Post 265. Has Italy ever been liberated?
On previous occasions this blog has launched various successful campaigns against the Levi/Prodi Law and against the D'Alia Law. This time, however, I absolutely refuse. Let them approve whatever laws they want. They alone will pay the price. Indeed, I urge Berlusconi/Bersani to be even more daring and to lay down the law once and for all, gravely and shut down the Internet totally. I am sick and tired of getting into monthly arguments with a bunch of Internet idiots, because then I would also look like an idiot. Therefore, go ahead, shut down, filter, black-out, hack, do whatever the hell you want. You are the ones that will have to bear the consequences, because shutting down the last avenue of democratic debate is a very high-risk strategy indeed. The pressure cooker may just explode sooner rather than later.
This Blog will, in any event, remain indifferent to the law against the Web. This Blog will continue to operate for as long as it remains possible for me to do so. This is not an act of civil disobedience. In order for there to be disobedience, there must also be certain Authorities with a legitimate right to exercise public power and in this Parliament, which consists of a bunch of convicted criminals, inhabitants of gifted houses, and servants nominated by the political parties rather than by the Country’s citizens, I see none of the necessary prerequisites for Authority. The only possible response is public indifference. Not civil disobedience, but blatant indifference from people who are fully prepared to bear the consequences. So go ahead, introduce 100 laws per month to shut down the Web. I certainly won’t apply them and if the millions of Italians that use the Web as a means of communicating do the same, then all your laws will become nothing more than mere toilet paper.
Regulations governing telephone, data communications and environmental surveillance. Article 18 supplements the press regulations by including «online sites» amongst the media that is subject to the 48-hour correction requirement.
The initial draft appeared to introduce certain registration requirements for anyone producing video clips and other material posted directly on the Internet, even on a non-professional basis.
Against anyone instigating the commission of a crime against public safety, or who makes apology for any such crime, with aggravating circumstances in the case when telephones or computer systems are used to commit the crime (internet and social networks).
A surcharge is applied on all digital media
(the so-called "equitable compensation”) to cover publishing rights.
Extends the applicability of the defamation provisions of the Press Law (47/1948) to also include “Internet sites of an editorial nature”.
Guarantees that information regarding previous criminal convictions can no longer be directly accessed by just anyone.
Prohibits the anonymous posting of information on the Web.
Prohibits the use of the Internet to commit crimes of opinion, such as making apology for a crime or instigating the commission of a crime.
Seeks to limit digital piracy by legislating the establishment of a “national computerised file-sharing platform”. Providers obliged to report utilisation by users.
Provides vague definitions for the terms “editorial products” and “editorial activities”, which would appear to imply that blogs and amateur sites would also be required to be recognised and registered with the Roc.
Identification of anyone using public Internet access and archiving of Internet browsing data.
Aimed mainly at the public funding of film and sporting enterprises, it introduces certain penalties for the systematic online pirating of music and films by websites or file-sharing systems.
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