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Norbert Bollow wrote:
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<pre wrap="">In message <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:C96B527E.15C5D%ian.peter@ianpeter.com"><C96B527E.15C5D%ian.peter@ianpeter.com></a>, at 17:38:06 on Sun,
30 Jan 2011, Ian Peter <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com"><ian.peter@ianpeter.com></a> writes
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<pre wrap="">To me the first basic rule in these situations is that companies should be
required and should agree to act only on judicial orders, not to political
pressure.
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I strongly support pushing for a "code of conduct" of some kind
that incorporates this principle.
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IGC supported workshop on '<span class="cf_text">Transnational (or
trans-border) enforcement of a new information order – Issues of rights
and democracy'</span> at IGF Vilinus addressed this issue at length -
meaning that any interference with Internet content could only be done
through a clear judicial process. <br>
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see transcript at -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/102-transcripts2010/702-56">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/102-transcripts2010/702-56</a>
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There was a great degree of support for this in the room, including by
the BBC and EBU representative in the room. A rep of Brazil gov, also
supporting such a process, said that in Brazil this was the way it got
done. <br>
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There was also discussion on the desirability of a global code to
ensure that any interference to the Internet is only made through a due
process. Milton and I shared a joke of doing a road show together
across the globe to drum support for such a code :) <br>
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Parminder <br>
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Roland Perry <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:roland@internetpolicyagency.com"><roland@internetpolicyagency.com></a> replied:
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<pre wrap="">And what if the Judge has no choice but to rubber-stamp a piece of paper
where the government is declaring (under laws previously drawn up by
politicians) that it's a national emergency?
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This kind of situation can only addressed by taking whatever
measures are necessary for ensuring the wide availability of
reasonably inexpensive communication technology of a kind
that is so non-centralized that it cannot practically be
suppressed or censored.
When such technology is readily available for purposes of
political communication, that will greatly decrease the
incentive even for police-state regimes to create "national
emergency" laws for easy internet consorship or even an
internet shut-down like Egypt seems to be attempting.
Greetings,
Norbert
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