[Chapter-delegates] some positive news from Germany

[Sivasubramanian M]

Hans,

It is good to find a balance WITHIN Government which ensures that extreme
legislative proposals do not get enacted and implemented.

Sivasubramanian M


On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Hans Peter Dittler <
hpdittler at braintec-consult.de> wrote:

> Hello all,
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> Germany introduced in late summer 2009 a law forcing ISPs to filter
> web-access based on a secret list compiled by a special police unit.
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> This list should have listed only child-abusing sites outside of Germany,
> inside Germany take-down should have precedence.
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> The law was passed by parliament but immediately put into suspension before
> being executed at all by the then newly elected government.
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> Since then many in the Internet engaged parties in Germany tried to make
> pressure to take down this law.
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> Most of them feared later extensions of the law into other areas of
> interest outside the immediate abuse area, some of them were already under
> lively discussion while the law was passed.
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> Yesterday the German government decided to take down this law.
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> The decision still has to pass parliament, but this should only be a formal
> process in this case.
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> While doing this the government clearly indicated to favor take-down over
> blocking.
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> I hope this decision will be read very carefully by other governments in
> Europe and also by EU, as there are still many voices requesting filtering
> on a broad base.
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> Hans Peter Dittler
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> Member of the board
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> ISOC.DE
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> Internet Society German Chapter e.V.
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