And so they did sanction at NetMundial! http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/04/23/brazil-marcocivil-netmundial2014-senate-approves-bill/
To read and/or give contributions to ongoing debates in NetMundial, http://document.netmundial.br/introduction/ Governments have commented there too. Oona On 23 April 2014 19:57, Salvador A <salvador1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yei! > > That's something that must be replied in many countries. > > Congratulations Brazil. > > > 2014-04-23 17:20 GMT-05:00 Everton Zanella Alvarenga < > everton.alvare...@okfn.org>: > > > Now YES we can celebrate. > > > > > > > http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/04/23/brazil-marcocivil-netmundial2014-senate-approves-bill/ > > > > Cheers! > > > > Tom > > > > > > 2014-03-26 12:05 GMT-07:00 Oona Castro <oonacas...@gmail.com>: > > > > > Fair enough, you're right. There is a long path yet ahead. The > > government > > > is expecting to be able to sanction/sign it during > > > NetMundial<http://netmundial.br/>meeting and has invested a lot on > > > negotiations to make it real. > > > > > > Let's wait and see how far it can go. > > > > > > For those interested in regulation related matters, I'm attaching a > draft > > > version in English made by Raquel Gatto from ISOC Brazil and shared by > > > Carolina Rossini, whom some of you might know. > > > > > > Oona > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 26 March 2014 03:30, Everton Zanella Alvarenga < > > > everton.alvare...@okfn.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Humm.... let's wait until the bill become a *law*. > > > > > > > > This is an important step, but we still need a lot of work here. > > > > > > > > When our access to information law [1] were approved by the chamber > of > > > > deputies, its bill got stuck in the senate for a looong time. It was > > > > really, really hard to have any civil society influence to have it > > > > approved. I didn't believe when I saw it happening - as Spain, Brazil > > was > > > > one of the last big democracies without an access to information law. > > > > > > > > Now we have to analyse the senate situation and *if* it will be > > approved > > > > with the actual configuration. It is possible the bill will have to > > pass > > > on > > > > several commissions and, if any lobbyist find its amable senator, > this > > > bill > > > > can easily get stuck. And we are in the presidential elections year, > > thus > > > > if eveything goes as usual, the law will likely be approved only next > > > year. > > > > And if the presidential situation changes (workers party go out of > the > > > > power, which is be very constrained with the world cup results, as > > > > incredible it can be for a gringo), things can change a lot regarding > > the > > > > actual political scenario. > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > * > > > > https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lei_de_acesso_%C3%A0_informa%C3%A7%C3%A3o* > > < > > > > > > https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lei_de_acesso_%C3%A0_informa%C3%A7%C3%A3o> > > > > > > > > > http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2011-2014/2011/lei/l12527.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > 2014-03-26 2:23 GMT-03:00 Victor Grigas <vgri...@wikimedia.org>: > > > > > > > > > Yahooooo! > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 25, 2014, at 7:11 PM, Oona Castro <oonacas...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello all! > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject is not 100% related to Wikimedia, but definitely > important > > > for > > > > > the > > > > > > future of projects like ours. > > > > > > > > > > > > Marco civil da Internet (the Brazilian internet civil rights > bill) > > > has > > > > > just > > > > > > been approved by the Brazilian > > > > > > Congress< > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://oglobo.globo.com/pais/camara-aprova-marco-civil-da-internet-projeto-segue-para-senado-11984559 > > > > > >. > > > > > > Now the Senate still needs to approve it. > > > > > > > > > > > > The bill has been recently supported > > > > > > < > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.webfoundation.org/2014/03/marco-civil-statement-of-support-from-sir-tim-berners-lee/ > > > > > >by > > > > > > Sir Tim Berners-Lee.[1] > > > > > > > > > > > > Back in 2007, several Brazilian civil society organizations > started > > > to > > > > > > fight against bills which were about to be approved creating a > > penal > > > > law > > > > > > over certain uses of internet. > > > > > > > > > > > > This fight led the Brazilian government to build, together with > > other > > > > > > Brazilian organizations, a request for comment/collaborative > > > > > > platform<http://culturadigital.br/marcocivil/sobre/>[2] for the > > > > > > creation of a civil rights bill for the internet. Contributions > > > > > > were gathered together and a first draft was proposed for another > > > round > > > > > of > > > > > > public comments on 2010. > > > > > > > > > > > > A first draft was negotiated within the government in 2011. A lot > > of > > > > > lobby > > > > > > over the Congress was carried out especially against the articles > > > about > > > > > net > > > > > > neutrality and internet service providers liability (both by > > > > > > telecommunication companies and the intellectual property > > industries, > > > > but > > > > > > mainly the former - they wanted all internet service providers to > > be > > > > > > obliged to remove content under a simple notification claiming > the > > > > > content > > > > > > should be removed. Internet civil rights activists claimed for > the > > > need > > > > > of > > > > > > a justice decision about that). > > > > > > > > > > > > The case of NSA spying > > > > > > Brazil< > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://g1.globo.com/fantastico/noticia/2013/09/nsa-documents-show-united-states-spied-brazilian-oil-giant.html > > > > > >made > > > > > > the government become fonder of the Marco Civil bill, fostering > its > > > > > > approval in the Congress. > > > > > > > > > > > > Since the first draft of the bill, some aspects were lost, but > the > > > bill > > > > > > remains important and mostly beneficial to internet rights in my > > > > opinion. > > > > > > It's been a long process, with lots of threats to this > initiative, > > > but > > > > in > > > > > > the end the balance seems good. Good the the freedom of > expression > > > and > > > > > good > > > > > > for net neutrality. > > > > > > > > > > > > Best regards > > > > > > Oona > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.webfoundation.org/2014/03/marco-civil-statement-of-support-from-sir-tim-berners-lee/ > > > > > > [2] http://culturadigital.br/marcocivil/sobre/ > > > > > > [3] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://g1.globo.com/fantastico/noticia/2013/09/nsa-documents-show-united-states-spied-brazilian-oil-giant.html > > > > > > > > > > > > Other links: > > > > > > a. Research about media piracy - the Brazilian chapter brings the > > > > history > > > > > > of the Marco Civil da Internet by 2010. - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://piracy.americanassembly.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/MPEE-PDF-1.0.4.pdf > > > > > > b. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/01/brazil-legislate-online-civil-rights-snowden > > > > > > c. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/02/19/amendments-to-brazils-bill-of-rights-for-internet-users-jeopardizes-privacy/ > > > > > > d. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/12/brazil-marcocivil-bill-of-rights/ > > > > > > e. https://twitter.com/marcocivil > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > > > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > Unsubscribe: > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > Unsubscribe: > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom) > > > > OKF Brasil - Rede pelo Conhecimento Livre > > > > http://br.okfn.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > > > Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom) > > > Open Knowledge Brasil - Rede pelo Conhecimento Livre > > > http://br.okfn.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > *Salvador Alcántar* > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
