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Date: 1999-09-10
GILC gegen Filter/plaene der Industrie-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- GILC gegen Filter/pläne der Industrie 19 internationale Organisationen, alle Mitglieder der Global Internet Liberty Campaign, haben den Bertels/männern & anderen, die großer Köpfe sind, erklärt, warum die Content Rating & Filterpläne 1 gefährlicher Blödsinn sind. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Internet free speech groups from across the world released a statement warning that adoption of a global "voluntary" Internet rating and filtering scheme could suppress the free flow of information and facilitate governmental censorship. Nineteen organizations from the Global Internet Liberty Campaign (GILC), an international coalition of cyber-liberties and human rights groups, submitted the statement at the Internet Content Summit in Munich this week, where 300 Net industry executives, government officials, legal scholars, and consumer advocates are joining to discuss proposals to regulate material online. Over the past nine months, the Bertelsmann Foundation, a German think tank associated with the media giant, has collaborated with representatives from government, industry, law enforcement, and non- governmental organizations to devise policies to control objectionable material online. The Bertelsmann Foundation, which organized the conference, is presenting a memorandum that outlines a range of resolutions for self-regulation of the Internet. A key proposal centers upon the creation of an international rating system that will enable Web site operators to "voluntarily" rate their sites and filtering software to block "inappropriate" content accordingly. Free speech advocates argue that filtering mechanisms will have a chilling effect on free expression and may undermine the democratic nature of the Internet. Cyber-liberties groups claim that the widespread adoption of such technology would make it easier for governments to mandate the use of filtering software and impose civil or criminal penalties for "mis-rating." GILC members warn in the statement, "When closely scrutinized, these should be viewed more realistically as fundamental architectural changes that may, in fact, facilitate the suppression of speech far more effectively than national laws alone ever could." The GILC letter emphasizes that numerous undesirable effects are likely to follow the implementation of rating and filtering software. It contends that the adoption of such mechanisms "may prevent individuals from discussing controversial or unpopular topics, impose burdensome compliance costs on speakers, distort the fundamental cultural diversity of the Internet, enable invisible 'upstream' filtering, and eventually create a homogenized Internet dominated by large commercial interests." The full text of the GILC member statement is available at: http://www.gilc.org/speech/ratings/gilc-munich.html -.- -.-. --.- Jetzt erst recht! 1000 Sonnen - das Musical zur Wahl heiter, sauber, ordentlich DrezninMusik MoechelBuch PoschRegie Premiere 10. September http://1000Sonnen.heimatseite.com/ -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 1999-09-10 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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