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All:
please read the message below from Charles Simon
@ ISOC France.
The concerns to NNSQUAD are that in order to
qualify traffic types, ISPs will need to perform packet inspection.
Reading through the drafts of the law, it looks
like a database of "banned users" will be maintained by the government, and ISPs
will need to consult this database before allowing someone online.
It also opens the door to content filtering by
ISPs, thus stifling innovation - the very innovation that made the Net what it
is today.
Furthermore, it seems to point the finger
specifically at peer-to-peer computing. There's even talk of 3 year jail terms
(vive la Bastille!) when a convicted murderer (& singer) was released after
3.5 years. Poor republic, where are its priorities?
Narrow-minded, ill-conceived, ill-informed,
problem-causing, unenforceable and drivel are words that came to mind when I
read the paper... with just one rethorical question coming to mind:
"how you can you effectively ban someone from using the Internet?"
O. ----- Original Message -----
From: Charles
Simon
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 2:48 PM
Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC France - asking for your
backing Isoc France is currently battling a French draft law which aims at reduicing "online piracy" but which is in fact severely violating the most basic rights any citizen has, especially the right not to be held guilty before a judgement has been passed. You will find below the translation of a press release we released about 10 days ago. Attached is a more detailled explanation of the various issues we have with this draft law. Our action was well received as you can see by "googling" Isoc+hadopi: http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=fr&q=isoc+hadopi&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Below a selection of news items on our action: - ZDnet, one of the largest technology news site in France: http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39381725,00.htm?xtor=RSS-8 ; - Clubic, another large technology news site: http://www.clubic.com/actualite-143908-isoc-qualifie-risposte-graduee-liberticide.html ; - PCinpact, a more specialised news site: http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/44160-isoc-hadopi-albanel-riposte-graduee.htm . If you read French, you will notice that ISOC is often presented as an influential organisation, gathering more than 20,000 members. In no way do we condone copyright infrigement but the current draft law is an absolute disgrace in terms of civil liberties. The draft law will be discussed on Wednesday this week by the French governement and we intend to issue a new press release then stressing that ISOC France has the backing of other entities, especially other ISOC Chapters on this issue. So if you could discuss it and provide us with even a few backing words, it would help us in our bid to have this draft law withdraw. We have also asked for the backing of ISOC World. For your complete information, Vivian Redding, the EU IT Commissioner, said that this draft law was a really good idea and that the mecanisms it creates should be considered in the whole of the EU. See here (Again in French): - http://www.cnetfrance.fr/news/internet/piratage-le-projet-loi-sur-la-riposte-graduee-en-conseil-des-ministres-debut-juin-39381145.htm ; - http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-medias/exclusif-comment-le-gouvernement-veut-lutter-contre-le-piratage/1253/0/246344 . So for those of you within the EU, we might be first but you could well be next. I hope that you will be able to back us up on this and I look forward to discussing it with those of you who will attend the different meetings in Paris at the end of the week and next week. Kind regards, Charles === ISOC France calls for the withdrawal of the HADOPI draft law Press release - Paris, 6 June 2008 ISOC France's legal commission has analyzed the HADOPI draft law on behalf of all Internet users. This draft law represents the end of freedom for Internet users. This is why: A little blackmail between friends: the failings of the HADOPI law The HADOPI (High Authority for the distribution of works and the protection of rights with respect to the Internet) law up for imminent discussion before the French Parliament puts forth a measure that spells death for our freedom: the measured response. Isoc France* is up in arms against this possible denial of justice and requests the withdrawal of the HADOPI law because it violates the most basic rights of every individual, including those of Internet users. A magical concept: the "measured response" It is a succession of warnings and sanctions to reprimand Internet users who download works for free, bypassing all of the security measures guaranteed by a real trial; it results in the upending of the logic behind punishment by ? before any verification ? cutting off the Internet access of an "alleged pirate" The measured response equals zero protection Currently, in order to take action against a "pirate" in France, certain steps must be followed: identification, trial, submission of proof, etc. With these new provisions, one need only denounce the Internet user in question to the Haute autorité pour la diffusion des ?uvres et la protection des droits sur Internet (HADOPI) in order to "circumvent" justice and "authorize" the cutting off of the user's Internet access for up to one year. The measured response: "cut first, think later" Once his/her Internet connection has been cut off (for 1 month, 6 months or 1 year), an Internet user who has found the process to be arbitrary may "take action against such administrative act before the competent administrative court." Such action before a judge is aimed at having administrative decisions cancelled and possibly obtaining a small settlement? when the administration was a little to quick to pull the trigger. The icing on the cake is that the average timeframe for such a decision is ? 21 months ? almost two years! The measured response is the Middle Ages of the Internet This law is set up to serve the interest of small group of people (the Majors, etc.) who, after 10 years, still have not understood the strengths of the Internet and thinks it needs, first and foremost, to be turned into an "efficient and modern tool for commercial distribution." Other uses and potential uses for the Internet are totally ignored. With no other kind of trial. Supervisor: Arnaud GARRIGUES ? agarrigues@gmail.com Press relations: France MIREMONT ? france.miremont@isoc.fr * Internet Society France www.isoc.fr is the French Chapter of the Internet Society (isoc.org) Created in 1996, the purpose of the association is to favor a strong French presence on the Internet and promote multiculturalism on the network. Working for an "INTERNET for ALL and by ALL." More information on the legal commission is available on our website.
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