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URGENT! Het Europese open internet loopt gevaar!
Fwd: (better late then never...) - 05.05.2009 00:52


URGENT - VOTING IN EU PARLIAMENT 5th of MAY 2009
Don't let the EU parliament lock up the Internet! There will be no way back!

Laat het EU parlement het internet niet op slot doen! Er zal geen weg terug zijn!


The European open internet is under imminent threat!
The European open internet is under imminent threat!




N E D E R L A N D S

Het Europese open internet loopt gevaar

Het Europees Parlement zou binnenkort de absolute macht over het Internet overgevelen aan de telecom operatoren.
Vanuit de valse veronderstelling dat de markt en de concurrentie-regelgevingen zelf alle problemen zullen oplossen, zouden MEPs (Ministers in het Europees Parlement) zich binnenkort akkoord verklaren met 'Netwerk Discriminatie': bepaalde toevoegingen doorgevoerd door AT&T, het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Frankrijk.
Zo zouden lagunes gecreeerd worden die vereisen dat het internetverkeer geen kopieerrechten schaadt: een totaal ongepaste vereiste voor ISPs (Internet Service Providers). ISPs zijn kanalen voor data, zij leveren het bericht, het is niet hun plaats om elk afzonderlijk data-pakket te onderzoeken.
Indien deze toevoegingen worden goedgekeurd, dan worden zowel de Europese innovatie, het huidige internet groei-model als de burger zijn fundamentele rechten en vrijheden ernstig in gevaar gebracht.
De ongelofelijke groei van het Internet, de toekomst van de Europese gemeenschappen, innovatie en rijkdom, hangen allemaal af van de principes die werden gerespecteerd sinds de totstandkoming van het Internet.
Deze vorm van innovatie is niet in het belang van de gevestigde machten. Dit is waarom telecom operatoren, gesteund door de regering van het Verenigd Koninkrijk, heel hard proberen om meer controle te krijgen over wat er gebeurt op hun netwerken.
Het selecteren en het voorrang geven over welke inhoud, toepassingen en diensten kunnen worden geraadpleegd op hun netwerk zou hen een controle geven over hun concurrenten en hun winsten maximaliseren door van hen onverantwoordelijke poortwachters te maken.

Burgers moeten nu reageren. En dit is wat je kan doen:

1.Contacteer je MEP (Minister in het Europees Parlement), gebruik de standaardbrief indien je dat wenst.


2.Wordt lid van onze facebook groep

3.Verander je avatar/profiel-foto naar Blackout Europe.



Translation : Pieter Blondeel


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E N G L I S H


Act now!
Internet access is not conditional



Everyone who owns a website has an interest in defending the free use of Internet... so has everyone who uses Google or Skype... everyone who expresses their opinions freely, does research of any kind, whether for personal health problems or academic study ... everyone who shops online...who dates online...socialises online... listens to music...watches video...

Millions of Europeans now depend on the Internet, directly or indirectly, for their livelihood. Taking it away, chopping it up, ‘restricting it', ‘limiting it' and placing conditions on our use of it, will have a direct impact on people's earnings. And in the current financial climate, that can't be good.

The internet as we know it is at risk because of proposed new EU rules going through end of April. Under the proposed new rules, broadband providers will be legally able to limit the number of websites you can look
at, and to tell you whether or not you are allowed to use particular services. It will be dressed up as ‘new consumer options' which people can choose from. People will be offered TV-like packages - with a limited
number of options for you to access.

It means that the Internet will be packaged up and your ability to access and to put up content could be severely restricted. It will create boxes of Internet accessibility, which don't fit with the way we use it today. This is because internet is now permitting exchanges between persons which cannot be controlled or "facilitated" by any middlemen (the state or a corporation) and this possibility improves the citizen's life but force the industry to lose power and control. that's why they are pushing governments to act those changes.

The excuse is to control the flow of music, films and entertainment content against the alleged piracy by downloading for free, using P2P file-sharing. However, the real victims of this plan will be all Internet users and the democratic and independent access to information, culture goods.

Think about how you use the Internet! What would it mean to you if free access to the Internet was taken away?
These days, the Internet is about life and freedom. It's about shopping, booking theatre tickets ... holidays, learning, job-seeking, banking, and trade. It's also about the fun things - dating, chatting, invitations, music, entertainment, joking and even a Second Life. It is a tool to express ourselves, to collaborate, innovate, share, stimulate new business ideas, reach new markets - thrive without middlemen..

Just think - what's your web address? Unless people have that address in their "package" of regular websites - they won't be able to find you. That means they can't buy, or book, or register, or even view you online. Your business won't be able to find niche suppliers of goods - and compare prices. If you get any money at all from advertising on your site, it will diminish. Yes, Amazon and a select few will be OK, they will be the included in the package. But your advertising on Google or any other website, will be increasingly worthless. Skype could be blocked. (As it is in Germany in the use from iPhone, already). Small businesses could literally disappear, especially specialist, niche or artisan businesses.

If we don't do something now - we could lose free and open use of the internet. Our freedom (of choice in information, market, culture, pleasure) will be curtailed. The EU proposals hold an enormous risk for our future. They are about to become Law - and will be virtually impossible to reverse. People (even the members of the European Parliament who are voting on it) don't really seem to understand the full implications and the legal changes are wrapped up in something called "Telecoms Package" which lulls people into thinking it is just about industry.

However, in reality, hiding from public view, the amendments are about the way the Internet will operate in future! Text that expresses your rights to access and distribute content, services and applications, is being crossed out. And the text that is being brought in, says that broadband providers must inform you of any limitations, or restrictions to your broadband service. Alternative versions use the word ‘conditions' - and it is seriously being proposed that you will be told the conditions of use of Internet services. This is made to sound good - it is dressed up as ‘transparency' - except that of course it means that the broadband providerwill have the legal right restrict your access or impose conditions,otherwise why would they need tell you? If the Telecoms Package amendmentsare voted in, the changes will not be reversible.

We all have a stake in the Internet! You need to act now to save it!
What can you do about it?
Tell the European Parliament to vote against conditional access to the Internet! Remind them that they need your vote in June and that internet still give us the tools to be watching and judging what they are doing! (link a la quadrature du net) You must know you are not alone: hundreds of organizations are working on that and thousands of people have already contact their parliamentarians about this issue.

So, act now:
1 - Email, write to or phone your MEP - follow this link to get theirdetails - a suggested template letter is attached. You can also use the following software that send the letter directly to all the parliamentarians. Believe, they will really receive it and they will really feel the pressure. You are welcome to personalize the letter and include information that will make MEPs wake up, take note and take appropriate action.

2 - Forward this email to everyone you know so that they can take action.

3 - Syndicate this page so that you keep been informed: disinformation is what they count on, we must be aware. Text for people to cut and paste to MEP: The coalition version needs to have instructions for people from each country. coalition members need to get a translated version online in their own languages and link to the LQ site for their own MEPs.





Website: http://www.blackouteurope.eu
 

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A challenge for designers 
Autonoom - 05.05.2009 20:50

Without discussing the negatives or positives maybe its a good moment
for those with experience to see how much they can make of linux and other technology to finally just override internet as communication tool.
As info point it might remain but lets see it as a challenge which was coming already since the US military first initiated internet and which has now cornered all our lives as main means of communication.

The struggle continues!
EU-strafwetgeving afsluiten internettoegang 
Abjectief - 07.05.2009 16:41

STRAATSBURG, 6 MEI 09 Het Europees Parlement heeft vandaag een voorstel voor een nieuwe Telecompakket verworpen waarmee internetgebruikers die illegale films, muziek of games downloaden van het internet kunnen worden afgesloten.

Naast regels voor de telecomsector omvatte dat pakket ook een regel die de Franse 'three-strikes'-wet mogelijk moest maken. De Franse regering wil een wet invoeren die het mogelijk maakt internetters die illegale content downloaden, af te sluiten van internet als ze voor de derde keer worden betrapt. Providers kunnen hiertoe worden verplicht.

Het Europees Parlement verzette zich vorig jaar ook al tegen het voorstel. De parlementariërs hebben overigens geen bezwaar tegen het afsluiten van illegale downloaders, maar dat mag alleen als een rechter dat heeft goedgekeurd. In het compromisvoorstel dat woensdag op tafel lag, is deze rechterlijke toetsing gewaarborgd.

Tegenstanders van het vandaag verworpen voorstel vinden het onaanvaardbaar dat internetgebruikers zonder tussenkomst van de rechter van het internet kunnen worden afgesloten. De lidstaten proberen met deze maatregelen de rechtsbescherming van burgers uit te hollen.

Nu het voorstel is afgewezen, moet er opnieuw worden onderhandeld met de ministers van de EU-lidstaten over de tekst. Onderdelen daarvan die onomstreden zijn, zoals het makkelijker maken voor consumenten om van het contract met hun provider af te komen, kunnen voorlopig ook niet doorgaan.

Het wegstemmen van het pakket is een overwinning voor lobbygroep Blackout Europe, die de afgelopen weken agressief campagne heeft gevoerd om parlementariërs te bewegen tegen te stemmen.
Blackout Europe vreest dat de vrijheid van internet in gevaar komt door de nieuwe regels.
 http://www.ravagedigitaal.org/


Dit mag nu dan wel "van de baan" zijn, maar hoe ze dat vervolgens aan gaan pakken hebben we allemaal al gezien bij de doorgedrukte EU-grondwet.
Een paar woordspelletjes, gooi er een eufemisme tegen aan, en het vrije internet is van de baan.






Website: http://www.blackouteurope.eu/lang/Nederlands/main.html
 
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