February 2012 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Fwd: [opennetcoalition] ECJ Referral: No Legal Debate Will Make ACTA Legitimate

by Paolo Brini

-------- Messaggio originale -------- Oggetto: [opennetcoalition] ECJ Referral: No Legal Debate Will Make ACTA Legitimate Data: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:04:40 +0100 Mittente: La Quadrature du Net <jz(a)laquadrature.net> Rispondi-a: opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net A: opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net Themes: La Quadrature du Net - For immediate release Permanent link: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/ecj-referral-no-legal-debate-will-make-acta… ECJ Referral: No Legal Debate Will Make ACTA Legitimate *** Paris, February 22nd – The European Commission just announced its intent to ask the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for an opinion on the conformity of ACTA with fundamental freedoms. Beyond the obvious intent to defuse the heated debate currently taking place, this move aims to make the ACTA discussion a mere legal issue, when the main concerns are political by nature. *** While the EU Commission has consistently refused to undergo an impact assessment of ACTA on fundamental freedoms, it is now scared of the growing citizen opposition to ACTA and has decided to buy time. Even if the the ECJ referral text has not yet been published, its announced framing is narrow and legalistic in nature. Important questions will not be asked, and therefore be left unanswered: * Can a wide-ranging interpretation of ACTA's criminal sanctions (for “infringement on a commercial scale”, including “aiding and abetting”) be used as a bullying weapon by the copyright industry, to force Internet actors into deploying contract-based repressive measures? * What will be the impact on EU policy-making and public debate of casting in stone current repressive policies for which an impact study is still expected, and that are heavily criticized (such as the EUCD and IPRED)? * Can such a body of policies, impacting EU policy-making, the free flow of information and the freedom to conduct business on the Internet be negotiated instead of democratically debated, and yet be legitimate? * Is ACTA necessary as we are facing an open conflict between repressive copyright policies and fundamental freedoms, and that other paths could be taken, such as a positive reform taking into account new cultural practices? “The European Commission asks the wrong questions, because it is afraid of getting the right answers. It tries to prevent the Court from assessing ACTA's impact on fundamental rights by also looking at how it will interact with existing EU law and the announced revisions of the IPRED and “Online Services” directives. With this wider perspective, ACTA's harmful effects on fundamental rights become so obvious that a referral is not even needed.” declared Philippe Aigrain, co-founder of La Quadrature du Net. “ACTA is dangerous because it aims at circumventing democracy, and because its vague wording can be interpreted in so many repressive ways by the signatories and judges. The Commission seems afraid that the heated ACTA debate and the growing recognition that the present system is broken will lead to a highly needed copyright reform for the benefit of art, culture and innovation in the digital era. No legal debate can fix ACTA or give it a legitimacy that by design it cannot have.” concluded Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesperson for the citizen organization. ** 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(a)laquadrature.net, +33 (0)615 940 675 http://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room _______________________________________________ Opennetcoalition mailing list Opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net https://laquadrature.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/opennetcoalition

Feb. 22, 2012

Re: [nexa] R: ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission

by Paolo Brini

Feb. 22, 2012

R: ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission

by Blengino

Non sono affatto convinto che sia cosa buona. Il rischio di ottenere un salvacondotto "tecnico" che vanifichi il dibattito politico è alto. Non mi piace... E lasciatemi dire che hanno davvero una faccia di bronzo sorprendente: "...the European Commission has a responsibility to provide our parliamentary representatives and the public at large with the most detailed and accurate information available". -----Messaggio originale----- Da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it [mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it] Per conto di Paolo Brini Inviato: mercoledì 22 febbraio 2012 15.04 A: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it Oggetto: Re: [nexa] ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission Il 22/02/2012 14:39, Marco Pancini ha scritto: > http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=778 I rischi secondo FFII (articolo scritto prima della decisione della Commissione): <http://acta.ffii.org/?p=1185> Ciao, Paolo _______________________________________________ nexa mailing list nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

Feb. 22, 2012

Re: [nexa] ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission

by Paolo Brini

Il 22/02/2012 14:39, Marco Pancini ha scritto: > http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=778 I rischi secondo FFII (articolo scritto prima della decisione della Commissione): <http://acta.ffii.org/?p=1185> Ciao, Paolo

Feb. 22, 2012

Re: [nexa] ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission

by Luigi Di Liberto

Quindi credo che mettere ACTA dinanzi alla Corte di giustizia europea è un passo necessario. Questo dibattito deve basarsi su fatti e non sulla disinformazione o voce che ha dominato siti di social media e blog nelle ultime settimane. Karel De Gucht, ma va.... 2012/2/22 Marco Pancini <pancini(a)google.com> > http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=778 > > Try again: > http://www.piracyactnamegenerator.com/ > > -- > > Marco Pancini | Senior Policy Counsel | pancini(a)google.com | > +32.28948492 +32.473531203 > This email may be confidential or privileged. If you received this > communication by mistake, please don't forward it to anyone else, please > erase all copies and attachments, and please let me know that it went to > the wrong person. Thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >

Feb. 22, 2012

ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission

by Marco Pancini

http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=778 Try again: http://www.piracyactnamegenerator.com/ -- Marco Pancini | Senior Policy Counsel | pancini(a)google.com | +32.28948492 +32.473531203 This email may be confidential or privileged. If you received this communication by mistake, please don't forward it to anyone else, please erase all copies and attachments, and please let me know that it went to the wrong person. Thanks.

Feb. 22, 2012

Economia digitale: gli editori francesi chiedono di tassare i player del web per salvare la stampa

by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it

Feb. 22, 2012

NYTimes: "Drones in Afghanistan, Drones in … Akron?"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/02/20/civilian-drones-in-the-unit… Background: www.nytimes.com/2012/02/18/technology/drones-with-an-eye-on-the-public-clea… http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/drones-may-set-off-a-flurry-of-law… juan carlos

Feb. 22, 2012

"Eternal Copyright: a modest proposal"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Eternal Copyright: a modest proposal* By Adrian Hon Last updated: February 20th, 2012 On Tuesday 14th, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) posted a message on RnBXclusive.com, stating: "If you have downloaded music using this website you may have committed a criminal offence which carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine under UK law." SOCA's threat is a stirring defence of what we hold dear in this country -- the right of a creator to benefit from their intellectual property, whether it be a song, book, film, or game. Without this assurance of compensation, we might not see any new creative works being produced at all, and so it's for this reason that we've continually lengthened copyright terms from 14-28 years as set out by the Statue of Anne in 1710 to "lifetime plus 70 years" today. Yet now, as we've instituted decade-long jail terms and unlimited fines for copyright infringers, it's time to take the next step in extending copyright terms even further. [...] Continua qui: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/adrianhon/100007156/infinite-copyri…

Feb. 21, 2012

Re: [nexa] The U.N. Threat to Internet Freedom

by Ing. Stefano Trumpy

At 11:09 AM +0000 2/21/12, fabio chiusi wrote: >http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204792404577229074023195322.h… > > >Qualcuno sa chi è il responsabile per l'Italia dentro ITU? prima di rispondere alla domanda ho letto l'articolo sul The Wall Street Journal e faccio qualche commento come persona informata dei fatti. Mi occupo di Internet governance per il nostro governo ma non sono quello che il nostro Fabio Chiusi chiede di conoscere. Allora, la minaccia decritta nell'articolo esiste ma la probabilita' che divenga realta' e' veramente minima, vicina allo zero, anche se i paesi sostenitori sono di grande peso; oltre ai big big (Russia e Cina)ed ai medi (Brasile ed India) citati bisogna aggiungere Sud Africa. Questi signori si muovono in chiave anti US e vorrebbero togliere il record di primati che gli Stati Uniti hanno ancora oggi. Gli europei, con sfumature diverse, sono comunque tutti contro ipotesi tipo quelle paventate e cosi' tutti i paesi che hanno esperienza consolidata sullo sviluppo della rete. Tutti gli obiettivi sostenuti dai paesi citati vanno nella direzione di un controllo degli stati su Internet e questa deriva sarebbe la morte della Internet che conosciamo; in aggiunta anche il prospettato controllo dell'organismo che produce gli standard della rete (IETF) raggiunge livelli di mostruosita'. Quindi, tranquilli: una cosa di questo genere "no passara'" ed i delegati allo ITU che dipendono dal Ministero Sviluppo Economico, sono ben sensibilizzati sul tema, per quello che mi consta. Stefano Trumpy > >f. > >_______________________________________________ >nexa mailing list >nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it >https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- _________________________________________________________ Ing. Stefano TRUMPY CNR - Istituto di Informatica e Telematica Phone: +39 050 3152634 Mobile: +39 348 8218618 E-mail: stefano.trumpy(a)iit.cnr.it http://www.iit.cnr.it/en/node/201 _________________________________________________________

Feb. 21, 2012