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Computer underground Digest Sun Mar 12, 1995 Volume 7 : Issue 20
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ISSN 1004-042X
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Editors: Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer (TK0JUT2@NIU.BITNET)
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Archivist: Brendan Kehoe
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Semi-retiring Shadow Archivist: Stanton McCandlish
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Correspondent Extra-ordinaire: David Smith
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Shadow-Archivists: Dan Carosone / Paul Southworth
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Ralph Sims / Jyrki Kuoppala
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Ian Dickinson
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Monster Editor: Loch Nesshrdlu
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CONTENTS, #7.20 (Sun, Mar 12, 1995)
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File 1--NPTN 1995 Annual Meeting (fwd)
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File 2--GII Free Expression Letter
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File 3--Cu Digest Header Info (unchanged since 26 Feb, 1995)
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CuD ADMINISTRATIVE, EDITORIAL, AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION APPEARS IN
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THE CONCLUDING FILE AT THE END OF EACH ISSUE.
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Date: Sun, 22 Jan 1995 11:06:37 -0600 (CST)
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From: David Smith <bladex@BGA.COM>
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Subject: File 1--NPTN 1995 Annual Meeting (fwd)
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
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Date--Fri, 20 Jan 1995 14:49:17 -0500 (EST)
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From--Peter F. Harter <pfh@nptn.org>
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<REPOST FREELY AND WIDELY IN ITS ENTIRETY>
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NPTN's Annual Affiliate & Organizing Committee Meeting -- 1995:
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An International Free-Net Community Computing Conference
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MAY 17-20, 1995
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In The Valley of the Sun at Arizona State University,
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Computing Commons Building, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A.
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Sponsored By:
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The National Public Telecomputing Network (NPTN)
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Arizona Telecommunication Community (AzTeC) Computing
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Arizona State Public Information Network (ASPIN)
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1. The Annual Meeting:
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NPTN is proud to announce the preliminary details for the Annual Affiliate
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and Organizing Committee Meeting. AzTeC, NPTN's first Free-Net Affiliate
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in Arizona, is playing host with Arizona State University at their tremendous
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Computing Commons facility. This announcement is preliminary in scope but
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all details of place and time are set. Registration forms and detailed
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travel and entertainment information will be forthcoming.
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The purpose of this announcement is to alert the Free-Net community and its
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friends and interested parties of what promises to be a watershed event.
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1994 was an exciting year for Free-Nets in terms of growth and issues.
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1995 promises to be even more critical as the medium we work and play in
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changes around us.
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Free-Net community computing systems lead the community networking movement;
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however, many issues and potential problems demand comprehensive review and
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discussion. Without a convergence of ideas and thinking, progress and
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future growth will be difficult. Hence the Annual Meeting will be a
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working meeting involving the direct participation of folks from Free-Net
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Affiliates, Organizing Committees, and special guest experts. (Please see
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the call for participation and topic suggestions below.)
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It is not a conference where speakers pontificate about how things can be
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or should be. Instead, the structure and strategy focuses on enlisting the
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creativity, energy, and leadership of members of the Free-Net family
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itself. While the Annual Meeting will be an open meeting (e.g., users,
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companies, institutions, other community computer systems), priority will
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be given to NPTN Affiliates and Organizing Committees.
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Work product and resolution of issues is key; however, fun is in the mix:
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High profile speakers will be featured in the evenings; information
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describing entertainment options will made available so that one can take
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in Arizona before and or after the Annual Meeting.
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New information is integrated into the Annual Meeting: A vendor array area
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will be available for attendees to peruse and sample. Vendors will come
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from a wide variety of nonprofit and commercial areas.
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2. The Preliminary Agenda:
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Since the Annual Meeting focuses on hitting hard issues head on, a structure
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has been devised. This structure aims to provide a robust exchange of
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information and discussion by all in attendance by breaking down issues
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into topic tracks, numbered in no particularly order or importance below.
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These track numbers correspond to the panels and work groups in the
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following proposed agenda. Since it is a proposed agenda, however, it is
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subject to change based upon ideas submitted during the call for
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participation phase (see below).
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Topic Tracks:
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# 1 - Legal
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# 2 - Funding
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# 3 - Content
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# 4 - Management
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# 5 - Technical
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Daily Schedule:
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<PLEASE NOTE: This is a draft agenda and will be modified as suggestions
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are made by participants and attendees so that the Annual Meeting will
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fulfill the interests of Affiliates and Organizing Committees.>
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1995: "Registration & Settling In"
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2-8pm Registration materials, refreshments at the Computing Commons.
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6-10pm Dinner in "Old Town" Tempe: Folks can enjoy the diverse cuisine
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offered in this fine town, engage in "birds of a feather" groups
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at local watering holes, and meet those folks behind the e-mail.
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THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1995: "State of the Network & Opportunities Ahead"
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7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons)
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-- Time to check e-mail at the electronic cafe of free computer
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terminals, to check out the vendor array, to continue some of
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those conversations from last night over some coffee, fresh
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fruit, juice, bagels and other fare.
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8:30-8:40 Welcoming Remarks -- Peter Harter (NPTN), Joe Askins (AzTeC),
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and Skip Brand (ASPIN)
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8:40-9:00 State of the Free-Net Network Address -- Dr. Thomas Grundner
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(NPTN)
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9:00-10:30 Panel I: "Concepts of a Free-Net"
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* Moderator - leads panel through a dialogue and facilitates Q&A
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* Five panelists present and then lead work groups in the
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afternoon.
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# 1 - Competition with private industry.
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# 2 - Fees and types of fee based revenue streams.
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# 3 - Local Content: Local people and institutions using and
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developing Local information resources to fulfill Local
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information needs under Local governance and
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participation.
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# 4 - Defining a Free-Net that is manageable and
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sustainable.
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# 5 - The Rural Information Network: Advances in hardware,
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software and communications technologies that make
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starting and operating a Free-Net easier and more
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effective.
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10:30-11:00 Refreshment Break (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons)
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11:00-12:30 Panel II: "Laws and Liabilities of Electronic Communities"
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* Moderator --
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* Five panelists --
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# 1 - Insurance issues, needs, and packages.
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# 2 - Advertising / Information Providers.
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# 3 - Copyright Infringement.
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# 4 - Acceptable Use Policies and User Registration Contracts.
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# 5 - Security Issues and Contingency Plans.
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12:30-1:30 Boxed Lunch (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons) Take your
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lunch with you to enjoy the breezes along the walks lined with
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palm trees or up to the plaza gazing over campus to relax and
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take in the sunshine.
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1:30-3:00 Panel I Work Groups: Break out into discussion groups led by
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topic track panelists; policy development and production of
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summary reports.
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3:00-3:30 Refreshment Break (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons)
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3:30-5:00 Panel II Work Groups: Break out into discussion groups led by
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topic track panelists; policy development and production of
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summary reports.
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5:00-6:00 Break: Visit the electronic cafe to do e-mail, the vendor array
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in the Kaleidoscope Room, talk a walk around campus and town,
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help your work group chair put together his summary report and
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submit it electronically, or take a swim at your hotel.
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6:00-7:00 Happy Hour
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7:00-9:00 Banquet Dinner & Pizzazz Speaker either live or via CU-See-Me
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with Q&A.
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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1995
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7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons)
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-- Time to check e-mail at the electronic cafe of free computer
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terminals, to check out the vendor array, to continue some of
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those conversations from last night over some coffee, fresh
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fruit, juice, bagels and other fare.
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8:30-9:00 International Issues in Community Computing -- TBA
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9:00-10:30 Panel III: "Economics & Sustainability Structures"
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* Moderator --
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* Five panelists --
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# 1 - 501(c)(3): Revenue Streams and Funding Sources.
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# 2 - New Business Model for Free-Nets.
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# 3 - Content as a revenue stream.
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# 4 - Financial planning and purchasing strategies.
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# 5 - Configuration and scaling up to meet demand: scalable
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dialup versus network access.
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10:30-11:00 Refreshment Break (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons)
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11:00-12:30 Panel IV: "Global Gateway: Paths Forward"
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* Moderator --
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* Five panelists --
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# 1 - Transborder, regional, and cross-industry Partnerships
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or
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Access Issues As Seen From Afar
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# 2 - NTIA's TIIAP 1995 and other grants in building the GII
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# 3 - WWW and linking Tempe to Timbuktu
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# 4 - Agile Business Practices in an international medium
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# 5 - Platform and system standardization? Solutions toward
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seamless operation of a decentralized network of
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disparate community computer systems.
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12:30-1:30 Boxed Lunch (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons) Take your
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lunch with you to enjoy the breezes along the walks lined with
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palm trees or up to the plaza gazing over campus to relax and
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take in the sunshine.
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1:30-3:00 Panel III Work Groups: Break out into discussion groups led by
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topic track panelists; policy development and production of
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summary reports.
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3:00-3:30 Refreshment Break (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons)
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3:30-5:00 Panel IV Work Groups: Break out into discussion groups led by
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topic track panelists; policy development and production of
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summary reports.
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5:00-6:00 Break: Visit the electronic cafe to do e-mail, the vendor array
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in the Kaleidoscope Room, talk a walk around campus and town,
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help your work group chair put together his summary report and
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submit it electronically, or take a swim at your hotel.
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6:00-7:00 Happy Hour
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7:00-9:00 Banquet Dinner & Pizzazz Speaker either live or via CU-See-Me
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with Q&A.
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SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1995
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** This day is for NPTN Affiliates and Organizing Committees only. **
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8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast (Computer Commons)
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8:30-11:00 Affiliate Council Meeting: Making an underutilized resource
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productive and how NPTN can better support its work.
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10:00 Refreshments
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11:00-1:30 Board of Trustees Meeting
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12:00 Boxed lunches
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1:30 --- Golf, touring, dinner in Phoenix for birds of a feather....
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Call for Participation:
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Since this meeting is for the members of the Free-Net family, participation
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is integral to the Annual Meeting. Participation entails speaking on a
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panel and then leading and chairing the corresponding work group in the
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afternoon that same day. Preparation would not be lengthy as one's panel
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remarks will only be fifteen minutes in length. The substance of one's
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thoughts will come out during the Q&A sessions following each panel and
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during the intensive work groups in the afternoon which will produce an
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electronic summary of their conclusions that will be published in an Annual
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Meeting report. Interested parties should submit a topic and brief
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explanation of why they are interested in speaking to NPTN, care of
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<cfp@nptn.org> -- the "call for participation" mailbox. Participants will
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be selected and finalized by May 1, 1995.
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All panel discussion and work group break out rooms are equipped with
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computers, audio-visual equipment, white boards, and other tools. Special
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requests for equipment and or setup will be answered and accommodated as
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best can be done.
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Registration Information:
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Quality and attendee satisfaction is a high priority: From complimentary
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telephone debit cards, to guest Internet accounts, to computer terminal and
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printer use privileges, to a highly results driven agenda, the Annual
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Meeting aims to fulfill people's interests and needs during their stay in
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Tempe. The Annual Meeting fee goes toward defraying food, facilities, and
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materials costs. NPTN, AzTec, and ASPIN have budgeted the event at an
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at-cost rate so that none of us loses our shirts:
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For NPTN Affiliates & Organizing Committees:
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PRE-REGISTRATION (BEFORE April 15, 1995) - $150.00 U.S.
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LATE REGISTRATION (AFTER April 15, 1995) - $200.00 U.S.
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For All Others:
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PRE-REGISTRATION (BEFORE April 15, 1995) - $200.00 U.S.
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LATE REGISTRATION (AFTER April 15, 1995) - $250.00 U.S.
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Accommodations & Transportation:
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Since Arizona State University resides in a "college town" hotels,
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restaurants, bars, shops and various points of interest are all within a
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few minutes walk of the campus and the Computing Commons building. Three
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hotels have been selected for their rates and proximity to campus. Special
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rates have been negotiated; however, earlier reservations are necessary in
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order to guarantee the low Annual Meeting rate. Most provide for a free
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shuttle from the Phoenix International Airport -- a commercial shuttle is
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also available for a nominal fee. Hence, renting a car for the duration of
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the Annual Meeting is unnecessary. However, in making plans to travel to
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Tempe, one can certainly rent a car to see some of the sights nearby before
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and or after the Meeting. (More tourism information will be made available
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soon.) It is recommended that one make airline reservations earlier so as
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to take advantage of discounts.
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A detailed listing of hotels, pricing, and contact information will be made
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available to those that inquire to <amq@nptn.org> -- "annual meeting
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questions" e-mail address.
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It is recommended that individuals considering attending make their hotel
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reservations in advance as hotel space in May in Tempe, AZ, can be at a
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premium due to other conferences and events. From our surveying of hotels
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it is recommended that folks make their hotel arrangements before March 10,
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1995.
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GENERAL QUESTIONS:
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General conference questions can be directed to <amq@nptn.org> -- "annual
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meeting questions".
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MORE INFORMATION COMING!!!
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This material and additional details will become available on NPTN's Web
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site <http://www.nptn.org/> after Feb. 1, 1995. Further updates and
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details can be had at NPTN's ftp site and by e-mail and by snailmail after
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Feb. 1st.
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END.
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*****
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Peter F. Harter, Executive Director & General Counsel
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The National Public Telecomputing Network (NPTN)
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Offices: 30680 Bainbridge Road, Solon, Ohio 44139-2268 U.S.A.
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U.S. Mail: P.O. Box 1987, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-0187 U.S.A.
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E-mail: pfh@nptn.org Voice: 216/498-4050 Fax: 216/498-4051
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Free-Net is a service mark of NPTN registered in the U.S. and other
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countries.
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Date: 17 Feb 1995 14:15:16 -0500
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From: "Dave Banisar" <banisar@EPIC.ORG>
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Subject: File 2--GII Free Expression Letter
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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
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For Immediate Release
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For Further Information, Please Contact:
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Ann Beeson phone: 212-972-8400 x258
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e-mail: beesona@hrw.org
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Gara LaMarche phone: 212-972-8400 x207
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e-mail: lamarcg@hrw.org
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Marc Rotenberg phone: 202-544-9240
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e-mail: rotenberg@epic.org
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HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES GROUPS URGE GORE
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TO PROTECT FREE EXPRESSION ON INFO-HIGHWAY
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February 16, 1995 -- A coalition of leading human rights and
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civil liberties groups today urged Vice President Al Gore to
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carry the banner of free speech to Brussels where the G-7
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will meet next week to discuss the future of the global
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information infrastructure (GII). The coalition alleges
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that the current U.S. agenda for the GII is incomplete
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because it fails to include core free expression principles.
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The Clinton Administration has stated that it wants to
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achieve support from the G-7 for five basic principles for
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building the GII: encouraging private investment; promoting
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competition; creating a flexible regulatory environment;
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providing open access to networks and services for providers
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and users; and ensuring universal service. The
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Administration gave a detailed description of these
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principles in a document released yesterday entitled "The
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Global Information Infrastructure: Agenda for Cooperation."
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The coalition asks the U.S. to add a "sixth principle" for
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adoption at next week's G-7 gathering that "explicitly
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recognizes a commitment to protect and promote the free
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exchange of information and ideas on the GII." The letter
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(a copy of which is attached) recommends that the Clinton
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Administration:
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-protect against censorship and promote diverse ideas and
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viewpoints on the GII.
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-support broad access to the GII by people of all
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nations.
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-promote strong information privacy rights on the GII.
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The group points to the inevitable impact the GII will have
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on social, political, and economic life. If properly
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designed, the GII will "motivate citizens to become more
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involved in decisionmaking at local and global levels as
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they organize, debate, and share information unrestricted by
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geographic distances or national borders."
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The letter was signed by Human Rights Watch, Electronic
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Privacy Information Center, American Civil Liberties Union,
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American Library Association, Article 19, Center for
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Democracy and Technology, Electronic Frontier Foundation,
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People for the American Way, and Privacy International.
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February 16, 1995
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The Honorable Al Gore
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Vice President of the United States
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S212 Capitol Building
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Washington, D.C. 20510
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Dear Mr. Vice President:
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We understand that you will be addressing the G-7
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Ministerial Conference on the Information Society, which
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takes place in Brussels February 25-26, 1995. The
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undersigned represent leading human rights and civil
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liberties organizations dedicated to promoting free
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expression in the new information age. We write today to
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ask you to urge the G-7 ministers to adhere to international
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free expression principles in any international agreement
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regarding the development, content, control and deployment
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of the global information infrastructure (GII).
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Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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proclaims:
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*Everyone has the right . . . to seek, receive and impart
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information and ideas through any media and regardless of
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frontiers.*
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Since the Universal Declaration was adopted in 1948, the
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ability of individuals to exercise their free expression
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rights has been transformed by technological advances.
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Today, interactive communications technologies provide an
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opportunity to reinvigorate Article 19 by empowering
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citizens to seek, receive and impart information and ideas
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instantaneously, across the globe.
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The GII can motivate citizens to become more involved in
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decisionmaking at local and global levels as they organize,
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debate, and share information unrestricted by geographic
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distances or national borders. Increased citizen awareness
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and involvement will contribute to the spread of democratic
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values. In particular, the GII has the potential to:
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* permit individuals with common interests to
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organize themselves in forums to debate public policy
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issues.
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* provide instant access to a wide range of
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information.
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* increase citizen oversight of government affairs.
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* decentralize political decisionmaking.
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* empower users to become active producers of
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information rather than passive consumers.
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Already, existing online networks empower citizens
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worldwide. Individuals in war-torn countries have used the
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Internet and other online networks to report human rights
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abuses quickly to the outside world. When traditional means
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of communication broke down and the war in Sarajevo made it
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impossible for civilians to leave their homes without
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risking their lives, many citizens used online technology to
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communicate with family members, the international press,
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and humanitarian relief agencies. People from across the
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globe are communicating online to fight censorship,
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scrutinize government, and exchange information and
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strategies on an endless array of subjects.
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However, the GII's inevitable impact on social, political, and
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economic life presents risks as well as opportunities.
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Although the extraordinary potential for a GII has been
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suggested by existing online communications networks, the
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present online community is still quite limited. Only
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countries with a sophisticated telecommunications
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infrastructure are able to take advantage of online
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technology. While the Internet has reached more than 150
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countries, two-thirds of the Internet host computers are in
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the U.S., and the 15 countries with the most Internet hosts
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account for 96% of all Internet hosts worldwide. As a recent
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report noted, "the Internet's diffusion appears to be
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inversely related to the occurrence of humanitarian crises --
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it is precisely those nations that lack a strong presence on
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the Net where wars, famines and dictators abound."
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Even in countries with advanced telecommunications
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infrastructures, only persons with access to equipment and
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training can take advantage of new information resources.
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General illiteracy remains the primary obstacle to computer
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literacy. And while the GII may foster an unprecedented
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sharing of cultural traditions, current users of online
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technology are primarily American, affluent, white, and
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male.
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Finally, some governments have inhibited online expression
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through limitations on the use of encryption technology,
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restrictive access practices, and content liability laws.
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Just as authoritarian governments control other forms of
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media, governments may restrict access to the GII out of fear
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that citizens will use it to undermine government authority.
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In India, exorbitant licensing fees operate to exclude many
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people from online services, and an archaic telegraph law
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requires online carriers to ensure that no obscene or
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objectionable messages are carried on their networks. In
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Singapore, users of Teleview, the government's sophisticated
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public interactive information system, must agree not to use
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the service to send "any message which is offensive on moral,
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religious, communal, or political grounds." Even the United
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States has continued to impose restrictions on the free flow
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of technologies designed to provide users with greater privacy
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and to foster freedom of communication.
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The undersigned organizations have reviewed "The Global
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Information Infrastructure: Agenda for Cooperation." We
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understand that the U.S. hopes to achieve support among G-7
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countries for five core principles as the basis for a global
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information infrastructure: encouraging private investment;
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promoting competition; creating a flexible regulatory
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framework; providing open access to the network for all
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information service providers; and ensuring universal
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service. We recognize the importance of these principles in
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providing a foundation for a GII and applaud the
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administration's support of universal service. However, we
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believe that the administration has failed to address some
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core free expression principles. Absent consideration of
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these principles, the current U.S. position on the future of
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the GII is incomplete.
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To reduce the risks of the GII and to maximize its potential
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to promote democracy, the GII must adopt and expand upon
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international standards of free expression. The following
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international rights and freedoms are of particular
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relevance to online activity:
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
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* Article 19: "Everyone has the right to freedom
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of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to
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hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and
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impart information and ideas through any media and
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regardless of frontiers."
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* Article 7: "All are equal before the law and are
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entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of
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the law."
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* Article 12: "No one shall be subjected to
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arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or
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correspondence."
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* Article 18: "Everyone has the right to freedom
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of thought, conscience and religion."
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* Article 20: "Everyone has the right to freedom
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of peaceful assembly and association."
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* Article 21: "Everyone has the right to take part
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in the government of his country."
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* Article 27: "Everyone has the right freely to
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participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy
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the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its
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benefits."
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The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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(ICCPR)
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* Article 19: The right "to hold opinions without
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interference" and "to seek, receive and impart information
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and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers . . .
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through any media."
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* Article 17: Freedom from "arbitrary or unlawful
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interference with privacy, family, home or correspondence."
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* Article 18: "Freedom of thought, conscience and
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religion."
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* Article 21: "The right of peaceful assembly."
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* Article 22: "The right to freedom of association
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with others."
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* Article 25: The right "to take part in the
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conduct of public affairs."
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* Article 26: "All persons are equal before the
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law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal
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protection of the law. . . . [T]he law shall prohibit any
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discrimination and guarantee to all persons equal and
|
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effective protection against discrimination on any ground
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such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or
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other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or
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other status."
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All of the G-7 members, including the United States, are
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parties to the ICCPR. The International Covenant on
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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the American
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Convention on Human Rights, the European Convention for the
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Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and the
|
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights also contain
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important free expression standards which should be
|
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considered in developing the GII.
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In the strong tradition of free speech protection under the
|
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First Amendment of the United States Constitution, the U.S.
|
|
should advocate for the universal application of two
|
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important free expression principles not yet codified in
|
|
international law. First, the U.S. should advocate for an
|
|
explicit prohibition against prior censorship. Second, the
|
|
U.S. should promote an explicit prohibition against
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restrictions of free expression by indirect methods such as
|
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the abuse of government or private controls over newsprint,
|
|
radio broadcasting frequencies, or equipment used in the
|
|
dissemination of information, or by any other means tending
|
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to impede the communication and circulation of ideas and
|
|
opinions.
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Recommendations:
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The undersigned organizations have identified three
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principal areas of concern regarding free expression and the
|
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GII: content regulation, access, and information privacy.
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We recommend the following guidelines to address those
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concerns.
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Content Issues
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Recognizing the mandates of Articles 7, 18, 19, and 20 of
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the UDHR, and Articles 18, 19, 21, 22, and 26 of the ICCPR,
|
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we call on the Clinton Administration to protect the free
|
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exchange of information and ideas on the GII.
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* Prior censorship of online communications should
|
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be expressly prohibited on the GII.
|
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* Any restrictions of online speech content should
|
|
be clearly stated in the law and should be limited to direct
|
|
and immediate incitement of acts of violence.
|
|
* Laws that restrict online speech content should
|
|
distinguish between the liability of content providers and
|
|
the liability of data carriers.
|
|
* Online free expression should not be restricted
|
|
by indirect means such as the abuse of government or private
|
|
controls over computer hardware or software,
|
|
telecommunications infrastructure, or other equipment
|
|
essential to the operation of the GII.
|
|
* The GII should promote noncommercial public
|
|
discourse.
|
|
* The right of anonymity should be preserved on the
|
|
GII.
|
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* The GII should promote the wide dissemination of
|
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diverse ideas and viewpoints from a wide variety of
|
|
information sources.
|
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* The GII should enable individuals to organize and
|
|
form online associations freely and without interference.
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Access Issues
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Recognizing the mandates of Articles 7, 19, 20, 21, and 27
|
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of the UDHR, and Articles 19, 21, 22, 25, and 26 of the
|
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ICCPR, we call on the Clinton Administration to support
|
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broad access by individuals and groups to the GII
|
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development process, to online training, and to the GII
|
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itself.
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* Governments should provide full disclosure of
|
|
information infrastructure development plans and should
|
|
encourage democratic participation in all aspects of the
|
|
development process.
|
|
* The GII development process should not exclude
|
|
citizens from countries that are currently unstable
|
|
economically, have insufficient infrastructure, or lack
|
|
sophisticated technology.
|
|
* The GII should provide nondiscriminatory access
|
|
to online technology.
|
|
* To guarantee a full range of viewpoints, the GII
|
|
should provide access to a diversity of information
|
|
providers, including noncommercial educational, artistic,
|
|
and other public interest service providers.
|
|
* The GII should provide two-way communication and
|
|
should enable individuals to publish their own information
|
|
and ideas.
|
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* To protect diversity of access, the GII should
|
|
have open and interoperable standards.
|
|
* Deployment of the GII should not have the purpose
|
|
or effect of discriminating on the basis of race, colour,
|
|
sex, language, religion, political or other opinion,
|
|
national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
|
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* The GII should encourage citizens to take an
|
|
active role in public affairs by providing access to
|
|
government information.
|
|
* Governments should encourage widespread use of
|
|
the GII and should strive to provide adequate training.
|
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Information Privacy
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Recognizing the mandates of Article 12 of the UDHR and
|
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Article 17 of the ICCPR, we call on the Clinton
|
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Administration to promote strong information privacy rights
|
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on the GII. Online communications are particularly
|
|
susceptible to unauthorized scrutiny. Encryption technology
|
|
is needed to ensure that individuals and groups may
|
|
communicate without fear of eavesdropping. Lack of
|
|
information privacy would inhibit online speech and
|
|
unnecessarily limit the diversity of voices on the GII.
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* Governments should ensure enforceable legal
|
|
protections against unauthorized scrutiny and use by private
|
|
or public entities of personal information on the GII.
|
|
* Personal information generated on the GII for one
|
|
purpose should not be used for an unrelated purpose or
|
|
disclosed without the person's informed consent.
|
|
* Individuals should be able to review personal
|
|
information on the GII and to correct inaccurate
|
|
information.
|
|
* The GII should provide privacy measures for
|
|
transactional information as well as content.
|
|
* The Clinton Administration should oppose controls
|
|
on the export and import of communications technologies,
|
|
including encryption.
|
|
|
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* Users of the GII should be able to encrypt their
|
|
communications and information without restriction.
|
|
* Governments should be permitted to conduct
|
|
investigations on the GII pursuant only to lawful authority
|
|
and subject to judicial review.
|
|
|
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The G-7 Ministerial Conference on the Information Society
|
|
will focus international attention on the development of the
|
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global information infrastructure. We encourage the Clinton
|
|
Administration to use this opportunity not simply to promote
|
|
free expression values in principle, but to secure these
|
|
values through specific decisions regarding the development,
|
|
content, control and deployment of the GII. We request that
|
|
the U.S. add a "sixth principle" for adoption by the G-7
|
|
gathering that explicitly recognizes a commitment to protect
|
|
and promote the free exchange of ideas and information on the
|
|
GII. The U.S. is seen as the world's champion of the
|
|
fundamental right of free expression, and it should continue
|
|
to carry the free speech banner as it shapes the development
|
|
of the GII.
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Sincerely,
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Gara LaMarche, Director
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Ann Beeson, Bradford Wiley Fellow
|
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Free Expression Project
|
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Human Rights Watch
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|
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Marc Rotenberg
|
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Executive Director
|
|
Electronic Privacy Information Center
|
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|
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Ira Glasser
|
|
Executive Director
|
|
American Civil Liberties Union
|
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|
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Judith F. Krug
|
|
Director, Office for Intellectual Freedom
|
|
American Library Association
|
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|
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Sandy Coliver
|
|
Law Program Director
|
|
Article 19 International Centre Against Censorship
|
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|
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Jerry Berman
|
|
Executive Director
|
|
Center for Democracy and Technology
|
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|
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Andrew Taubman
|
|
Executive Director
|
|
Electronic Frontier Foundation
|
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|
|
Arthur J. Kropp
|
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President
|
|
People for the American Way
|
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|
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Simon Davies
|
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Director General
|
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Privacy International
|
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cc: The Honorable Ronald Brown
|
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United States Secretary of Commerce
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___________________________________________________________________
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David Banisar (Banisar@epic.org) * 202-544-9240 (tel)
|
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Electronic Privacy Information Center * 202-547-5482 (fax)
|
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666 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, Suite 301 * ftp/gopher/wais cpsr.org
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Washington, DC 20003 * HTTP://epic.digicash.com/epic
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