[Chapter-delegates] Internet Freedom

[Christian de Larrinaga]

Well as one hand does one thing another does the other. 

Open Rights Group's Jim Killock has reported that a Commission inspired project has MEP's busy preparing on a vote imposing Internet filtering on Europe. Does anybody know anything about this? 

Christian


On 20 Sep 2010, at 21:06, Sébastien Bachollet wrote:

> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/96-vilnius-2010-meeting-events/628-opening-cereminy
> 
>>> NATHALIE KOSCIUSKO MORIZET:  First of all, I would like to echo those who have spoken before me in thanking very warmly our Lithuanian hosts not only for their excellent basketball results but also for the warm welcome and excellent organisation of this Forum.  It is in Europe once again and I think for myself as for all Europeans it is an honour and a great pleasure to see the entire world coming to close this first phase of the IGF on the shores of the Baltic.
> For five years the Forum has been debating bringing together communities, professionals end users, nations around an essential objective, understanding the information society and drawing benefits, preserving it from political and economic slippages that could enter into the Internet.  That first phase is coming to a close and soon the U.N. General Assembly will pronounce on extending this experience and of course, with all Europeans, and those who have appreciated these meetings, France supports our renewal of the IGF's mandate, and calls for the next few months to be used to strengthen the capacities.  The multistakeholder approach and the broad freedom in the selection of themes for the discussions are an example which I have tried to follow with my colleagues in the French Government, particularly since my last visits to you in Sharm el Sheikh.
> We spoke of the right to be forgotten the protection of privacy.  I'm happy to announce the forthcoming signature in France on targeted publicity and another on control by Internet users.  I hope this step which is only a beginning will incite many of you to join the fight for our own personal data to remain personal.
> We've spoken of Internet neutrality.  Several months of debate and consultations later after Sharm el Sheikh it is clear that we need to guarantee by law in the long term the openness and universality of the Internet and ensure that innovation can continue to prosper there.
> What France seeks to do and what Europe will do under the impetus of Neelie Kroes the commissioner will not be enough if we do not have international level reflection, and discussion on Internet Governance including the subjects that come under ICANN.  We need this to deal with this major challenge of respecting human rights, and particularly freedom of expression on the Internet.
> Thus, our Minister for foreign affairs Bernard Kouchner is bringing together a pilot group of ministers on 15th October in Paris seeking to protect, promote and strengthen basic rights on the Internet.  If we allow the Internet to be diverted from its purpose and become a tool for representation, censorship and hunting down opposition, we're signing the Internet's death warrant and abandoning our own ideals.
> All stakeholders present here, governments, NGO's, private sector are responsible for and able to build a sustainably free, open Internet, respectful of private life, privacy, property, the rights to freedom of association, expression and opinion.  All of us are concerned by this and the Forum of Internet Governance has work ahead of us.  I wish it and us every success.  Thank you.
> [ Applause ]
> 
> Sébastien Bachollet
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> 
>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De : chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org [mailto:chapter-
>> delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] De la part de Franck Martin
>> Envoyé : lundi 20 septembre 2010 20:52
>> À : graham at isoc.org
>> Cc : Chapter Delegates
>> Objet : Re: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Freedom
>> 
>> And now on slashdot:
>> 
>> http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/09/20/1628242/Europe-Proposes-
>> International-Internet-Treaty
>> 
>> anyone? anyone?
>> 
>> 
>> Franck Martin
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>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: graham at isoc.org
>> To: "Franck Martin" <franck at avonsys.com>, chapter-delegates-
>> bounces at elists.isoc.org, "Christine Runnegar" <runnegar at isoc.org>
>> Cc: "Chapter Delegates" <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, 30 June, 2010 1:42:20 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Freedom
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>> Forwarding the following at the request of Patrik Faltstrom:
>> 
>> From: Patrik F�ltstr�m <patrik at frobbit.se>
>> Date: 29 juni 2010 15.10.59 CEST
>> To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>> Subject: Internet Freedom
>> 
>> I understand there is a discussion on an initiative by France and
>> Netherlands regarding discussing Freedom of Expression and the
>> Internet. And I am asked to explain a bit on what is going on.
>> 
>> This is just one of several things that is related to HR issues. It all
>> started maybe a year or two ago, and it was brought up for example at
>> the IGF in Hyderabad 2008, and specifically during the Swedish
>> Presidency of the EU (and of course at the IGF in Sharm 2009).The main
>> initiatives at the moment that I know about is the meeting France and
>> Netherlands in Paris next week (with a quite detailed agenda, with four
>> major points on it -- if I remember correctly). And an initiative by
>> the UN Rapporteur on Human Rights, Frank de la Rue, that the Swedish
>> Government Foreign Ministry is supporting.
>> 
>> There might be more initiatives similar to these. And specifically I
>> know of course many people use the terms "Human Rights" and "Freedom of
>> Expression" in many Internet related discussions where blocking,
>> filtering and/or non-harmonization of rules and regulation pops up.��
>> 
>> Patrik
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Franck Martin <franck at avonsys.com>
>> Sender: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
>> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:18:24
>> To: Christine Runnegar<runnegar at isoc.org>
>> Cc: <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Freedom
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