[P2P-F] Fwd: [opennetcoalition] The Entire Internet Under Governmental Censorship In France?

Thu Jun 16 01:02:08 CEST 2011

il y a des événements qui semblent s'enchaîner de manière "mécanique".
Je crois que c'est juste "machinal".
La nuance est de taille.. humaine.

(sorry.. french)

Olivier

2011/6/16 Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>:
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> Subject: [opennetcoalition] The Entire Internet Under Governmental
> Censorship In France?
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> The Entire Internet Under Governmental Censorship In France?
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> *** Paris, June 15th, 2011 – Information website PC INpact revealed today a
> draft executive order which would give the French government the power to
> arbitrarily censor any content or service on the Net. The French government
> is furthering its policy to control the Internet, in complete disregard of
> citizens' rights and freedoms. ***
>
> To implement article 18 of the law for the Digital Economy of June 21th,
> 2004, the French government is proposing to give to several of its
> ministries the power to order the censorship of online content that harms or
> otherwise puts at risk public order and security, the protection of minors,
> of public health, national defence, or physical persons [1].
>
> Clearly, the definition of these categories of content are both vague and
> overreaching. Such censorship measures – whether they consist in the removal
> or filtering of content – would be directly undertaken by the government,
> without any decision by a judicial authority. In practice, they would apply
> to all kinds of websites or online news services [2].
>
> A few months after voting the French securitarian LOPPSI law and setting up
> the ARJEL online-gambling authority, this new decree would be in total
> contradiction with the UN's special rapporteur's report [3] or the French
> parliamentary report by MPs de La Raudière (UMP) et Erhel (SRC) on Net
> Neutrality, [4] which both condemn blocking measures, particularly when
> carried out by an administrative authority.
>
> “This draft executive order aims to give the government a vastly
> disproportionate power to censor any website or content on the Internet. It
> is an obvious violation of the principle of separation of powers, and
> strongly harms freedom of communication online [5]. This is an extremely
> disturbing drift, in direct continuity with the French government's
> repressive Internet-related policies. This draft executive order must
> absolutely be rejected.” concludes Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesperson of the
> citizen organization La Quadrature du Net.
>
>
> * Références *
>
> 1. The law's article 18 states, in French, that the administrative authority
> is competent “lorsqu'il est porté atteinte ou qu'il existe un risque sérieux
> et grave d'atteinte au maintien de l'ordre et de la sécurité publics, à la
> protection des mineurs, à la protection de la santé publique, à la
> préservation des intérêts de la défense nationale ou à la protection des
> personnes physiques”.
>
> 2. Article 14th of the LCEN specifies that “services such as providing
> online news, commercial communications and data search, access and recovery
> tools, access to a communication network or data hosting also fit in the
> range of online business, even if they are not paid by the ones who benefit
> from them” (our translation).
>
> 3. See paragraph 31 of the report: “States’ use of blocking or filtering
> technologies is frequently in violation of their obligation to guarantee the
> right to freedom of expression, as the criteria mentioned under chapter III
> are not met. Firstly, the specific conditions that justify blocking are not
> established in law, or are provided by law but in an overly broad and vague
> manner, which risks content being blocked arbitrarily and excessively.
> Secondly, blocking is not justified to pursue aims which are listed under
> article 19, paragraph 3, of the International Covenant on Civil and
> Political Rights, and blocking lists are generally kept secret, which makes
> it difficult to assess whether access to content is being restricted for a
> legitimate purpose.
> Thirdly, even where justification is provided, blocking measures constitute
> an unnecessary or disproportionate means to achieve the purported aim, as
> they are often not sufficiently targeted and render a wide range of content
> inaccessible beyond that which has been deemed illegal. Lastly, content is
> frequently blocked without the intervention of or possibility for review by
> a judicial or independent body.”
> See:
> http://www.laquadrature.net/en/un-report-on-freedom-of-expression-bashes-g8-acta-hadopi
>
> 4. In April 2011, a parliamentary mission took the opportunity to question
> the grounds for filtering measures “despite their apparent legitimacy, due
> to their inefficiency and the adverse effects they may lead to.” See:
> http://www.laquadrature.net/en/net-neutrality-an-encouraging-report-from-the-french-parliament
>
> 5. http://www.laquadrature.net/fr/le-filtrage-dinternet-viole-letat-de-droit
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>
>
> ** About la Quadrature du Net **
>
>
> La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that promotes the rights and
> freedoms of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates for
> the adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the founding
> principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation of knowledge.
>
> In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a better
> understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through specific and
> pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net hopes to encourage
> citizens' participation in the public debate on rights and freedoms in the
> digital age.
>
> La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and international NGOs
> including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Society Institute and
> Privacy International.
>
> List of supporting organisations :
> http://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-squaring-net-la-quadrature-du-net
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> ** Press contact and press room **
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> Jérémie Zimmermann, jz at laquadrature.net, +33 (0)615 940 675
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> http://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room
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