Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>>> Write to your MEP: say no to ?3 strikes? through the backdoor
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>>>| Could Europe be drafting a new law to disconnect suspected filesharers from
>>>| the internet? MEPs have already signalled their condemnation of this
>>>| approach. But last-minute amendments to telecommunications legislation
>>>| could bring the so-called ?3 strikes? approach in by the backdoor. If you
>>>| want your MEP to stick to their guns on 3 strikes, write to them today to
>>>| voice your concerns.
>>>|
>>>| [...]
>>>|
>>>| Over in France, President Nicolas Sarkozy (who also took over the European
>>>| presidency yesterday) has put his weight behind legislation proposed by the
>>>| Olivennes report. The bill, which has been delayed until the Autumn, will
>>>| mandate termination of internet connections. It goes without saying that it
>>>| is the subject of much controversy across the Channel.
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> http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2008/07/02/write-to-your-mep-say-no-to-3-strikes-through-the-backdoor/
>>> http://tinyurl.com/43hxtd
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>> Oh dear, more corruption. It would be useful to find out who was
>> promoting, and who funded, the Olivennes report. I doubt that this will
>> be seen as acceptable in the UK, and in Germany, it's already been found
>> that snooping is a privacy violation anyway, unless you're the
>> government of course. Perhaps this legislation is trying to pretend
>> that ISPs are acting on behalf of the government, rather than the
>> teenie-bopper pop industry.
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> The BBC wrote an article about it this morning. It seems as though the BPI
> (???) is controlling the government behind the scenes now. Not that such
> things are unusual, but you'd think that only MPAA/RIAA (US) could do this...
Ah, don't imagine that the UK is in any way immune to such things.
The culture is very different here in many respects, but people remain
people. Some people want power, some choose to get it through
politics, politicians have to be funded, and funders expect some return
for their investment.
The best way of minimising such corruption is by increasingly insisting
on open governance and freedom of information so that all such sources
are clearly visible. The system of caps on funding is essential to
avoid the situation we see in some countries where only the exceedingly
rich can achieve major success in politics.
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> Yesterday:
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>| Did you know that there are more than 34,750
>| registered lobbyists in Washington, D.C., for just 435 representatives and
>| 100 senators? That's 64 lobbyists for each congressperson.
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> http://www.cio.com/article/419764/_Reasons_Why_Application_Developers_Think_Their_CIO_Is_Clueless/1
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The lobbying industry really needs regulation in some respects.
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