‘To join REFF you need to break the law!’
p2pnet news view Politics | Freedom | P2P:- Scambioetico is the Italian movement for the decriminalization of P2P and the defense of net neutrality, a part of the European Coalition Opennet, and REFF, explains Scambioetico press officer Gianfranco in an email to a2f2a.com co-founder Billy Bragg.
Under REFF, “artists, writers, musicians, designers, architects and creatives can submit their works, as long as they are created by remixing, mashing up, cutting-up, recontextualizing, squatting, morphing one or more ‘objects’ that are subject to copyright/patent restrictions,” says the site, noting in bold type:
“Yes, to join REFF you need to break the law!”
After saying he was glad to see a2f2a.com go online, Gianfranco brings up the recent French debacle under which Nicolas ‘3 Strikes’ Sarkozy demonstrated his overwhelming commitment to Hollywood and the Big 4 record labels , and his “extreme contempt for the people who elected him,” as p2pnet put it recently, going on »»»
France’s parliament … gave its final approval to the Three Strikes bill created principally by the entertainment industry, with the software and gaming houses in the wings.
It gives the cartels the power have anyone they accuse of being an illegal downloader taken offline without proof of wrong-doing.
Touted relentlessly by FNAC retail chain boss Denis Oliviennes, president Nicolas Sarkozy (right) and his wife, corporate-backed singer Carla Bruni, the HADOPI anti-piracy law, “was adopted in May after a stormy parliament battle, but was blocked in June by France’s top legal authority,” says France 24.
“The new bill shifts the final decision on cutting off web users away from the state agency to the courts,” says, going on:
“On the third strike, a judge would hand down an Internet ban or — as was possible under existing but rarely applied legislation — impose a fine of up to 300,000 euros (415,000 dollars) or a two-year jail sentence.
“Account holders found guilty of ‘negligence’ for allowing a third party to pirate music or films using their web connection, would risk a 1,500-euro fine and a month-long suspension.”
Scambioetico says it’s focusing attention on the HADOPI law, as well as the Telecoms Package amendment 138 of which p2pnet’s Ottawa Gal posted in May:
“Over in Europe, ‘The debates on the Telecoms Package, thanks to a remarkable citizen mobilization, led to an extremely strong recognition of the access to internet as a fundamental right with the re-adoption of amendment 138/46 in second reading by a qualified majority.’ http://www.laquadrature.net/en/amendment-138-46-adopted-again.”
Now, with both HADOPI and the Telecoms debate in mind, REFF and Scambioetico have launched Creatives for Net Neutrality – Creatives 4NN, which states »»»
We strongly believe in the creativity of the people, as we know that the Network has given us a unique opportunity to develop and express ourselves. Do not let the social and cultural emancipation be held hostages bythe profit, become an active part and show that we want to be leaders of our future.
With this initiative we invite those who care about net neutrality to create songs, videos, banners, plotting, poetry and comic strips on one of the most themes to choose between net neutrality … Amendment 138 of the Telecoms Package and the Legalization of P2P without any commercial purpose, in order to launch an international campaign to bring to European Citizens attention on the importance of these issues for the future of the Net
“And now, upload your work 
” – it says.
Go for it. And stay tuned.
Jon Newton – p2pnet / a2f2a.com
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
p2pnet – France okays Three Strikes censorship bill, September 23, 2009
France 24 -France approves ban for illegal downloaders, September 23, 2009
Ottawa Gal – Telus and Bell v wholesale customers, May 7, 2009
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October 29th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Incidentally, how rapidly are these three balls thrown at the poor batsman?
Given they’re accusations they don’t need time to collect any evidence, so as with Dorothy saying “There’s no place like home”, all the cartel need to say is “J’accuse! J’accuse! J’accuse!” and voom! “No Internet for you, sucker! And what’s more, given you’re now indicted for IP theft we can confiscate your file-sharing equipment and seize your assets. Hah!”
Or is there a minimum 6 month grace period between accusations?
October 29th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Huh? Even more cnfusing than usual Crosbie
October 29th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
I thought it was pretty clear.
And onother issue :
Let’s say company A accuses you of dl an album. Does that count as one accusation for the album or one acusation per song, or an accusation per copyrights holder.
Remember each song can have several copyright holders.
October 29th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
“Does that count as one accusation for the album…”
Well, you can be sure they won’t be confusing the issue with facts on such things.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:56 am
I see this very related to Canadian Telecom and what some consumer groups had to say.
Interesting article. Gives me idea’s.