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Me and ITbefore
Italian
Left handed
Libra
Devil is in the details (paranoid)
Curious
Enthusiast
after Global
Left handed AND right handed
Libra
God is in the details (paranoia is a virtue)
Frustrated
Enthusiast and law professional
Overview
How do laws regarding IT are created? A quick case study
Do people have a role in the law making regarding IT?
A quick overview about something that is happening right now
Case study: how a technology-related law is
bornSoftware protection: zeitgeist
1964: first time ever copyright protection granted for software (US Copyright office)
1968: first time ever hardware and software had to be sold separately (USA Anti Trust lawsuit against IBM)
1969: fist law ever to mention software: France, denies patent protection applies but does not say what protection
1980: personal computers, end users licenses: Copyright protection for software becomes law in USA
1994: TRIPS Agreements: copyright protection has to apply to software
A simple way to put it
Crucial factor: what people in the business do and how they react
sometimes matters
Law and technology: watchdog
Child pornography
Copyright
Freedom of expression
Privacy
Computer crimes/ computer related crimes
Consumer’s rights
Net neutrality/ right to access
Three pointsCrime repression: need to increase
international cooperation to catch criminals -> governments have self evident problems to put a law in force
Filtering content is not effective: the only way is to put down the Internet for a whole Nation
Right to expression and Internet: a new human right?
Freedom to expressionFreedom of opinion
Freedom of media
Freedom to be informed(European Convention Human Rights, at. 10, Carter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, art. 11)
Fight and prevention of crime
The Iran effect:history in the making?
12 june: elections. Population angst spreads against the results of elections deemed to be fake.
13 june: content in Iran becomes more filtered than before (notably video and emails and most form of interactive communication)
16 june: The US government asked Twitter to delay maintenance plans in order to allow Iranians to communicate while their government banned other media following elections
Now: people setting proxies to allow Iranian people to go on using Internet. Foreign governments and UN are officially staying out of the situation.
Proxies
Source: www.renesys.com
Proxies
Source: www.renesys.com
Much to do about noting!
Software and tools are used to communicate in Iran and from Iran to the rest of the world -> more effective than traditional media
Many governments use filters for political purposeas: Guatemala, Moldavia, Burma, Saudi Arabia, China etc.
Note that filtering sysyems are common in western countries too (libraries in USA, child pornography in northern europe and Italy, policies on the workplace etc)
Governments are for the moment avoiding a role in Iran situation but a private company has been asked to delay maintenance: crucial role. Is this influence over a state sovereignty?
Google and Youtube: public advocacy
Users: public advocacy
Tools are from USA, the company is private and subject to US law BUT anyone can change API and use technology as od their needs: code is the law.
Open questions towards a worldwide free web
Peace keeping – peace building: freedom to access to the web and right to information has been deemed in principle as one of the main elements of an established democracy.
Giving access to filtered/censored states: three critical points. 1. State sovereignity 2. the chilling effect 3. crime repression and filtering
Something new may come: people are acknowledging the right to self determination to other people
futureProtect free access at least as free press,
promote an international agreement that will deem filters and censorship as a violation of human rights
