[Chapter-delegates] INVITATION TO JOIN AN ISOC WORKING PARTY ON HADOPI ISSUES

[Frederic Donck]

> Dear ISOC members,
>
> As you are probably aware, the French Parliament recently passed a  
> new law,
> often described as the HADOPI law, the acronym for the new agency  
> which will
> be responsible for the controversial 'three-strikes' procedure for  
> Internet
> copyright infringement. The last step of that procedure involves  
> suspension
> of Internet access for a period between one month and one year.
>
> This week, the French Constitutional Council declared part of that  
> new law
> unconstitutional, specifically the part authorising the new government
> agency (HADOPI) to suspend citizens' access to the Internet because  
> such
> powers must be exercised by the judiciary. It remains to be seen  
> what will
> be the French government's response to this decision.
>
> The Internet Society's mission is "to promote the open development,
> evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people  
> throughout
> the world", and one of its major initiatives is Enabling Access to the
> Internet.
>
> The French "HADOPI" law and similar proposed laws from other  
> countries raise
> important questions about Internet access which need to be carefully
> considered from all angles.
>
> The Public Policy teams invites interested members to join a Working  
> Party
> to prepare an Internet Society (ISOC) policy paper on the French  
> "HADOPI"
> law and similar laws concerning punitive measures for copyright  
> infringement
> via the Internet.
>
> The terms of reference for this project are set out in the attached
> document. If you are interested, would you please send an email to Ms.
> Christine Runnegar, Public Policy Manager, at runnegar at isoc.org by  
> 17 June
> 2009.
>
> We look forward to working with you on this issue.

Frederic Donck
Director Public Policy
Internet Society

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