[Chapter-delegates] Internet Freedom

[Christine Runnegar]

Thank you Franck,
 
Do you have any further information about this initiative?
 
For example:
 
Do you know whether the proposed pilot group was formed? Who is
participating? Is there a charter?
Has the Paris meeting been held? What happened?
What is on the agenda for the meeting in the Netherlands?
 
Best regards,
Christine

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From: Franck Martin [mailto:franck at avonsys.com] 
Sent: 29 June 2010 1:56 AM
To: runnegar at isoc.org
Cc: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Freedom


Christine,

The debate moved to HADOPI and while a valid issue, it made us forget the
original thread.

So here is the link again:
http://ambafrance-us.org/spip.php?article1659

and the text:
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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. 

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.

In the face of these new threats, it is necessary to take concrete measures
to promote a universal, open Internet that protects fundamental liberties.

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.

The first meeting will be held in Paris in the coming weeks to work on four
key objectives:

 development of a code of conduct to which private companies that export
filtering and scrambling technologies can subscribe;

 establishment of an international mechanism to monitor the commitments
taken by States with respect to free expression on the Internet

 aid that can be provided to cyber-dissidents

 possibility of translating the universality of the Internet into law.

The second meeting of this pilot group is scheduled to be held in the
Netherlands.

Bernard Kouchner, Maxime Verhagen

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My question to you Christine, what are ISOC HQ perspective regarding this
initiative, will you attend the meetings?

To all, should we promote such code of conduct in our own constituencies?
Make it better than a code of conduct?





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From: runnegar at isoc.org
To: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
Sent: Thursday, 24 June, 2010 3:18:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Freedom

Dear Frank and Carlos,

Thank you for bringing the article to our attention. 




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