[P2P-F] Fwd: [opennetcoalition] Internet Needs an Uncompromising "Marco Civil" in Brazil!

Mon Oct 28 12:20:10 CET 2013

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From: La Quadrature du Net <jz at laquadrature.net>
Date: Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 12:11 PM
Subject: [opennetcoalition] Internet Needs an Uncompromising "Marco Civil"
in Brazil!
To: opennetcoalition at laquadrature.net

Themes: FREEDOMS ONLINE, MARCO CIVIL, INTERNET, BRAZIL, INTERNATIONAL, OPEN
LETTER

La Quadrature du Net – For immediate release

Permanent link:
https://www.laquadrature.net/en/internet-needs-an-uncompromising-marco-civil-in-brazil

Internet Needs an Uncompromising "Marco Civil" in Brazil!

*** Paris, 28 October 2013 — Major organizations from all around the world,
defending free speech and freedoms online, signed this open letter
initiated by La Quadrature du Net. It encourages for a swift adoption, in
Brazil, of an uncompromising "Marco Civil de Internet" [1] that would truly
guarantee freedoms online. The vote is scheduled on Tuesday. ***

** Internet Needs an Uncompromising “Marco Civil” in Brazil! **

The “Marco Civil da Internet” is a remarkably progressive legislative text
to protect Internet and fundamental rights online in Brazil. It has been
drafted through an unprecedented collaborative effort involving citizens.
But for the past 3 years, it has remained stuck in Parliament, under heavy
pressure by industry – mostly telecom – lobbies.

Recent revelations of massive illegal spying by the US on citizens
worldwide, as well as on companies such as Petrobras, urged the president
of Brazil Dilma Roussef to put “Marco Civil” back on track in Parliament,
in an emergency procedure.

The “Marco Civil”, guaranteeing Net Neutrality, protecting privacy and
freedom of publication online, is more necessary than ever. If adopted,
this law will be a model of what citizens and their representatives in all
countries can do together to enable the development of a free and open
Internet and protect freedoms online.

A corporate takeover of the text such as on the questions of copyright
(paragraph 2 of art.15) would amount to empty the text of its meaning.

Provisions aiming at protecting privacy and preventing surveillance should
be added and all measures which risk harming the possibility for citizens
to collaborate on an international scale should be removed.
We encourage Brazilian citizens and Members of the Parliament to work
towards adopting swiftly an uncompromising “Marco Civil”, consistent with
its initial spirit, free from corporate influence, and that would truly
guarantee freedoms online.

You can count on our support as such a law would be of global importance
for the Internet!

Signatories:

    Aktion Freiheit statt Angst [Freedom not fear] (Germany)
    April (France)
    Article19 (Global)
    Associação Nacional para o Software Livre (Portugal)
    Associazione Culturale Linux Club Italia (Italy)
    CCC, Chaos Computer Club (Germany)
    Coopérative Ouvaton (France)
    Digitalcourage (Germany)
    FCForum (Spain)
    Fédération FDN (France)
    Fitug e.V (Germany)
    Free and Open Source Software Foundation (Poland)
    Fundación Karisma (Colombia)
    Geeknode (France)
    Initiative für Netzfreiheit (Austria)
    La Quadrature du Net (France)
    NURPA, Net Users' Rights Protection Association (Belgium)
    Panoptykon Foundation (Poland)
    Reporters Without Borders (Global)
    Share Foundation (Global)
    Telecomix (Global)
    Wikileaks (Global)
    Xnet (Spain)

* References *

1. http://marcocivil.org.br/

** About la Quadrature du Net **

La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that defends 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:
https://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-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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