[liberationtech] Civil Society Statement on the "eG8" - Which org's can make translations in Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Arabic
10 com
10com at operamail.com
Sat May 21 04:10:41 PDT 2011
Hi everyone,
There are now translations in French and German of the draft.
Urgently needed, to our opinion, are translations in Spanish,
Chinese, Russian, Arabic.
We are willing to do the co-ordination of the
translation-project, but have to contact accessnow.org first on
it.
J. Emma vd Steen
10COM
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European Union and it's citizens fit for the Age of Digital
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[1]10com at operamail.com
On Fri, 20 May 2011 17:52 -0400, "Jochai Ben-Avie"
<jochai at accessnow.org> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Many of you may be aware that next week the G8 will be meeting
in France. President Sarkozy – who holds the rotating G8
Presidency this year – has organized an “eG8” immediately
before the G8summit, with a view to shaping the G8 agenda
regarding key global internet policy issues. Indded, this is
the first year that the internet’s role in society and the
economy is explicitly on the G8 agenda.
To express our concerns about this event a number of
organizations have put together and signed a civil society
statement (full text below) including Access, Reporters
without Borders, EFF, Witness, Mobile Active, May First/People
Link, The Guardian Project, Digital Democracy, ATTAC, LQDN,
EDRi, APC, Movements.org and Open Rights Group.
Other organizations wish to sign? Please send me an email by
this Monday, May 23rd. Full text of the letter is below and
at: [2]https://www.accessnow.org/Civil-Society-Statement-to-G8
If there are individuals who want to support efforts to
influence the G8, please consider signing Access’ petition
around this campaign:
[3]https://www.accessnow.org/g8-protect-the-net
Thanks so much.
Cheers,
Jochai
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Jochai Ben-Avie
Access | Policy Analyst
[4]https://www.AccessNow.org
[5]jochai at accessnow.org
+1-888-414-0100 x704 (tel)
JochaiBen-Avie (skype)
DRAFT Civil Society Statement to the e-G8 and G8
The signatories of this statement are representatives of civil
society from around the world working towards the promotion of
Internet freedom, digital rights, and open communication.
We understand that the French Presidency of the G8 is holding
a G8 internet meeting -- the "e-G8 Forum" -- immediately
before the G8 Summit in Deauville, with a view to shaping the
agenda of the G8 Summit regarding key global internet policy
issues. This meeting is significant in that this is the first
year that the internet’s role in society and the economy is
explicitly on the G8 agenda.
As key world leaders, your policies have a major influence on
internet policy globally. Regrettably, certain policies being
implemented in the most developed economies are undermining
the open and neutral internet -- the very qualities that
represent the essence of its democratic and economic
potential. We believe that G8 Member States should use the
e-G8 meeting as an opportunity to publicly commit to expanding
internet access for all, combating digital censorship and
surveillance, limiting online intermediary liability, and
upholding principles of net neutrality.
Internet Access for All
We are particularly concerned about the increasing trend of
nations cutting off citizens’ access to the Internet and
mobile networks in times of crisis, as Egypt, Libya, Iran,
China, Nepal, and Burma have all done. In many if not all of
these countries, we see how important access to the Internet
is as a gateway to a plethora of others civil, political, and
fundamental human rights.
Many G8 countries are actively pursuing policies that would
similarly seek to restrict and control access; these policies
legitimize actions of repressive regimes and threaten the core
of the internet economy. As many nations endeavor to improve
basic and universal access, the increase of restrictive
policies in both the developed and developing world is a
regressive and deeply worrying trend.
Freedom from Online Censorship & Surveillance
Simultaneously, repressive regimes are harnessing the
internet’s power for their own purposes, often with the help
of multinational corporations based in G8 countries. We urge
you to end the sale of these technologies both at home and
abroad, and put an end to these gross invasions of user
privacy and security.
Online Intermediary Liability and Intellectual Property
To defend freedom of speech online it is critical that we
resist mounting pressure from the entertainment industry and
other sectors to impose greater intermediary liability on
online service providers for the actions of their users (e.g.,
HADOPI and ACTA).
In this regard, we urge you to follow the example of the
Brazilian government’s Principles for the Governance and Use
of the Internet, specifically #7 which reads: “All action
taken against illicit activity on the network must be aimed at
those directly responsible for such activities, and not at the
means of access and transport, always upholding the
fundamental principles of freedom, privacy and the respect for
human rights.”[6][1]
Net Neutrality
We further call on you to codify and commit your nations to
protecting net neutrality -- the principle that all web
traffic should be treated on an equitable basis no matter
where it originated or the type of data being transmitted.
These are some of the key Internet governance issues which we
feel merit and require the attention of the G8. We also draw
your attention to two comprehensive declarations of principles
we believe should guide nation states in Internet governance:
● The 10 Internet Rights and Principles developed under
the aegis of the Internet Rights and Principles
Coalition[7][2].
● Assembly Declaration of the right of Communication,
written at the World Social Forum 2011.[8][3]
We would also like to highlight our concerns regarding the
planning of the e-G8. We join our voices to the Internet
Governance Caucus[9][4] which expresses our collective concern
about the lack of representation of civil society at the e-G8
and G8 meetings this year.
Contrary to current best practices in policymaking, the invite
list has been limited primarily to representatives of
government and corporate leaders, who already enjoy
disproportionately large influence over Internet regulation.
Specifically, we are deeply concerned that corporate interests
will dominate discussions at the e-G8 and G8 summits; issues
like strict intellectual property enforcement and increasing
online intermediary liability seem likely to take primacy over
citizen-centered policies like net neutrality, Free Software,
and combating online censorship.
As corporations pay $100,000 for seats at the e-G8 table, few
representatives of civil society are present to advocate for
the priorities of citizen-users of the world. We are at a
critical point in the history of the Internet and the struggle
for human rights. As the elected leadership of some of the
world’s most powerful nations, we urge you to act now to
uphold and defend the principles of digital rights and
internet freedom, not just for your citizens, but for people
all over the world.
_____________________
[10][1]The full document of which is available
at: [11]http[12]://[13]www[14].[15]cgi[16].[17]br[18]/[19]engl
ish[20]/[21]regulations[22]/[23]resolution[24]2009-003.[25]htm
[26][2]The English version is available
here: [27]http[28]://[29]internetrightsandprinciples[30].[31]o
rg[32]/[33]node[34]/397 and in French
here: [35]http[36]://[37]internetrightsandprinciples[38].[39]o
rg[40]/[41]node[42]/400
[43][3][44]http[45]://[46]fsm[47]2011.[48]org[49]/[50]en[51]/[
52]the[53]-[54]right[55]-[56]to[57]-[58]inform[59]-[60]and[61]
-[62]be[63]-[64]informed
[65][4] [66]http[67]://[68]www[69].[70]igcaucus[71].[72]org[73
]/[74]open[75]-[76]letter[77]-[78]president[79]-[80]sarkozy[81
]-[82]eg[83]8-[84]meeting[85]-[86]plan
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