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Written by Administrator
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Thank you for visiting the website of the ISOC European Chapters Coordinating Council. ISOC-ECC coordinates the work of the European ISOC Chapters.
We defend ISOC’s principles and goals at the European level and European interests in Internet-related issues before ISOC and other global institutions. We promote European cooperation in Internet projects and the dialog among European actors involved in Internet-related issues. ISOC-ECC helps to educate European users, industry and researchers and fosters their participation in decision-making processes about Internet-related issues. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 11 September 2008 )
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The Internet Society's European Coordinating Council against the HADOPI proposal |
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Written by Rudi Vansnick
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The Internet Society's European Coordinating Council against
the HADOPI proposal: an reasoned opposition
Brussels, Paris, 5 September 2008
While the "graduated response," i.e., the possibility that the public authorities will be able to deprive "pirate" Internet users of their Internet access, is back for discussion before the European Parliament, the Internet Society's European coordinating council (Isoc-ECC) considers that this and its French avatar, the draft "Hadopi" law, a.k.a the "Olivennes" or "Creation and Internet" proposal, is a disproportionate response to the objective of developing creative content online set forth in a Communication by the European Commission in January 2008. The proposed measures and sanctions show a lack of understanding of what the Internet actually is. Isoc-ECC also considers that the graduated response is harmful from both an economic and a social standpoint. Full press-release (in PDF)
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La Coordination Européenne de l'Internet Society contre le projet HADOPI |
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Written by Rudi Vansnick
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La Coordination Européenne de l'Internet Society contre le projet HADOPI : une opposition argumentée
Bruxelles, Paris, le 5 septembre 2008
Alors que la "riposte graduée", c’est-à-dire la possibilité pour les pouvoirs publics de priver d’internet les internautes "pirates", revient en débat devant le Parlement européen, la coordination européenne de l'Internet Society (Isoc-ECC) considère que celle-ci et son avatar français, le projet de loi "Hadopi", dit encore "Olivennes" ou "Création et Internet", est une réponse disproportionnée à l’objectif de développement de contenus créatifs en ligne fixé par une Communication de la Commission européenne de janvier 2008. Les mesures et les sanctions proposées reflètent un manque de compréhension de ce qu’est Internet. L’Isoc-ECC considère également que la riposte graduée est néfaste aussi bien d’un point de vue économique que social. Full document in pdf format Press release in English
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 16 September 2008 )
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Internet and IPR - submission by ISOC-ECC |
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Written by Administrator
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Internet and IPR - submission by ISOC-ECC Our Aide Memoire has now been endorsed by fourteen (14) member Chapters. New endorsements will naturally be included in the published versions.
I attach the EN and FR versions. Many thanks to ISOC-France for their translation, which has already been sent to the French Senate. Additional translations will be published as appropriate.
I have now sent our Aide Memoire to the responsible member of the European Commission (Madame Viviane Reding) and to the rapporteur of the European Parliament Committee dealing with telecommunications legislation (Madame Catherine Trautmann). I shall give this wider circulation in the next week or two. May I suggest that all member Chapters post this document to your Chapter's websites and that you address the Aide Memoire, with your support, to your MEPs, Commissioner, Ministers and other senior officials concerned with this matter. I understand that the European Parliament may debate proposed amendments to the telecommunications package, includling aspects of 'Graduated Responses' in mid-September.
Please recall that insofar as any aspect of this matter is finally included in EU legislation, it will also apply to EEA members and in due course to EU candidate countries. It would be applied in EU bilateral and multilateral negotiations, including WIPO. This issue is not limited to the European Union.
With regards to you all, Christopher Wilkinson Chair, ISOC-ECC |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 September 2008 )
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ISOC-ECC participates at the Internet Governance Forum in Hyderabad |
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Written by Administrator
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ISOC-ECC, together with ISOC Sweden, originator of this proposal, will organise a workshop during the Internet Governance Forum in India, Hyderabad. This workshop will give participants to the workshop a number of views from countries and processes/methods used, and the plans how to take your internet further. Also a few steps how to set priority and realise plans. We think it is good to show how this is done in practical cases and experience of project or activities completed.
The proposal and other information can be found at http://www.intgovforum.org/workshops_08/showmelist.php?mem=75
and some more information from the Swedish Chapter at http://www.iva.se/upload/Verksamhet/Projekt/Internetframsyn/internetframsyn-syntesrapport.pdf
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 September 2008 )
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