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[ NNSquad ] Breathtaking: In France, Oppose Internet Three Strikes -- and You're Sacked!
Breathtaking: In France, Oppose Internet Three Strikes -- and You're Sacked!
http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000563.html
Greetings. In what can only be described as a breathtaking abuse of
power, and a clear illustration of the lengths to which supporters of
the proposed French "Three Strikes and You're Thrown Off the Internet"
law will go, a Web designer who privately e-mailed his MP in
opposition to the legislation had word of this stance passed all the
way back to his employer (French broadcaster TF1), who immediately
fired him for "divergence forte avec la stratgie" (that is, "strong
disagreement with the strategy). - http://bit.ly/three-strikes-fired
Outside of the obvious violations of privacy and common decency on the
part of French government officials who were involved in this fiasco,
the reaction on the part of TF1 suggests the level of omnipotence
apparently felt by organizations affiliated with the French ISP
industry.
While the abominable legislation in question appears likely to pass
this time around, after a surprise failure on the first try, it also
seems likely to run smack-dab into new EU rules that are viewing
Internet access as a right that should not be revocable in the absence
of appropriate and specific court actions.
Luckily for Jrme Bourreau-Guggenheim, the fired TF1 employee, France
indeed did close down the prison at French Guiana -- aka Devil's
Island -- some time ago. Phew!
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren@vortex.com
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR
- People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, NNSquad
- Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org
Founder, GCTIP - Global Coalition
for Transparent Internet Performance - http://www.gctip.org
Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
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