A call for respect and fullfilling of the rights of citizens and artists in the digital era
Posted on | November 15, 2009 | No Comments
During the last years, innumerous organisations, activists, researchers and others savvy of the Internet have been fighting to create awareness of the importance of retaining net neutrality in the online sphere, where a myriad of commercial interests are using every possible means to gain dominance.
Yet another large-scale initiative of advocacy is now taking place in a joint effort to gain the necessary attention to this highly important matter. As also presented in the latest digest from the Nettime mailinglist, a “Charter for Innovation, Creativity and Access to Knowledge” has now been launched, shaped at ao. the First International Forum on Free Culture and Access to Knowledge gathering that took place October 29 to November 1 this year in Barcelona.
“A broad coalition from over 20 countries, of hundreds of thousands of citizens, users, consumers, organizations, artists, hackers, members of the free culture movement, economists, lawyers, teachers, students, researchers, scientists, activists, workers, unemployed, entrepreneurs, creators has come together to campaign and organise for respect and the fullfilling of the rights of citizens and artists in the digital era,” writes Mayo Fuster of European University Institute in his Nettime email.
Watch the brief charter viral video:
The charter can be downloaded here (pdf-format) – and more about the project in general can be read at the official website.
Tags: citizens rights > FCforum > Net neutrality > Nettime > web access
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