December 2010 - EURO-Discuss

Summary Minutes of 21 December 2010 EURALO Call
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 21, 2010

Dec. 21, 2010

Dear All, The draft summary minutes and action items of today¹s EURALO call are now available under: https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/EURALO+21.12.2010+Teleconference Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the At-Large Staff! -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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REMINDER: EURALO Teleconference Tuesday, 21 December 2010 @ 17:00 UTC
by Marilyn Vernon Dec. 21, 2010

Dec. 21, 2010

Dear All, The next EURALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 21 December 2010 at 1700 UTC. The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/EURALO+21.12.2010+Teleconference If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://AB942296-3FCE-4373-AB63-0C0440EEAF3B/staff@atlarge.icann.org > . Thank you. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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WG: [IRP] Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France
by Wolf Ludwig Dec. 17, 2010

Dec. 17, 2010

A worrying piece of information from the IRP list for your attention. Best, Wolf Graciela Selaimen wrote Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:17: >Another scandalous governmental decision - filtering without judicial >oversight. > > >regards, >Graciela > >************ > >La Quadrature du Net - For immediate release > >Permanent link: http://www.laquadrature.net/en/administrative-net-censorship-adopted-in-fra… > > >Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France; Pedophiles unworried > > >*** Paris, December 15th 2010 - The French Parliament adopted article 4 of LOPPSI law, which established the administrative filtering of the Net through the Trojan horse of "child protection". Such a scheme will allow for the generalised censorship of Internet content while doing nothing to stop pedophiles and child pornography. Rejecting judiciary supervision clearly illustrates the will of the executive branch to control the Internet. *** > >The French Member of the Parliament finally yielded by allowing the government to practice Internet filtering without judicial oversight. In the absence of a means for citizens to control the conditions under which websites will be censored or a way to challenge the decisions, the executive will now be able to police the Internet without paying attention to fundamental rights. It is an extremely disturbing mood as administrative filtering can now be extended to other fields. > >" It is very worrying to see Members of the French Parliament have given their approval to the administrative censorship of the Net just as the government is trying to ban WikiLeaks without fair trial. Nobody will be able to verify the way blocking measures are implemented, through a secret blacklist, and there will be no way of challenging them. Such a provision is a blatant violation of free speech -- in particular given the fact that perfectly legal websites can be collaterally blocked -- and it runs counter to the separation of powers", says Félix Tréguer, legal and policy analyst at La Quadrature du Net. > >The filtering of child abuse websites is a feel-good policy passed at the expense of freedom of communication. Blocking won't prevent criminals to prosper by producing and disseminating child abuse content online [1]. > >"The French government made the hypocritical and shameful choice of doing nothing to take down pedo-pornographic content online, while pretending to be protecting children. Just like the 'three strikes' HADOPI law didn't bring anything to artists and avoided the question of funding creation in the digital age, blocking access to Internet sites won't do anything to solve the problem of child pornography. With this vote, the Trojan horse of child protection opens the door to the generalized censorship of the Internet. The rejection by Parliament of any judicial oversight makes this very clear."concludes Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesperson of La Quadrature du Net. > > > >* Références * > >1. Instead of instrumentalising the protection of children to make Net filtering appear legitimate, the government could have made the choice of boosting efforts aimed at taking down such offensive content from the servers hosting them. It could have also tried to improve international co-operation in this field, as suggested by the French association of information and prevention on pedophilia, l'Ange Bleu, who opposed Internet filtering measures. See: "LOPPSI : la protection de l'enfance, cheval de Troie du filtrage généralisé d'Internet ? : http://www.ange-bleu.com/article.php?type=actualites&origine=juriactu&id=113 (fr)" > > > > >** 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-n… > > >** Press contact and press room ** > >Jérémie Zimmermann, jz(a)laquadrature.net, +33 (0)615 940 675 > >http://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room > > > >_______________________________________________ >IRP mailing list >IRP(a)lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org >http://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/listinfo.cgi/irp-internetright… > 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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UPDATE: EURALO Teleconference Tuesday, 21 December 2010 @ 17:00 UTC
by Marilyn Vernon Dec. 17, 2010

Dec. 17, 2010

Dear All, Please disregard the previous email, the link to the agenda page was incorrect. The updated link is listed below and apologies in advance for any confusion. The next EURALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 21 December 2010 at 1700 UTC. The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/EURALO+21.12.2010+Teleconference Additional reminders will be sent prior to the call. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://AB942296-3FCE-4373-AB63-0C0440EEAF3B/staff@atlarge.icann.org > . Thank you. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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REMINDER: EURALO Teleconference Tuesday, 21 December 2010 @ 17:00 UTC
by Marilyn Vernon Dec. 16, 2010

Dec. 16, 2010

Dear All, Friendly reminder that the next EURALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 21 December 2010 at 1700 UTC. The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/EURALO+21.12.2010+Teleconference <https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/EURALO+16.11.2010+Teleconference > Additional reminders will be sent prior to the call. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://AB942296-3FCE-4373-AB63-0C0440EEAF3B/staff@atlarge.icann.org > . Thank you. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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WG: - news - [ISOC] The Future of the Internet Governance Forum
by Wolf Ludwig Dec. 13, 2010

Dec. 13, 2010

Dear all, I guess that many of you have not realised the devastating decision of the last extraordinary meeting of the United Nation's Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) on 6 December to create a Working Group on Improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) with a membership made up *only of governments*! As you can see below, ISOC has joined the International Chamber of Commerce - Business Action to Support the Information Society, the Internet Governance Caucus, and many other Internet, business, and civil society organizations in sending a letter to the CSTD, asking them to retract their previous decision and to establish an appropriately constituted Working Group that ensures the full and active participation of governments, the private sector and civil society from both developing and developed countries, involving relevant intergovernmental and international organizations and forums. Therefore, I would like to urge all EURALO members to sign the ISOC letter on the future of the IGF - see http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=2710 Thanks and kind regards, Wolf Vladimir Radunovic wrote Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:35: >Dear friends, > >news coming from the UN on the future format of IGF are disturbing for many. > > >Below is the email from ISOC, including their initiative to collect support >for the letter to UN CSTD. > >Please read below, and join if you wish to. > >Best! > > Vlada > > >isoc-members-announce-bounces(a)elists.isoc.org sent: 10. decembar 2010 12:25 >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> In an extraordinary meeting on 6 December the United Nation's >> Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) decided to >> create a Working Group on Improvements to the Internet Governance >> Forum (IGF) (http://www.intgovforum.org/) with a membership made up >> only of governments. >> >> We believe this decision sets back the model of multistakeholder >> cooperation under which the IGF was established, and contradicts the >> instructions given to the CSTD for the establishment of the Working >> Group >> >> The Internet Society has joined the International Chamber of Commerce >> - Business Action to Support the Information Society, the Internet >> Governance Caucus, and many other Internet, business, and civil >> society organizations in sending a letter to the CSTD, asking them to >> retract their previous decision and to establish an appropriately >> constituted Working Group that ensures the full and active >> participation of governments, the private sector and civil society >> from both developing and developed countries, involving relevant >> intergovernmental and international organizations and forums. >> >> Like the Internet, a multistakeholder approach has been at the core of >> the Internet Governance Forum's formation and success. We hope that >> Internet Society Chapters and Members, as well as other organizations, >> will join us in signing the letter. >> >> You may read the full letter, and see the growing list of signatories, >> and indicated your own support here: >> >> http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=2710 >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Jon McNerney >> Chief Operating Officer >> Internet Society >> www.isoc.org >> _______________________________________________ >> To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, >> please log into the ISOC Member Portal: >> https://portal.isoc.org/ >> Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. > > 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: [EURO-Discuss] EURO-Discuss Digest, Vol 50, Issue 4
by Oksana Prykhodko Dec. 12, 2010

Dec. 12, 2010

Dear Olivier, Best congratulations from Ukraine! Oksana 2010/12/11 <euro-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>: > Send EURO-Discuss mailing list submissions to > euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > euro-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > euro-discuss-owner(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of EURO-Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Confirmation of EURALO?s ALAC succession (Wolf Ludwig) > 2. Re: [ALAC-Internal] Confirmation of EURALO?s ALAC > succession (S?bastien Bachollet) > 3. REMINDER: EURALO Teleconference Tuesday, 21 December 2010 @ > 17:00 UTC (Marilyn Vernon) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:42:01 +0100 > From: Wolf Ludwig <wolf.ludwig(a)comunica-ch.net> > Subject: Re: [EURO-Discuss] Confirmation of EURALO?s ALAC succession > To: Discussion for At-Large Europe > <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: "alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, At-Large Staff > <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Message-ID: > <1291992121-6cd26d2ff59ffdec7e1247b1aac74016(a)comunica-ch.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear all, > > as there was no objection raised on the EURALO list until today's deadline, Olivier Cr?pin-Leblond is officially confirmed by EURALO for the completion of Patrick?s remaining ALAC term. Congratulations to Olivier and welcome as our new ALAC representative besides Sandra and Jean-Jacques. > > Kind regards, > Wolf > > > Wolf Ludwig wrote Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:04: >>Dear all, >> >>as you may remember, Patrick Vande Walle resigned from his position as a EURALO-elected ALAC member on 20 November. For his succession on the remaining ALAC term he suggested Olivier Cr?pin-Leblond and this was promptly supported by Wolfgang and me. In the meantime, no other nomination was suggested on this list or directly to me. >> >>As Patrick resigned with effect of termination of the ongoing ICANN AGM in Cartagena, we need to confirm the succession now. Therefore let me suggest: if no objections are raised between this announcement and Friday 10 December at 12:00 UTC, Olivier Cr?pin-Leblond will be officially confirmed by EURALO for the completion of Patrick?s remaining ALAC term. >> >>Thanks and kind regards, >>Wolf >> >>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 >> >>_______________________________________________ >>EURO-Discuss mailing list >>EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >>https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss >> >>Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:45:27 -0500 > From: S?bastien Bachollet <sebastien(a)bachollet.com> > Subject: Re: [EURO-Discuss] [ALAC-Internal] Confirmation of EURALO?s > ALAC succession > To: "'ALAC Internal List'" <alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, > "'Discussion for At-Large Europe'" > <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: 'At-Large Staff' <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Message-ID: <002201cb9878$e60e37a0$b22aa6e0$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Congratulations Olivier > And also to Jean-Jacques and Sandra. > Thanks Wolf. > > S?bastien Bachollet > sebastien(a)bachollet.com > +33 6 07 66 89 33 > >> -----Message d'origine----- >> De : alac-internal-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac- >> internal-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Wolf Ludwig >> Envoy? : vendredi 10 d?cembre 2010 09:42 >> ? : Discussion for At-Large Europe >> Cc : alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; At-Large Staff >> Objet : Re: [ALAC-Internal] [EURO-Discuss] Confirmation of EURALO?s >> ALAC succession >> Importance : Haute >> >> Dear all, >> >> as there was no objection raised on the EURALO list until today's >> deadline, Olivier Cr?pin-Leblond is officially confirmed by EURALO for >> the completion of Patrick?s remaining ALAC term. Congratulations to >> Olivier and welcome as our new ALAC representative besides Sandra and >> Jean-Jacques. >> >> Kind regards, >> Wolf >> >> >> Wolf Ludwig wrote Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:04: >> >Dear all, >> > >> >as you may remember, Patrick Vande Walle resigned from his position as >> a EURALO-elected ALAC member on 20 November. For his succession on the >> remaining ALAC term he suggested Olivier Cr?pin-Leblond and this was >> promptly supported by Wolfgang and me. In the meantime, no other >> nomination was suggested on this list or directly to me. >> > >> >As Patrick resigned with effect of termination of the ongoing ICANN >> AGM in Cartagena, we need to confirm the succession now. Therefore let >> me suggest: if no objections are raised between this announcement and >> Friday 10 December at 12:00 UTC, Olivier Cr?pin-Leblond will be >> officially confirmed by EURALO for the completion of Patrick?s >> remaining ALAC term. >> > >> >Thanks and kind regards, >> >Wolf >> > >> >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 >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >EURO-Discuss mailing list >> >EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >> >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss >> > >> >Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ALAC-Internal mailing list >> ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal >> >> ALAC Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac >> At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:42:21 -0800 > From: Marilyn Vernon <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Subject: [EURO-Discuss] REMINDER: EURALO Teleconference Tuesday, 21 > December 2010 @ 17:00 UTC > To: Discussion for At-Large Europe > <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Message-ID: <C927C29C.AD92%staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" > > Dear All, > > At the request of the chair, the next EURALO teleconference is scheduled for > Tuesday, 21 December 2010 at 1700 UTC. > > The agenda and call details can be found at: > https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/EURALO+21.12.2010+Teleconference > <https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/EURALO+16.11.2010+Teleconference >> > > Additional reminders will be sent prior to the call. If you require a > dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > <applewebdata://AB942296-3FCE-4373-AB63-0C0440EEAF3B/staff@atlarge.icann.org >> . > > Thank you. > > -- > Regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, > Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordstr?m > ICANN At-Large Staff > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > EURO-Discuss mailing list > EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss > > > End of EURO-Discuss Digest, Vol 50, Issue 4 > ******************************************* >

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REMINDER: EURALO Teleconference Tuesday, 21 December 2010 @ 17:00 UTC
by Marilyn Vernon Dec. 10, 2010

Dec. 10, 2010

Dear All, At the request of the chair, the next EURALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 21 December 2010 at 1700 UTC. The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/EURALO+21.12.2010+Teleconference <https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/EURALO+16.11.2010+Teleconference > Additional reminders will be sent prior to the call. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://AB942296-3FCE-4373-AB63-0C0440EEAF3B/staff@atlarge.icann.org > . Thank you. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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Confirmation of EURALO’s ALAC succession
by Wolf Ludwig Dec. 10, 2010

Dec. 10, 2010

Dear all, as you may remember, Patrick Vande Walle resigned from his position as a EURALO-elected ALAC member on 20 November. For his succession on the remaining ALAC term he suggested Olivier Crépin-Leblond and this was promptly supported by Wolfgang and me. In the meantime, no other nomination was suggested on this list or directly to me. As Patrick resigned with effect of termination of the ongoing ICANN AGM in Cartagena, we need to confirm the succession now. Therefore let me suggest: if no objections are raised between this announcement and Friday 10 December at 12:00 UTC, Olivier Crépin-Leblond will be officially confirmed by EURALO for the completion of Patrick’s remaining ALAC term. Thanks and kind regards, Wolf 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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Acceptance of nomination / ALAC
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

Dear Patrick, thank you for your kind email in which you explain your resignation from ALAC and nominate me to take your seat for the remainder of your term. Whist I am sad to see you go, I feel very honoured to see my name being suggested. I take this opportunity to thank Wolfgang Kleinwaechter and Wolf Ludwig for kindly seconding your nomination. Before answering, may I remind you that I am currently a member of the ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom). Bylaws provisions explaining the rules of appointment in this particular case are found under Article VII, Section 8 as follows: > > Section > > 8: INELIGIBILITY FOR SELECTION BY NOMINATING COMMITTEE > > > > "No person who serves on the Nominating Committee in any capacity shall > > be eligible for selection by any means to any position on the Board or any > > other ICANN body having one or more membership positions that the Nominating > > Committee is responsible for filling, until the conclusion of an ICANN > > annual meeting that coincides with, or is after, the conclusion of that > > person's service on the Nominating Committee." The end of my NomCom service coincides with the end of the Cartagena Annual General Meeting. I would therefore like to express my willingness to accept this future ALAC position, effective at the end of the AGM and therefore confirm that by that time, freed of my Nominating Committee engagement, I accept your nomination and stand to be selected at the close of the AGM by EURALO for this important role. Best regards, -- Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD http://www.gih.com/ocl.html

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