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45 days remaining supply of IPV4?
by Evan Leibovitch Jan. 4, 2011

Jan. 4, 2011

Here's one online tool predicting an IANA exhaustion date of Feb 20, 2011 http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/ -- - Evan

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Re: [ALAC] ccNSO news for ALAC
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Jan. 3, 2011

Jan. 3, 2011

Thanks Ron, copied now to ALAC Working and the At-Large lists... Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO) On 4 January 2011 01:58, Ron Sherwood <ron(a)vitechnicalservices.com> wrote: > <http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest?contentId=8089#MainContent>Lesley > Cowley awarded OBE in Queen's New Year's Honours List > December 31 2010 > We are delighted to announce that Lesley Cowley was awarded an OBE for > services to the Internet and e-commerce in the Queen's New Year's Honours > List. > > Baroness Rennie Fritchie DBE, Chair of Nominet, said: "Lesley has worked > with vision and commitment to ensure that the UK has one of the largest and > most successful Internet infrastructures in the world. But she has also gone > well beyond the call of duty to ensure that the UK is actively influencing > international policy to make sure the Internet is a safe and trusted place. > All involved with Nominet congratulate her on this deserved award." > > Lesley commented: "2010 was a major year for us in many ways and this is a > wonderful start to 2011. I was surprised and delighted to receive this great > honour. This award is recognition of the hard work and commitment of all of > the Nominet staff, and everyone involved with Nominet, to make using the > Internet a trusted and positive experience for all." > >

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Fwd: ATRT Final report and recommendations as sent to the ICANN Board.
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Jan. 1, 2011

Jan. 1, 2011

In advance of more formal publication of the attached document please find, FYI, the Final Report and Recommendations of the Accountability and Transparency Review Team sent a short while ago to the ICANN Board... Staff can be post this to our usual announce and relevant lists please and insert it in the ATRT Wiki page we set up at the beginning of this process. It has been my honor and privilege to serve as your ALAC representative on this inaugural ATRT post AoC; I also trust you will be well satisfied with the outcomes we were able to establish, and see this as an important foundation for the work of the next ATRT and in the improvement of ICANN's A&T... Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brian Cute <brianacute(a)gmail.com> Date: 1 January 2011 04:32 Subject: Re: Latest draft To: olivier.muron(a)orange-ftgroup.com Cc: manal(a)tra.gov.eg, ceo(a)auda.org.au, jbladel(a)godaddy.com, langdonorr(a)gmail.com, zhangxinsheng(a)miit.gov.cn, eiriarte(a)alfa-redi.org, lstrickling(a)ntia.doc.gov, wadelman(a)godaddy.com, peter.dengatethrush(a)icann.org, caffsouza(a)gmail.com, falexander(a)ntia.doc.gov, guofeng(a)catr.cn, fabio(a)colasanti.it, chrisdisspain888(a)msn.com, alice.jansen(a)icann.org, olof.nordling(a)icann.org, louienet(a)gmail.com RT, The Final Recommendations have just been sent to the Board and are attached here. Alice, could you please see that this is posted promptly to the ICANN website (as an Announcement) and to the AoC site as well. Thanks to all for the great work in the last week! It's not perfect, but it is in good shape thanks to your efforts. It has been and honor and a pleasure to work with all of you. Have a very Happy New Year! Best regards, Brian On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 8:06 AM, <olivier.muron(a)orange-ftgroup.com> wrote: > I find the final draft very fine! > > A small edit page 67: the face-to-face meeting was held on October 11-13, > 2010 and not 2007 > > Happy New Year to all of you. > > Olivier > (just back in Paris after a US vacation prolongated by the snow) > ------------------------------ > *De :* Louie Lee [mailto:louienet@gmail.com] > *Envoyé :* vendredi 31 décembre 2010 10:02 > *À :* Brian Cute > *Cc :* Manal Ismail; Chris Disspain; JamesM. Bladel; Cheryl Langdon-Orr; > ZHANG Xinsheng; Erick Iriarte Iriarte Ahon; MURON Olivier RD-DIR-ISS; > Lawrence E. Strickling; Warren Adelman; Peter Dengate Thrush; Carlos Affonso > Pereira de Souza; Fiona Alexander; guo; Fabio Colasanti; > chrisdisspain888(a)msn.com; Alice Jansen; Olof Nordling > *Objet :* Re: Latest draft > > No glaring error! Just need some line justification adjustments here > and there. > > If you want to correct a word for me.... > The "member" in "Independent Expert team member" in my Appendix text should > be plural: members. > > Thank you! > > Louie > -- > > > On Dec 30, 2010, at 10:12 PM, Brian Cute <brianacute(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > FINAL DRAFT ATTACHED - 2 more edits to go. > > I have two tasks for the morning: > > 1. Revise the page numbers in the footnotes referencing the Berkman Center > report since the pagination has changed. > > 2. Resolve the issue of the missing footnote text for 3 footnotes. > > Beyond that I believe I have captured most of the suggested edits. IF YOU > SEE A GLARING ERROR, PLEASE CALL IT TO MY ATTENTION. > > Once I have addressed #1 and 2 above, I will send the final PDF version to > Alice and Olof for posting. > > Regards, > Brian > > 2010/12/30 Brian Cute < <brianacute(a)gmail.com>brianacute(a)gmail.com> > >> RT, >> >> Attached is the latest version. I have been maintaining my own version of >> the "master" document and have now integrated the comments from Larry and a >> couple of substantive edits from Louie (Appendix A) and Cheryl >> (Recommendation 19). I am still adding some of the grammar and formatting >> edits from Louie and Cheryl. I also added an edit to Appendix A re: >> Management of Public Comments. >> >> Please provide feedback on the following: >> >> 1. Currently, the "priority recommendations are listed as # 7, 9, 10, 11, >> 15, 16, 17 and 23. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU AGREE WITH THIS LIST. >> >> 2. Let me know if I have missed substantive edits you provided in the >> last few days. >> >> Please note the following: >> >> 1. I have asked Denise Michel and Alice for assistance in getting links to >> the documents for the 2 missing footnotes (James is assisting on one as >> well.) >> >> 2. I will do a final edit of all the footnotes and a spell check. >> >> If there are any other items, please send me edits now. I intend to send >> this to the Board no later than tomorrow morning U.S. EST. >> >> Thanks all for your focus on getting this document finished. >> >> Regards, >> Brian >> P.S. As requested, Chris is copied above on his <http://msn.com/>msn.comemail. >> 2010/12/30 Manal Ismail < <manal(a)tra.gov.eg>manal(a)tra.gov.eg> >> >> Brian .. >>> >>> I thought it's worth bringing to your attention that the version Louie >>> commented on (the latest) is different from the version Larry commented on >>> .. >>> >>> --Manal >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> >>> من: Louie Lee [mailto: <louienet(a)gmail.com>louienet(a)gmail.com] >>> تاريخ الإرسال: الخميس 30/12/2010 05:41 ص >>> إلى: Manal Ismail; Brian Cute >>> نسخة: Chris Disspain; James M. Bladel; Cheryl Langdon-Orr; ZHANG >>> Xinsheng; Erick Iriarte Iriarte Ahon; Olivier Muron; Lawrence E. Strickling; >>> Warren Adelman; Peter Dengate Thrush; Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza; Fiona >>> Alexander; guo; Fabio Colasanti >>> الموضوع: Re: Latest draft >>> >>> >>> Err.... and here's the attachment. :) >>> >>> >> > <ATRTFinalRecommendations.doc> > >

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Re: [ALAC] [ALAC-ExCom] ICANN 2011-2014 strategic plan feedback
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Jan. 1, 2011

Jan. 1, 2011

Of course we do... and drawing on the transcripts and Q&A from the calls and meetings we have had on the matter the appropriate WT-C input (perhaps some of you know the Co-Chaors of that group ;-) and ExCom could craft draft text (in my view at least) for ALAC consideration before the deadline... we may as well have an ExCom meeting on or about the deadline date for final drafting any way and again we need to note that the formal ALAC PC comments CAN go into the PC 'under current vote' so in on time, then a follow up confirmation of the ratification message is the sent... Not ideal but a practical solution at this time of year IMO... Remember a Wiki space is already set up => https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ICANN+Strategic+Planning+Develo… and you should also ask each RALO Chair to contribute comments as APRALO and EURALO have already and these RALO's also need to be asked if they wish to expand or say more (note the AfRALO fuller one already done needs to be added here as well) then (as I did in previous years) we can also include each RALO and any ALS comments as well => (call for those on the RALO lists:?) in our master documentation as appendixes... OCL I've been so bold as to copy this reply to the ALAC Working list to hopefully kick start this process, but you and i assume Carlton as Rapporteur, will need to follow up... Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO) On 2 January 2011 00:27, Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa(a)fmai.org> wrote: > Dear Olivier, > > I do think we need to have an ALAC comment on this important document. Last > year, ALAC did, and Sébastien held the pen. AFRALO also participated in the > ALAC comment, and sent also it's own one. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Tijani BEN JEMAA > Directeur exécutif > Fédération Méditerranéenne des Associations d'Internet > Phone : + 216 70 825 231 > Mobile : + 216 98 330 114 > Fax : + 216 70 825 231 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : alac-excom-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > [mailto:alac-excom-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Olivier > MJ > Crepin-Leblond > Envoyé : samedi 1 janvier 2011 12:09 > À : ALAC EXCOM > Objet : [ALAC-ExCom] ICANN 2011-2014 strategic plan feedback > > Dear colleagues, > > AFRALO is preparing a comment on the 2011-2014 ICANN Strategic Plan. > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/afri-discuss/2010q4/001398.html > > Are we, as ALAC, also planning to prepare a comment? To meet the January > 10 deadline, time is of the essence. > > Kind regards, > > Olivier > > -- > Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD > http://www.gih.com/ocl.html > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC-ExCom mailing list > ALAC-ExCom(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-excom > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC-ExCom mailing list > ALAC-ExCom(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-excom >

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Re: [ALAC] [At-Large] Fwd: ATRT Final report and recommendations as sent to the ICANN Board.
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Jan. 1, 2011

Jan. 1, 2011

Public and the ICANN Community had a chance to comment on the recommendations that went into the report (resulting as noted in the body text on some modifications / clarifications and edits to these recommendations) already (that PC was pre Cartagena meeting ending the Friday before the meeting started) this report is under the terms of the AoC for the Board to read, react and respond to... Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO) On 1 January 2011 14:14, Antony Van Couvering <avc(a)namesatwork.com> wrote: > Thank you Cheryl. Will the public have an opportunity to comment on this > report? > > Best regards, > > Antony > > > > On Dec 31, 2010, at 3:21 PM, Cheryl Langdon-Orr wrote: > > > In advance of more formal publication of the attached document please > find, > > FYI, the Final Report and Recommendations of the Accountability > > and Transparency Review Team sent a short while ago to the ICANN Board... > > > > Staff can be post this to our usual announce and relevant lists please > and > > insert it in the ATRT Wiki page we set up at the beginning of this > process. > > > > It has been my honor and privilege to serve as your ALAC representative > on > > this inaugural ATRT post AoC; I also trust you will be well satisfied > with > > the outcomes we were able to establish, and see this as an important > > foundation for the work of the next ATRT and in the improvement of > ICANN's > > A&T... > > > > > > Cheryl Langdon-Orr > > (CLO) > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Brian Cute <brianacute(a)gmail.com> > > Date: 1 January 2011 04:32 > > Subject: Re: Latest draft > > To: olivier.muron(a)orange-ftgroup.com > > Cc: manal(a)tra.gov.eg, ceo(a)auda.org.au, jbladel(a)godaddy.com, > > langdonorr(a)gmail.com, zhangxinsheng(a)miit.gov.cn, eiriarte(a)alfa-redi.org, > > lstrickling(a)ntia.doc.gov, wadelman(a)godaddy.com, > > peter.dengatethrush(a)icann.org, caffsouza(a)gmail.com, > falexander(a)ntia.doc.gov, > > guofeng(a)catr.cn, fabio(a)colasanti.it, chrisdisspain888(a)msn.com, > > alice.jansen(a)icann.org, olof.nordling(a)icann.org, louienet(a)gmail.com > > > > > > RT, > > > > The Final Recommendations have just been sent to the Board and are > attached > > here. Alice, could you please see that this is posted promptly to the > ICANN > > website (as an Announcement) and to the AoC site as well. > > > > Thanks to all for the great work in the last week! It's not perfect, but > it > > is in good shape thanks to your efforts. It has been and honor and a > > pleasure to work with all of you. Have a very Happy New Year! > > > > Best regards, > > Brian > > > > On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 8:06 AM, <olivier.muron(a)orange-ftgroup.com> > wrote: > > > >> I find the final draft very fine! > >> > >> A small edit page 67: the face-to-face meeting was held on October > 11-13, > >> 2010 and not 2007 > >> > >> Happy New Year to all of you. > >> > >> Olivier > >> (just back in Paris after a US vacation prolongated by the snow) > >> ------------------------------ > >> *De :* Louie Lee [mailto:louienet@gmail.com] > >> *Envoyé :* vendredi 31 décembre 2010 10:02 > >> *À :* Brian Cute > >> *Cc :* Manal Ismail; Chris Disspain; JamesM. Bladel; Cheryl Langdon-Orr; > >> ZHANG Xinsheng; Erick Iriarte Iriarte Ahon; MURON Olivier RD-DIR-ISS; > >> Lawrence E. Strickling; Warren Adelman; Peter Dengate Thrush; Carlos > Affonso > >> Pereira de Souza; Fiona Alexander; guo; Fabio Colasanti; > >> chrisdisspain888(a)msn.com; Alice Jansen; Olof Nordling > >> *Objet :* Re: Latest draft > >> > >> No glaring error! Just need some line justification adjustments here > >> and there. > >> > >> If you want to correct a word for me.... > >> The "member" in "Independent Expert team member" in my Appendix text > should > >> be plural: members. > >> > >> Thank you! > >> > >> Louie > >> -- > >> > >> > >> On Dec 30, 2010, at 10:12 PM, Brian Cute <brianacute(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> FINAL DRAFT ATTACHED - 2 more edits to go. > >> > >> I have two tasks for the morning: > >> > >> 1. Revise the page numbers in the footnotes referencing the Berkman > Center > >> report since the pagination has changed. > >> > >> 2. Resolve the issue of the missing footnote text for 3 footnotes. > >> > >> Beyond that I believe I have captured most of the suggested edits. IF > YOU > >> SEE A GLARING ERROR, PLEASE CALL IT TO MY ATTENTION. > >> > >> Once I have addressed #1 and 2 above, I will send the final PDF version > to > >> Alice and Olof for posting. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Brian > >> > >> 2010/12/30 Brian Cute < <brianacute(a)gmail.com>brianacute(a)gmail.com> > >> > >>> RT, > >>> > >>> Attached is the latest version. I have been maintaining my own version > of > >>> the "master" document and have now integrated the comments from Larry > and a > >>> couple of substantive edits from Louie (Appendix A) and Cheryl > >>> (Recommendation 19). I am still adding some of the grammar and > formatting > >>> edits from Louie and Cheryl. I also added an edit to Appendix A re: > >>> Management of Public Comments. > >>> > >>> Please provide feedback on the following: > >>> > >>> 1. Currently, the "priority recommendations are listed as # 7, 9, 10, > 11, > >>> 15, 16, 17 and 23. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU AGREE WITH THIS LIST. > >>> > >>> 2. Let me know if I have missed substantive edits you provided in the > >>> last few days. > >>> > >>> Please note the following: > >>> > >>> 1. I have asked Denise Michel and Alice for assistance in getting links > to > >>> the documents for the 2 missing footnotes (James is assisting on one as > >>> well.) > >>> > >>> 2. I will do a final edit of all the footnotes and a spell check. > >>> > >>> If there are any other items, please send me edits now. I intend to > send > >>> this to the Board no later than tomorrow morning U.S. EST. > >>> > >>> Thanks all for your focus on getting this document finished. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Brian > >>> P.S. As requested, Chris is copied above on his <http://msn.com/ > >msn.comemail. > >>> 2010/12/30 Manal Ismail < <manal(a)tra.gov.eg>manal(a)tra.gov.eg> > >>> > >>> Brian .. > >>>> > >>>> I thought it's worth bringing to your attention that the version Louie > >>>> commented on (the latest) is different from the version Larry > commented on > >>>> .. > >>>> > >>>> --Manal > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ________________________________ > >>>> > >>>> من: Louie Lee [mailto: <louienet(a)gmail.com>louienet(a)gmail.com] > >>>> تاريخ الإرسال: الخميس 30/12/2010 05:41 ص > >>>> إلى: Manal Ismail; Brian Cute > >>>> نسخة: Chris Disspain; James M. Bladel; Cheryl Langdon-Orr; ZHANG > >>>> Xinsheng; Erick Iriarte Iriarte Ahon; Olivier Muron; Lawrence E. > Strickling; > >>>> Warren Adelman; Peter Dengate Thrush; Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza; > Fiona > >>>> Alexander; guo; Fabio Colasanti > >>>> الموضوع: Re: Latest draft > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Err.... and here's the attachment. :) > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> <ATRTFinalRecommendations.doc> > >> > >> > > > <ATRTFinalRecommendations123110.pdf>_______________________________________________ > > At-Large mailing list > > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large > > > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org

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Re: [ALAC] Season Greetings
by Tijani BEN JEMAA Dec. 24, 2010

Dec. 24, 2010

Français ci-dessous ----------------------------- By the end of this year 2010, I would like to send you my best wishes to you and to your Families for a happy new year 2011. I hope it will bring you best health, more success, and plenty of happiness. For the Christian ones, I wish you also a merry Christmas. ----------------------------- À la fin de cette année 2010, J’aimerai vous dédier mes meilleurs vœux à vous et à vos familles pour une bonne et heureuse année 2011. J’espère qu’elle vous apporte une meilleure santé, plus de succès et plein de bonheur. Pour les Chrétiens parmi vous, je souhaite aussi un joyeux Noel. ------------------------------------------------------------ Tijani BEN JEMAA Vice Président de la CIC Fédération Mondiale des Organisations d'Ingénieurs Tél : + 216 70 825 231 Mobile : + 216 98 330 114 Fax : + 216 70 825 231 ------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [ALAC] Does anyone have access to "Managing Intellectual Property"?
by Alan Greenberg Dec. 20, 2010

Dec. 20, 2010

I used to have access, but no more. I have asked someone who may have access for a copy. You could also try the author: Fionn O'Raghallaigh <357996.825495492(a)ems.euromoneyplc.com> Alan At 20/12/2010 01:35 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote: >Apparently there are people in the GAC and ALAC quoted in this article, >which sits behind a paywall. > >http://www.managingip.com/Article/2612441/Public-order-test-unworkable-says… > >Can anyone excerpt any comments related to At-Large so we can at least know >if we're been properly quoted? > >Thanks! > >- Evan >_______________________________________________ >ALAC mailing list >ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac > >At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org >ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac

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Does anyone have access to "Managing Intellectual Property"?
by Evan Leibovitch Dec. 20, 2010

Dec. 20, 2010

Apparently there are people in the GAC and ALAC quoted in this article, which sits behind a paywall. http://www.managingip.com/Article/2612441/Public-order-test-unworkable-says… Can anyone excerpt any comments related to At-Large so we can at least know if we're been properly quoted? Thanks! - Evan

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WG: Re: [IRP] FW: [URGENT] Internet Censorship in Venezuela. Bill on Social Responsibly of Internet service providers and electronic media + Creation of National Internet Exchange Point
by Wolf Ludwig Dec. 17, 2010

Dec. 17, 2010

Dear all, this is another alarming information from the IRP list from Ginger. May be our friends from LACRALO can follow-up on this. Kind regards, Wolf Ginger Paque wrote Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:06: > Hi Lisa and all, > > There are two troubling projects in current discussion in the Venezuelan parliament, the one Lisa mentions, and one seeking new Internet regulations. They are both likely to pass this week. These merit international review and discussion: > > After Legislative Setback, Venezuela's Chavez Plans to Legislate by Decree >http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=381328&CategoryId=10718 > Chavez announced that he will ask his lame-duck National Assembly (where he will lose his unchallenged majority on January 5) to pass an “Enabling Law” that will allow him to dictate by decree for 18 months -- bypassing the incoming Opposition legislators. ... > ... > In the next 165-member National Assembly, the ruling party will have the majority of lawmakers but not, as it has had up to now, the two-thirds majority necessary to approve organic laws or extraordinary measures such as granting special powers to the president. > > A Venezuelan newspaper account: Venezuelan govn't seeks media law to regulate the Internet >http://english.eluniversal.com/2010/12/10/en_pol_esp_venezuelan-govnt-se_10… > > Global Voices has a comment on the Resorte (Internet law) here, although it does not take into account yesterdays discussions: >http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2010/12/12/venezuela-law-for-interne… > > > > Ginger (Virginia) Paque > IGCBP Online Coordinator > DiploFoundation > www.diplomacy.edu/ig > > The latest from Diplo... > http://igbook.diplomacy.edu is the online companion to An Introduction to Internet Governance, Diplo's publication on IG. Download the book, read the blogs and post your comments. > > > On 12/16/2010 5:44 AM, Lisa Horner wrote: Hi all > > > > Please see below information about the worrying bills that have been presented in Venezuela. Is there anything we can do on this? > > > > Apologies for cross posting. > > > > All the best, > > Lisa > > > > From: Pedro Less Andrade [mailto:pedroless@google.com] > Sent: 15 December 2010 23:34 > To: Kurt Opsahl; <katitza(a)eff.org>; Sonja Gittens-Ottley; Sebastian Bellagamba; Raúl Echeberría; Alejandro Pisanty; OscarM; Cynthia Wong; Ruth Puente; Lisa Horner > Subject: Re: [URGENT] Internet Censorship in Venezuela. Bill on Social Responsibly of Internet service providers and electronic media + Creation of National Internet Exchange Point > > > > Hi all, > > > > The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Office of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression just sent a press release today on the Venezuelan issue. > > http://www.cidh.oas.org/Comunicados/English/2010/122-10eng.htm > > http://www.cidh.oas.org/Comunicados/Spanish/2010/122-10sp.htm > > > > It has very good paragraphs on freedom of expression and Internet. > > > > Please, circulate this among your contacts and the Internet community. > > > Best, > > > > Pedro > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Pedro Less Andrade <pedroless(a)google.com> wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > You might heard about these two bills that are going to be debated at Venezuela National Assembly next Tuesday. Those represent a serious threat to free expression online. It will be interesting the possibility to have a strong coordinated response from the Internet Community. > > > > Please find below a report that I prepared about the two bills: > > > > On December 10, we learned about a two new attempts to censor Internet in Venezuela: > > > > 1. A new bill that will go to parliament next week to amend the Law of Social Responsibly for Radio and Television and adds special provisions for Internet service providers and electronic media. Please find the text of the bill here from the National Assembly website (also attached). The National Assembly scheduled the debate of the new bill for Tuesday December 14. > > > > 2. There is another bill to reform the National Organic Telecommunications Law. Section 212 of the bill established a National Internet Exchange Point (IPX or NAP). This will be a way for the government to have a centralized Internet point of access to the country an control the traffic get in and out of the country. Please find the bill here (also attached). > > > > Manuel Villalba, a lawmaker from President Hugo Chavez's Socialist Party, said the law was aimed at protecting citizens. > > "Nowhere is the restriction of access to the Internet suggested. There should just exist protection of citizens' moral and ethical honor," said Villalba, who heads the National Assembly's media commission. > > > > The bill allows the government to restrict access to websites if they are found to be distributing messages or information that incite violence against the president. The bill also applies limits on content in "electronic media" according to the time of day, with adult content reserved for programing after midnight. > > > > I made a preliminary assessment of both bills: > > > > > > 1. About the Bill on Social Responsibly: > > > > Section 1: The "purpose" of the bill is to establish the social responsibility of providers of radio and television services, Internet service providers and electronic media, advertisers, independent national produces, and users to promote democratic equilibrium between their > > duties, rights and interests for the purposes of promote social justice and contribute to citizenship formation, democracy, peace, human rights, culture, education, health and social and economic development, in accordance with the rules and principles of constitutional law for the integral protection of children and adolescents, culture, education, social security, free competition and the Organic Law of Telecommunications. > > > > The bill is very ambiguous and vague because it extends the application of the prior law (aimed to regulate Radio and TV) to the Internet sphere. It is not clear what applies to Internet Service providers and electronic media and what not. > > > > The bill defines 4 elements to be classified: language, sex, health and violence. And categorized each element into different levels of publishing or broadcasting: A, B, C, D and sometimes E. > > > > Section 8 defines the prohibitions for Radio, TV and Electronic Media in connection with content that: > > contain elements of sex type "E" health "D" and violence "C". may incite hatred or promote religious, political, gender intolerance or racism or xenophobia. incite or promote and / or justify crime. could be war propaganda may be handled and designed by media to promote unrest in the citizenship or disturb public order. may be destined to ignore the legally constituted authorities, disrespect to the authorities or persons carrying these charges. could lead to president assassination. could incite or promote breach of law. offend good customs. use visual techniques, sound or contexts that prevent or hinder the users to perceive them consciously. Internet Service Providers should establish mechanism to restrict, without delay, the dissemination of and access to content subsumed under the prohibitions contained in paragraphs 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9 and 10, when requested by National Telecommunications Commission > in exercise of its powers. The National Telecommunications Commission may order Internet Service Providers to restrict access to messages and reported portals. > > > > Internet service providers will be responsible for the information and content prohibited referred in this Article, in cases that they originated the transmittion, modified the data, selected the recipients fail to limited the access to them in response to the request made by > bodies with jurisdiction in the matter. > > > > Section 28 subsections 3 and 4: extend sanctions to ISPs. Penalties could range from 3-4% of their annual gross income. Those penalties has a particular focus on advertisement associated with different activities (professional services without the proper national certification, beneficial institutions without the proper registration, tabacco, alcohol,sexual services and products, ads against transport law (I imagine speeding, radars detectors) among others. > > > > Section 29 established additional penalties, suspension and revocation of government concesions to provide their services. > > The penalties could go up to 10% and suspensions of services up to 72 hours, when providers disseminate the following type of messages: > > > > a) Those that promote, advocate or incite war > b) Those that promote, advocate or incite public disturbances; > c) Those that promote, advocate or incite crime; > d) Those that may incite hatred or promote religious, political, gender intolerance or racism or xenophobia. > e) Those that may be discriminatory > f) Those that may be contrary to National security; > g) Anonymous messages. > h) Those that could be war propaganda > i) Those that could be handled and designed by media to promote unrest in the citizenship or disturb public order. > j) Those that are intended to ignore the legally constituted authorities, disrespecting the public authorities or persons carrying these authorities. > k) Those which could lead to president assassination > > > > Revocation will take place when providers subject to this law repeated the conducts sanctioned above. > > > > > > 2. About the Bill amending the National Organic Telecommunications Law: > > > > New Section 212: Creation of National Exchange Point or Network Access Point for Internet Service Providers in Venezuela > > The State create an Exchange Point or Network Access Point for Internet Service Providers in Venezuela in order to manage the traffic from and to Venezuela with the purpose to having a more efficient use of the networks in the country, given the strategic nature of the sector. The governing body (National Telecommunications Commission) will determine the State enterprise that will be responsible for installation, operation and maintenance of the Exchange Point or Network Access Point for Internet Service Providers and will issue, by resolution, the rules applicable to determine the model, constraints, requirements, implementation schedule and any other matter necessary to achieve the conditions that may be appropriate for proper implementation. > > > > If the government force all the national ISPs to connect to the IXP/NAP the will have the technical ability to inspect, filter and block internet traffic from and to Venezuela. > > > > Conclusions: > > > > This constitutes a flaflagrant violations to the OAS Inter-american Convention of Human Rights, particularly sections related to freedom of speech and indirect censorship. > > > > If both bills got passed, Internet services, particularly web 2.0 platforms, will face increasing blocking and filtering in Venezuela, at ISP level. > > > > > > Useful links: > > > > Press: > > http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE6B90SA20101210 (Reuters, English) > > http://fromtheold.com/news/internet/chavez-plans-censor-internet-20933 (English) > > http://www.codigovenezuela.com/2010/12/noticias/politico/la-censura-para-in… > > http://caracas.eluniversal.com/2010/12/10/pol_ava_gobierno-creara-punt_10A4… > > > > Blogs: > > Internet censorship in Venezuela: the real objectives (in English): http://daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com/2010/12/internet-censorship-in-venezue… > > > > Venezuela's National Assembly Website: > > Proyecto de Ley de Reforma de la Ley Orgánica de Telecomunicaciones Proyecto de Ley De Reforma de La Ley de Responsabilidad Social en Radio y Televisión > > > > Best, > > > > Pedro > > > -- > Pedro Less Andrade ■ Gerente Senior de Asuntos Gubernamentales y Políticas Públicas / Senior Policy Counsel ■ Google ■ Latin America > O: +54 11 5530 3209 ■ M: +54 911 6242 4153 ■ pedroless(a)google.com > > > > > -- > -- > Pedro Less Andrade ■ Gerente Senior de Asuntos Gubernamentales y Políticas Públicas / Senior Policy Counsel ■ Google ■ Latin America > O: +54 11 5530 3209 ■ M: +54 911 6242 4153 ■ pedroless(a)google.com > > >______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email >______________________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________IRP mailing listIRP@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.orghttp://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/listinfo.cgi/irp-internetrightsandprinciples.org > > comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig www.comunica-ch.net Digitale Allmend http://blog.allmend.ch - EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org

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Re: [ALAC] [At-Large] [Chapter-delegates] The Future of the Internet Governance Forum
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Dec. 15, 2010

Dec. 15, 2010

Dear Izumi, Thank you for relaying the information about the future of the Internet Governance Forum. On 14/12/2010 15:27, Izumi AIZU wrote : > It will be great, still, if ICANN AtLarge community, or ALAC express or join > the protest. Essentially, end-users interests will or should not be represented > by government folks, and that is exactly what this decision may lead to. > I personally completely agree and this is why I have relayed Wolf's calls for petition. Should the At-Large Community join the protest? I hope they will. Should the ALAC join the protest and express its opinion in an official communiqué? I am unsure whether this falls in its mandate. I am already told that some RALO Operation Principles limit its activities under the ICANN ambit. This is why I would urge members and the community to sign the petitions and to voice their concerns, but am unsure about having an official ICANN At-Large statement. Kind regards, Olivier -- Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD http://www.gih.com/ocl.html

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