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Όπως θα ξέρετε χθες το Ευρωκοινοβούλιο πέρασε την πρόταση για οδηγία της ΕΕ που επεκτείνει την νομική προστασία των πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων από τα 50 χρόνια στα 70 (και ενδεχόμενα στα 95 έτη). Μια οδηγία που θα οδηγήσει σε περίοδο κρίσης στην αύξηση των εσόδων των εταιριών παραγωγής, ενώ θα φέρει ασήμαντα έσοδα στο 95% των δημιουργών… Εδώ το ευρωπαϊκό κοινοβούλιο έδειξε τα όρια της προοδευτικής του πολιτικής συγκρότησης!!! (καλά ένα αστείο έκανα…). Ελπίζουμε όλοι σε μια ακόμη μάχη κατά την 2η ανάγνωση της οδηγίας να μειώσουμε τις απώλειες της μάχης.
Στις 5 Μαϊου όμως έρχεται μια νέα μάχη. Το πακέτο οδηγιών για τις τηλεπικοινωνίες. Στα αγγλικά σας έχω εδώ ένα κείμενο όπως επίσης αν θέλετε μια καλή παρουσίαση με πολλα links δέστε το group στο Facebook. Εδώ θα προσπαθήσω να σας εξηγήσω τι ακριβώς προτείνουν τα μανάρια στις Βρυξέλλες :
Μέχρι τώρα το διαδίκτυο είναι το πιο δημοκρατικό “προϊόν” σε σχέση με την ευκαιρία των χρηστών του να το αξιοποιήσουν όπως θέλουν, χωρίς περιορισμό ή διακρίσεις. Και αυτό γιατί είναι “ουδέτερο” ως προς την κυκλοφορία των δεδομένων μέσα σε αυτό. Κι αυτό γιατί ο καθένας παίρνε τα δεδομένα του από το σημείο που θέλει χωρίς καμιά “προτεραιότητα”, αλλά με απλώς μια χρονική σειρά.
Τώρα έρχονται οι αγαπητοί εκ Βρυξελλών τεχνοκράτες, κάτω από την πίεση των προμηθευτών εταιριών τηλεφωνίας και διαδικτύου (telecom providers) και επιτρέπεται να καταργήσουν αυτή την ισότητα χρηστών. Φανταστείτε λοιπόν ότι κάποιοι από εμάς που θα πληρώνουμε το κατιτις παραπάνω , θα έχουμε ένα πριβέ ιντερνετικό τροχονόμο, που θα μας δίνει πάντα προτεραιότητα.
Και όχι μόνο αυτό!! Αλλά για να έχουμε εμείς οι πληρώνοντες προτεραιότητα, ο προμηθευτής σας έχει το δικαίωμα να σας απαγορεύσει την πρόσβαση σε δεδομένα ή πακέτα δεδομένων ή υπηρεσίες ή ιστοσελίδες. Και ήδη μια γερμανική εταιρία παροχής διαδικτύου αποφάσισε ότι θα κόψει στους συνδρομητές της την πρόσβαση στο skype. Φανταστείτε λοιπόν ότι τώρα πια οι εταιρίες θα έχουν το δικαίωμα να επιτρέπουν σε κάποιους πελάτες (κυρίως βέβαια μεγάλες εταιρίες που θα πληρώνουν) προτεραιότητα στην ανταλλαγή δεδομένων τους και σε εμάς τους απλούς μικρο-καταναλωτές θα μας “επιτρέπουν” περιορισμένη πρόσβαση και ειδικά στα site που κατεβάζουμε παιχνίδια, ταινίες ή μουσική.
Σε όλα αυτά αντιτίθεται βέβαια η Google, η Skype και υποθέτω και άλλες υπηρεσίες όπως το Youtube. Με όλα αυτά αισθάνομαι ότι το πακέτο το νομοθετικό για τις τηλεπικοινωνίες θα είναι πάλι εις βάρος των δικαιωμάτων του μικρού χρήστη και έρχεται σε μια σειρά νόμων που στοχεύουν στον περιορισμό των δικαιωμάτων μας σαν χρηστών καταναλωτών. Πάλι ο ισχυρός θα κερδίζει.
Το μόνο που μας απομένει είναι η αντίσταση στην ψήφιση αυτού του πακέτου, η πίεση προς τους ευρωβουλευτές μας και η μαζική μας διαμαρτυρία. Τώρα όμως λέμε!!!
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Έχουμε πόλεμο, μην το γελάς μωρό μου... Φαντάζομαι τα "ενημερωτικά" και "διαδικτυοακτιβιστικά" ιστολόγια της ΕΛ-λάδος ακόμη κοιμούνται τον ύπνο του δικαίου του σφαχτού. Αλήθεια, πού είπαμε είναι η διαβόητη ΕΕΧΙ για να μας... εκπροσωπήσει;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.
Suggest you indicate:
- Here are the MEPs who are important in the process.
- Here are the MEPs from [your country] [or list each country of the coalition] .
This is suggested letter / email to send to your MEP. Personalise this email to include your own Internet use in your personal and business life. Change the sentence in red to personalise the email and tell the MEP how you individually use the Internet or just take it off.
(end of text, source: http://blackouteurope.eu)
Also:
- ACTA: leaked document confirms EU proposals (Monica Horten’s blog)
Written by Monica Horten Apr 14, 2009 at 02:33 PM Leaked drafts of the ACTA anti-piracy agreement confirm that the EU is negotiating on it - in spite of denials by EU officials - and that the talks concern civil enforcement against Internet copyright infringement. Ability to implement them could be dependent on the Telecoms Package limitations amendments being carried in the European Parliament on 5 May. The documents have been made public on Wikileaks. The ACTA - Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement - will put in place a new international framework for intellectual property enforcement. It will address copyright, as well as trademarks, and patents. It aims to put in place new anti-piracy measures for the Internet, as well as measures against alleged counterfeiting of physical products. The EU has officially denied requests to see any ACTA documentation, claiming that publicising them would be damaging to its negotiating stance. The draft is being created by the US and Japanese governments, but is additionally marked as “EU Proposals”. This confirms that the EU is actively involved in a negotiation.
*ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΕΝΗΜΕΡΩΣΗ: Υπό κατασκευή
- Πηγή: http://blackouteurope.eu
- Δείτε επίσης: 40.000 μέλη έφτασε το “πειρατικό” κόμμα Σουηδίας (Gatouleas blog - new and already among the best)
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