We consider the withdrawal of essential first final provision of the Sustainable Economy Act for the following reasons:
- Violates constitutional rights which must be based especially a democratic state the presumption of innocence, freedom of expression, privacy, inviolability of the home, effective judicial protection, free market, consumers and consumer protection, among others.
- Internet generated for the state of emergency in which citizens will be treated through administrative procedures martials reserved by the High Court to drug traffickers and terrorists.
- Establishes a procedure penalty "on demand" for cases in which courts have said that not constitute a crime, involving even the need to modify at least 4 laws, one of them organic. This entails a radical change in the legal system and a source of uncertainty for the field of ICT (Information and Communication). We recall in this connection that the exchange of knowledge and culture in the network is an economic engine important to overcome the crisis as has been shown widely.
- Urgent preventive mechanisms available to the law and the judiciary are to protect all citizens against risks as serious as those that affect public health. The government intends to use the same comprehensive protection mechanisms to benefit private interests against the public.
In addition the regulations introduce the concept of "indirect profits", ie to me can close the blog because it "promoted" to one that "promotes" to another that links to a third party doing business allegedly illegal
- We recall that IP is not a fundamental right , contrary to statements by the Minister of Justice, Francisco Caamano. What is a fundamental right is the right to literary and artistic production.
- According to statements by the Minister of Culture, this provision is used only to close 200 websites that are allegedly attacking the copyright. We understand that if this is the purpose of the provision is not necessary since the current legislation there are procedures to allow action against websites, including preventive measures that are allegedly breaking the law. So it only remains suspicious of the intentions that motivate real and the only thing added to the current legislation is the fact of leaving the public in a situation of serious legal defenselessness in the digital environment.
- Finally we consider the government's proposal is not only a waste of resources but will be totally ineffective in its intended purposes and makes clear the utter inability of the executive to understand the times and the Digital Age engines.
The arrangement is a further concession to the old entertainment industry at the expense of fundamental rights of citizens in the digital age.
Citizens can not allow any way to continue attempts to violate the basic rights of people without proper effective remedy to protect junior rights such as intellectual property. That fact has already been clarified by the enactment of the law unconstitutional Corcuera (or "law of the kick in the door"). The Manifesto in defense of fundamental rights on the Internet , backed by more than 200 000 people , as the reaction progressed and demands of citizens before the unacceptable prospect of the government.
To drive a definite change of direction and coordinate a joint response, on January 9 has become the "sustainable network" a representative platform of civil society all sectors concerned. The aim is to launch an offensive to ensure regulation of the digital environment that enables the full potential of the Network of cultural creation and respect the basic freedoms.
In this regard, we recognize as a reference for the development of the digital age, the Charter for innovation, creativity and access to knowledge , a summary document prepared by over 100 experts from 20 countries that includes the fundamental legal principles that should inspire this new horizon.
In particular, we consider that at this time is particularly urgent implementation by governments and institutions, of the following issues addressed in the Charter:
1 - / artists I like all workers have to make a living from their work (reference point 2 " Lawsuits "paragraph B" Stimulating Creativity and Innovation "of the Charter );
2 - The company needs for its development of an open and free network (reference point 2 " Lawsuits ", paragraph D," Access to the technology infrastructure "of the Charter );
3 - The right to quote and the right to share must be enhanced and not limited as the foundation of any possibility of establishing information and all knowledge (reference point 2 " Lawsuits ", paragraph A," Rights in a digital environment ", of the Charter );
4 - The public should freely enjoy the exclusive rights to public goods that are paid with money, with public money (reference point 2 " Lawsuits ", paragraph C," Common Knowledge and the Public Domain, "of the Charter );
5-consider necessary a thorough reform of the system management entities and the abolition of canon digital (reference point 2 " Lawsuits ", paragraph B," Stimulating Creativity and Innovation "of the Charter ).
Therefore the campaign begins today WILL NOT BE ANOTHER INTERNET TELE and conducted various citizen action throughout the period of the Spanish EU presidency.
We consider particularly important in the timing of the Spanish presidency of the Second Congress of Cultural Economics (29 and 30 March in Barcelona), Informal Meeting of Ministers of Culture (30 and 31 March in Barcelona) and the ministerial meeting Telecommunications (18-20 April in Granada).
The network is scheduled to meet national and international representatives of political parties, representatives of culture and diplomatic delegations.
Signed
The sustainable network we all are. If you adhere to this text, copy it, blogguéalo, spread it.
That's the conclusion to be drawn after the meeting of the conciliation committee. The committee elected three representatives to negotiate with the European Council the final text to the Telecoms Package. In this packet are elucidated tidbits as the privacy of communications or network neutrality , come on, what some consider crazy fundamental rights. The components of the trio are Spanish Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP), the German Herbert Reul (EPP) and France's Catherine Trautmann. The first is well known by all, and their votes on these issues are not anything to write. The second component, the promoter of a censorship law in your country, is the president of the Parliamentary Industry Committee, is also a defender of multinationals as well demonstrate their votes in this field. The bad thing painted, but we have the third component. French Socialist, was speaker of the reports that constitute the so-called "Telecoms Package" amendments primarily responsible for the torpedo, that is number one enemy of freedom on the Internet, transmission belt of wet dreams of the little Napoleon. That is neither socialist nor na, as always.
The meeting had to be cracking. It seems that the MEP Trautmann let that net neutrality should not be treated in such a law. Perhaps it would be better in the waste collection Mrs. Trautmann? Of course there was no agreement, but the negotiating team was set to be one who presided over the committee at that time, the other being the ITRE committee chairman and head of the board, and the other for being the speaker. Vidal-Quadras also prevented the inclusion of other components of the committee for being "too risky". Who Mr. Vidal-Quadras?
All three MPs have the future of our liberties in their hands and hardly defend them against an EU Council refusal and impose no restrictions on fundamental rights and freedoms of users without a court order, except when safety is threatened public. Of course, counsel argued that the different interests of citizens, as it is composed of the ministers of telecommunications, ie industry, in each country. So the result of "negotiation" is very predictable between no oxen gored.
It is in these moments when I envy the sense of responsibility of U.S. politicians, no matter how many they fill your mouth insulting to the U.S.. And now I wonder, how and with what criteria were chosen these representatives in Europe? Moreover, what the fuck is this that does not defend the European parliament who would you choose?
What can you do? Well now send emails to MEPs, especially to Mr. Alejo Vidal-Quadras, to reconsider their position.
Given the mass of absurdities that occur in the EU and the Ministry of Culture with regard to civil rights and net neutrality, the Internet Users Association has decided to hold a demonstration to address interests that should not defend our political, because who or what they are our politicians? Make no mistake, are fighting campaign after campaign to change the general opinion of the population. Meanwhile on the sly, in Europe, we are taking away many of the rights that you worked hard to achieve, many dead among other trivial things. So much emphasis on harm to whom I can only respond to rate three things: power, pulp and take us for idiots.
The SGAE and other ilk can not ask them to stop what they are in their nature, perhaps they can fish in one of his shenanigans, but the politicians who live in them we have to pay this and threatening, of course itself. Say very clearly that they will lose their easy chair and may have privileged status. Do not play with fire will not burn. Take time abusing our apathy and conformism, as has been witnessed in recent years (real estate boom, educational system, support for the banking, etc). The only thing I have always feared the angry mob. Enough of this breed so much nerve to stray.
So on May 24 at 12 pm will go out to the streets to defend my freedom before the Ministry of Culture.
