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Lunedì, 23 Maggio, 2011 - 09:53

Appello al G8

Questo è l'appello al G8 che abbiamo contribuito a promuovere come IRP-Internet Rights and Principles Coalition
Fatene buon uso ;-)
Fiorello
 
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 "eG8 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 PropertyTo 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 through instruments like 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.”
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Net Neutrality
We further call on you to 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
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 .
● Assembly Declaration of the right of Communication, written at the World Social Forum 
2011.
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We would also like to highlight our concerns regarding the planning of the e-G8. We join our 
voices to the Internet Governance Caucus
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 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.
                                               
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The full document of which is available at: 
http://www.cgi.br/english/regulations/resolution2009-003.htm
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The English version is available here: http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/node/397 and in 
French here: http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/node/400
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http://fsm2011.org/en/the-right-to-inform-and-be-informed
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http://www.igcaucus.org/open-letter-president-sarkozy-eg8-meeting-planAs 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.
Signed,
Access - www.accessnow.org
Association for Progressive Communications (APC) - www.apc.org
Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financière et l'Aide aux Citoyens (ATTAC) -
www.attac.org
Digital Democracy - www.digital-democracy.org
Digitale Gesellschaft - http://digitalegesellschaft.de
European Digital Rights (EDRi) - www.edri.org
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) - www.eff.org
The Guardian Project - www.guardianproject.info
Internet Rights & Principles Coalition - www.internetrightsandprinciples.org
The Julia Group/Juliagruppen - www.juliagruppen.se
La Quadrature du Net (LQDN) - www.laquadrature.net
May First/People Link - www.mayfirst.org
MobileActive - www.mobileactive.org
Movements.org - www.movements.org
Open Rights Group (ORG) - www.openrightsgroup.org
Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) - www.rsf.org
WITNESS - www.witness.org
VECAM - www.vecam.org