[p2p-research] Fwd: [opennetcoalition] Amendment 138: European Parliament cannot give up citizen's freedoms

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: Jérémie Zimmermann <jz at laquadrature.net>
Date: Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Subject: [opennetcoalition] Amendment 138: European Parliament cannot give
up citizen's freedoms
To: OpenNetCoalition <opennetcoalition at laquadrature.net>


Hi,

Please contact MEPs from conciliation committee (
http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Telecoms_Package-Conciliation_Committe-Parliament_Delegation#Political_Memory:_MEPs_ranking_by_score
) to urge them to stand strong on defending amendment 138 core principles.

Send them the memo about improving amendment 138 while preserving its
core principles :
http://www.laquadrature.net/en/improving-amendment-138-while-preserving-its-core-principles
and call them _in Strasbourg_.

Thanks all,

jz.

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La Quadrature du Net - For immediate release

Permanent link:
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Amendment 138: European Parliament cannot give up citizen's freedoms



*** Strasbourg, October 19th 2009 - European Consumers unions and Internet
service providers join La Quadrature du Net and
numerous NGOs to urge the European Parliament not to give up the fundamental
rights of EU citizens. The ongoing conciliation
phase of the Telecoms Package will give the Parliament an opportunity to
stand once again against arbitrary restrictions of
Internet access. La Quadrature publishes a new memo explaining how the
Parliament can and must resist the Council of the EU and
reaffirm its commitment towards protecting citizens. ***

The BEUC [1] sent an open letter [2] calling the conciliation committee on
the Telecoms Package to maintain the current
amendment 138. Directly criticizing "three strikes" schemes, the BEUC
explains that only the judiciary can ensure that people's
right to a fair trial, but also that the right to information, privacy and
the freedom of expression, are respected. They are
joined by EuroISPA [3] who states in a press release [4] that the EU is
legitimate in imposing Member States to respect the
principle entailed by amendment 138. Otherwise, says the trade group, "there
is considerable risk of varying and arbitrary
implementation, the result of which would damage both citizens' rights and
single market".

In the next few days, the Parliament and its negotiators will have to resist
the pressure of the Council of the EU and refuse
its dangerous proposal. They have the legal and the political margin of
maneuver to do so. As La Quadrature explains in a new
memo [5] sent to all the members of the Parliament delegation, there are
compelling legal arguments in favor of such a position.

"The Parliament is the only European institution that is democratically
elected. Stepping back on an amendment adopted on two
occasions by an 88% majority of its Members would send a dreadful signal to
European citizens, as if defending them was only
important before the elections but not afterwards. The Parliament's
legitimacy is at stake. During the negotiations, the
Parliament will now be able to take advantage of the massive support of the
European civil society." concludes Jérémie
Zimmermann, spokesperson for La Quadrature du Net.



* Références *

1. http://www.beuc.eu the European Consumers' organization whose members
include more than 40 independent national consumer
groups across the continent
2.
http://pierani.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/229wba2009e_beuc_open_letter_on_telecoms_package_beuc_logo2.pdf
3. http://www.euroispa.org/ EuroISPA is the world's largest association of
Internet Service Providers with 1700 members
4. http://www.euroispa.org/files/091016_euroispa_telecom_review_am_138.pdf
5.
http://www.laquadrature.net/en/improving-amendment-138-while-preserving-its-core-principles



** About la Quadrature du Net **

La Quadrature du Net (Squaring the Net) is citizen group informing about
legislative projects menacing civil liberties as well
as economic and social development in the digital age.

La Quadrature du Net informs citizens, public authorities, organizations,
corporations.

It works with everyone to elaborate balanced alternative solutions.

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 :
http://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-squaring-net-la-quadrature-du-net



** Press contact and press room **

Jérémie Zimmermann, jz at laquadrature.net, +33 (0)615 940 675

http://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room





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