go open 2013: the free internet under siege?

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The free internet under siege?GoOpen 2013 - Tromsø

Torgeir Waterhouse

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The Internet is hailed as a free, open & democratic force with great transformational powers. There’s no doubt it’s contributed substantially to the progress of society. Is this about to change? Are governments, NGOs and special interest groups around the world introducing legislation and putting forward proposals to cripple the openness, reduce personal freedom and take control of the communication?

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Because it is borderless and belongs to everyone, it has brought unprecedented freedoms to billions of people worldwide: the freedom to create and innovate, to organize and influence, to speak and be heard

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/debate-over-internet-regulations-future-rages-at-dubai-meeting/article6016228/”“

Vint Cerf tells the truth

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The free internet under siege?


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the short answer is...

to lift a great quote from Professor Ian Hargreaves;


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yes!


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4letter curse?

a few examples

in alphabetical order...


ACTA

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement


CETA

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement


DMCA

Digital Millennium Copyright Act


PIPA

Protect IP Act

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROTECT_IP_Act

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROTECT_IP_Act


SOPA

Stop Online Piracy Act

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act


TPPAdid they move to a 3 letter system to confuse us?

Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement


& MORE...

as in more, alot more, is gonna come...


ICE, European law enforcement agencies and Europol seize 132 domain names selling counterfeit merchandise in 'Project Cyber Monday 3' and 'Project Transatlantic' operations

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57505318-93/homeland-securitys-domain-seizures-worries-congress/


They're Coming to Take My Domain Away, Ha-Haaa!

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/app-domains-seized/

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“The dirty truth is that the very sunlight that the U.S. government and Google, among others, shone on the process has removed most of the big problems before [the conference] even started”

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“http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-03/vodafone-france-telecom-ordered-to-send-text-messages-in-egypt.html

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The Armed Forces urge Egypt’s loyal men to confront the traitors and the criminals and to protect our families, our honor and our precious Egypt

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Vodafone said at the time of the uprising that it had no choice but to shut the service down under the rules which allow it or any other mobile operator to provide a service in Egypt. Similar rules exist in many other countries.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/9830229/Vodafone-under-fire-over-unmet-Egypt-pledges.html





British Foreign Secretary William Hague yesterday issued a statement calling the “abuse” of Internet and mobile-phone networks “unacceptable and disturbing.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-03/vodafone-france-telecom-ordered-to-send-text-messages-in-egypt.html”“

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the government is looking at banning people from using social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook if they are thought to be plotting criminal activity

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/11/david-cameron-rioters-social-media

so he, Prime Minister David Cameron, tells parliament that




and then they back-tracked… for now?

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"Family First would consider a mandatory ISP-based filtering system that protects children by blocking illegal content like child pornography, but allows adults to opt out of filtering to access material classified R18+ or less," said the party.

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http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2008/10/australias-internet-filter-could-legal-content-be-banned-too/


Australia continues to ignore its own government-funded studies from 2006 that show ISP-level filtering to be ineffective and costly. The Australian government's disregard for those prior studies suggests that the driving force behind the current plan is more political than technical.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2008/10/net-filters-required-for-all-australians-no-opt-out/”“

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2008/10/net-filters-required-for-all-australians-no-opt-out/

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2008/10/net-filters-required-for-all-australians-no-opt-out/


and then they back-tracked… for now?


The proposals urge Internet companies to ban unwelcome activity through their terms of service, but advise that these “should not be very detailed”

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the leaked document proposes the use of terms of service to remove content “which is fully legal”... although this is up to the “ethical or business” priorities of the company in question what they remove.

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A recent Supreme Court decision increases pressure on Internet providers to block websites without direct state interference

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http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/court-ruling-ramps-up-pressure-on-internet-providers-to-block-content/471898.html


The Supreme Court said … that Web providers risk losing their licenses if they fail to block access to sites with illegal content.

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http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/court-ruling-ramps-up-pressure-on-internet-providers-to-block-content/471898.html

http://www.rg.ru/2012/11/12/azartnie-igri-site.html

http://www.rg.ru/2012/11/12/azartnie-igri-site.html


The Court of Appeal of England and Wales decided that Google could be considered liable for comments posted on Blogger unless it reacts promptly to a complaint

http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number11.4/google-liable-comment-blogger-uk

and we go back to the UK...

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and then...


1 court order*+ Norwegian police = “ordering” ISPs to block

*court order to seize all property


2 Italians + 1 court order + Norwegian police = 7000 user accounts


capturing frequencies...the police may, without seeking authority in advance, make use of frequencies assigned to mobile networks...

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To support or legitimize piracy (either directly, by supporting sites such as The Pirate Bay, or indirectly, for example by making statements that could be interpreted as legitimizing piracy) is in itself a serious attack on copyright

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“Det å støtte eller legitimere piratvirksomhet (enten direkte, ved å støtte nettsteder som The Pirate Bay, eller indirekte, for eksempel ved å komme med uttalelser som kan tolkes som legitimering av piratvirksomhet) innebærer et alvorlig angrep på opphavsretten.

the name has been hidden to protect the guilty...


...Norwegian ISPs are completely irresponsible and constitute a risk to society...

...norske ISPer er fullstendig uansvarlige, og er en risiko for samfunnet rundt dem... ”“

the name has been hidden to protect the guilty...


and I haven’t even mentioned data retention...


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Torgeir Waterhouse

Direktør internett og nye medier

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