[governance] FW: [A2k] keeping an eye on IP enforcement/ISP liability in Europe: good news from Sweden

[Michael Gurstein]

This does I think, have significant implications for "Internet
governance"...including changing the status in policy terms of exactly what
is being "governed"...

I believe what is being suggested here (the underlying article is
unfortunately only in Swedish) is that Internet access (in Sweden and thus
by implication in all Developed Countries) should be treated as a a service
fundamental to public well-being ("imperative welfare"), presumably on the
order of areas such as fresh water and clean air rather than on the order of
a discretionary service such as for example cable television or a bank
account.

MG

-----Original Message-----
From: a2k-admin at lists.essential.org [mailto:a2k-admin at lists.essential.org]
On Behalf Of Vera Franz
Sent: March 14, 2008 7:59 AM
To: ipr&publicdomain; a2k discuss list
Subject: [A2k] keeping an eye on IP enforcement/ISP liability in Europe:
good news from Sweden

"The proposal in the Renfors-review that ISPs should be given the right and
be forced to shut down subscribers whose Internet subscription has
repeatedly been used for infringing copyrights has met with strong
criticism. Many have noted that shutting down an Internet subscription is a
wide-reaching measure that could have serious repercussions in a society
where access to the Internet is an imperative welfare-issue. The government
has, because of this, decided not to pursue this proposal."

---Swedish Minister of Justice Beatrice Ask & Swedish Minister of Culture
Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth in today's Swedens Daily.
http://www.svd.se/opinion/brannpunkt/artikel_972903.svd

--
Vera Franz
Program Manager
Information Program
<www.soros.org/ip>
Open Society Foundation
100, Cambridge Grove
London W6 0LE
phone +44 20 7031 0219
fax +44 20 7031 0247




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