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

Thu Jun 16 01:40:55 CEST 2011

not sure what you mean Olivier, even in french <g>

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 6:02 AM, olivier auber <olivierauber2 at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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>:
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: La Quadrature du Net <jz at laquadrature.net>
> > Date: Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:04 PM
> > Subject: [opennetcoalition] The Entire Internet Under Governmental
> > Censorship In France?
> > To: opennetcoalition at laquadrature.net
> >
> >
> > La Quadrature du Net - For immediate release
> >
> > Permanent link:
> >
> http://www.laquadrature.net/en/the-entire-internet-under-governmental-censorship-in-france
> >
> >
> > The Entire Internet Under Governmental Censorship In France?
> >
> >
> >
> > *** 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
> >
> >
> >
> > ** 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
> >
> >
> > ** Press contact and press room **
> >
> > Jérémie Zimmermann, jz at laquadrature.net, +33 (0)615 940 675
> >
> > http://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room
> >
> >
> >
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