[P2P-F] Fwd: [opennetcoalition] EU Parliament Committee on "Civil Liberties" Must Address Free Expression in Anti-Net Neutrality Proposal

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: La Quadrature du Net <jz at laquadrature.net>
Date: Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 6:27 PM
Subject: [opennetcoalition] EU Parliament Committee on "Civil Liberties"
Must Address Free Expression in Anti-Net Neutrality Proposal
To: opennetcoalition at laquadrature.net


Themes: NET NEUTRALITY, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, NEELIE KROES, CIVIL LIBERTIES
COMMITTEE

La Quadrature du Net – For immediate release

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EU Parliament Committee on "Civil Liberties" Must Address Free Expression
in Anti-Net Neutrality Proposal



*** Paris, 15 January 2014 — A few weeks before a crucial vote on the
future European Regulation on the Single Market of telecommunication in
Civil Liberties (LIBE) committee, La Quadrature du Net just sent the
following email to all the Member of this committee, inviting them to
propose strong amendments in favor of fundamental rights to the lead
committee on this dossier, the Industry (ITRE) committee. ***

Citizens interested in taking part in the EU-wide campaign in favor of Net
neutrality and freedoms online should visit the website
savetheinternet.eu[1], and contact their representatives to urge them
to protect this
fundamental principle.


    Dear Member of the LIBE committee,

    The proposal of the European Commission 2013(627) final on the European
Single Market for electronic communications will be voted next month in
ITRE, the responsible committee of the file.

    At this stage, five committees – LIBE included – are working on draft
opinion.

    On December 10th, Mr. Salvador Sedò i Alarbart, the rapporteur
appointed in LIBE committee, presented his draft opinion.

    La Quadrature du Net welcomes the amendment proposed by Mr. Sedò i
Alarbart since they generally protect rights to privacy and personal data,
as well as the confidentiality of communication, essential prerequisites
for the development of an open Internet respectful of fundamental rights.
However, these undeniable improvements – needing though some adjustments as
explained in the document linked below – are not sufficient to protect the
fundamental rights and freedoms of the European citizens on Internet.

    In particular, no amendment has been tabled on specialised services,
which represent the most important loophole of the Regulation and endanger
freedom of expression as well as innovation online.

    On January the 16th you will be called to table amendments on Mr. Sedò
i Alabart opinion. As a member of the LIBE committee you owe the duty and
the responsibility to defend the rights and freedoms of the European
citizens, as a whole.

    To that purpose La Quadrature du Net suggests that you:

        - support the provisions on privacy introduced by Mr. Sedò I
Alabart in his report, taking into account the comments made by La
Quadrature du Net:

https://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/LIBE_Draft_Opinion_on_Single_Market_Regulation

        - introduce complementary amendments proposed by La Quadrature du
Net on specialized services, traffic management measures and enforcement of
the Net neutrality principle:

https://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/LQDN_proposal_for_amendements_on_Single_Market_Regulation

    We trust that you will remain committed to protecting the Internet
commons from the harmful business logics, and remain at your entire
disposal for any clarification you may need.

    Sincerely,

    La Quadrature du Net





* Reference *

1. http://www.savetheinternet.eu/






** 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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