of you within the EU, we might be first but you could
> well be next.
>
> 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.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Charles
>   
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