[p2p-research] Fwd: [opennetcoalition] WD12 on ACTA: 150 signatures to go, time to call!

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: La Quadrature du Net <jz at laquadrature.net>
Date: Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 8:53 PM
Subject: [opennetcoalition] WD12 on ACTA: 150 signatures to go, time to
call!
To: opennetcoalition at laquadrature.net


La Quadrature du Net

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WD12 on ACTA: 150 signatures to go, time to call!



*** Strasbourg, June 14th 2010 - Only two weeks of plenary in Strasbourg are
left for Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to have a chance to sign
Written Declaration 12 (WD12) on ACTA. 150 signatures are still missing,
mostly from Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, and Poland. Every EU citizen is
encouraged to call [1] Strasbourg offices of non-signatories MEPs [2] until
thursday, 12:00, to urge them to sign WD12. ***

A few weeks from the next round of negotiations, completing Written
Declaration 12 with the 369 required signatures would send a strong signal
to the negotiators about the commitment of the Parliament to protect EU
citizens' freedoms.

Only during the plenary weeks of June 14-17 and July 5-8 the MEPs will have
an occasion to pass by the written declarations table, on their way to the
plenary, to sign WD12 (at 12:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are the
vote sessions, where every MEP should be present). It is therefore crucial
that they are properly informed about the importance of signing it, right
before moving to the plenary.

150 signatures are still missing. Every EU citizen who would like to help
fight ACTA is thus encouraged to call Strasbourg offices of non-signatories
MEPs [2] until thursday, 12:00. You can convince them with the following
arguments:

 * WD12 goes further than resolution voted on March 10th, by addressing core
fundamental rights issues with the content of the agreement itself: right to
a fair trial / liability of internet service providers, which would turn
them into private copyright police (with a high impact on freedom of
expression and privacy).

 * Basic political arguments such as: "Mr/Mrs X or Y, chief of your
delegation / president or vice-president of your political group, has signed
it already." It is sometimes the strongest argument!


The following resources are available to help you:

 * A dedicated campaign page [3] translated in Deutsch, Español, Français,
Italiano, updated with arguments and tips for contacting MEPs.

 * A list of signatories [2], updated as often as possible, with statistics
per country and per political groups.

 * "calling rooms" where info can be updated in realtime about feedback from
the contacted offices and tips: one for Member States from Austria to Italy
[4], one from Latvia to United Kingdom [5], and one dedicated to francophone
countries [6].

 * A dedicated IRC chat channel, where volunteers can discuss and
coordinate: irc://irc.freenode.net/#qdn-wd12 [7], accessible via the web


Citizens are also encouraged to use their contacts with MEPs offices to
alert them about the dangerous WD29 which tricked many of them.

"Let's show that when EU citizens act together they can really make a
difference. We have an occasion to have an impact on ACTA so Europe would
protect our fundamental freedoms instead of attacking them. We can make it!"
concludes Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesperson for citizen advocacy group La
Quadrature du Net.


* Références *

1.
http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Help_sign_the_Written_Declaration_12/2010_about_ACTA

2.
http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Written_Declaration_12/2010_signatories_list

3.
http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Help_sign_the_Written_Declaration_12/2010_about_ACTA

4. http://quadpad.lqdn.fr:9000/wd12-june-en

5. http://quadpad.lqdn.fr:9000/wd12-june-en-2

6. http://quadpad.lqdn.fr:9000/wd12-juin-fr

7. http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=lqdn-wd12&uio=d4


** About la Quadrature du Net **


La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that promotes 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 :
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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