Nice initiative, Bibek. The article on slashdot has really been helpful in getting others' opinion on the matter.
I just happened to go through the comments posted in the slashdot article. Well, many people feel that the digital rights should not have a separate clause and should be a part of the basic human rights. We just need to broaden the applicability of the constitution's article and clauses. Only in case, when some of the rights that we want to ensure does not apply to other mediums, we got to be specific. And, they are true in saying that being very very specific can result in so many loopholes. And, moreover constitution has to be concise. I guess so many people can't be wrong..So, lets organize our documents in a way that they get merged with the fundamental rights that we have. Regards, Jitendra On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Abhudaya Sagar <[email protected]>wrote: > > wow cool > > right of bloggers to access public information, attend public events > with the same rights as > mainstream media > > mailing list mai chal phal garu na > > > On 6/13/09, Bibek Paudel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, if you're not interested to discuss it here in the mailing list, I > > hope you'd like to do it on Slashdot: > > > http://ask.slashdot.org/story/09/06/12/2011213/How-Should-a-Constitution-Protect-Digital-Rights > > > > Bibek > > > > On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 12:56 AM, Bibek Paudel > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> I just found a nice book relevant to the topic of discussion. > >> "Constitutional Rights and New Technologies: A Comparative Study > >> (Information Technology and Law)" by Ronald E. Leenes, Bert-Jaap Koops, > >> Paul De Hert and Susan W. Brenner published by Cambridge University > Press > >> (available for preview in Google Books) provides examples from 7 > countries > >> about how changed their countries' constitution vis-a-vis ICT. Also > talks > >> of > >> the related laws and other provisions, thus proving a helpful resource > for > >> policy makers and academicians. If there are experts of the legal system > >> in > >> this mailing list, please try to have a look at this book, or at least > the > >> excerpts. > >> > >> A presentation containing excerpts from the book is available at: > >> http://www.ies.be/files/080312_P_DeHert.pdf > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Bibek > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Bibek Paudel > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > >>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 10:06 PM, Jitendra kumar < > >>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Bibek, I would like to add a point to this. > >>>> I think we need to ask the government to ensure provision of providing > >>>> the digital content that government has like digital maps, population > >>>> statistics, etc. at no cost or very reasonable cost and if possible > >>>> online. > >>>> And, while the government can ask to be attributed by mentioning the > >>>> source, > >>>> there should be no bar on how the data is used... > >>> > >>> > >>> Yes, all public data (data collected/generated by public organizations, > >>> government etc. basically utilizing public money) should be available > and > >>> made accessible (in open formats). > >>> > >>> Suggestions on other topics? > >>> > >>> Is it ok to place surveillance cameras in public places or not? Is it > ok > >>> to ask me submit my digital records or not? Is it ok for me to encrypt > my > >>> data and be immune to decrypting it to government agencies or not? is > it > >>> ok > >>> for ISPs (or anybody else) to store their customers' data in unsecured > >>> formats or not? is it necessary for organizations to abide by some > >>> privacy > >>> policy or not? is it ok to share digital files or not? is it ok for > >>> bloggers > >>> to be provided the rights at par of journalists of news agencies while > >>> attending public events and accessing information or not? > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Bibek > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I have faced this problem a couple of times. And, really want the > >>>> government to address this.. > >>>> > >>>> I hope the new constitution addresses this issue as well. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> Jitendra > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Bibek Paudel > >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I am including parts of a document i prepared for the Media Workshop > >>>>> held a few months back. I will try to send a Nepali version of the > >>>>> document > >>>>> tomorrow. Please give your suggestions. Not all of the points are > >>>>> suitable > >>>>> for inclusion in the constitution. Many of them should probably be > >>>>> addressed > >>>>> in the laws prepared later. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Topics to be addressed: > >>>>> > >>>>> Electronic voting > >>>>> filesharing should be legal. > >>>>> Consumer rights -> eg: ISPs > >>>>> Right to information > >>>>> Platform neutrality -> eg: consumers right to information shouldn't > be > >>>>> dependent on the technology and platform they use. Nobody should be > >>>>> discriminated on the basis of the technology they use. > >>>>> Right to free speech and expression rights of both the speaker and > the > >>>>> audience > >>>>> Right to anonymity > >>>>> Right to privacy > >>>>> Digital Rights Management > >>>>> Internet blocking, censorship > >>>>> Use of Free/Open Source Softwares in schools, government, public > >>>>> institutes > >>>>> Computer Curriculum of Schools > >>>>> Open Documents and Standards > >>>>> right of bloggers to access public information, attend public events > >>>>> with the same rights as > >>>>> mainstream media > >>>>> Right to Protect the Server and other devices from Government Seizure > >>>>> Oppose governmental effort to promote, coerce or mandate the rating > or > >>>>> filtering of digital > >>>>> content > >>>>> Ensure the continuation of the Internet as a forum for open, diverse > >>>>> and > >>>>> unimpeded expression > >>>>> and to maintain the vital role the Internet plays in providing an > >>>>> efficient and democratic means > >>>>> of distributing information around the world > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Why? > >>>>> > >>>>> While modern technologies have changed our lives, societies and > >>>>> governments, providing us unprecedented ways to exercise democracy > and > >>>>> express our rights, these technologies also provide similar powers to > >>>>> governments, corporations and criminals, making it easier for them to > >>>>> infringe on our liberties. Unfortunately, rather than because of the > >>>>> technology itself, this happens because very few citizens and civil > >>>>> liberty > >>>>> groups understand the technology well enough to understand the > >>>>> importance of > >>>>> these issues. Our rights in the digital world come under frequent > >>>>> attacks- > >>>>> we need to be able to defend them. Free/Open Source Software > Community > >>>>> of > >>>>> Nepal (FOSS Nepal) champions the cause of freedom and liberty in the > >>>>> digital > >>>>> world. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> Bibek > >>>>> > >>>>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Bibek Paudel > >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Hi all, > >>>>>> Nepal's new constitution is in the process of being drafted > >>>>>> (hopefully). I was informed by Subir dai and Prabin of a > conversation > >>>>>> they > >>>>>> had with a Constituent Assembly member, Gagan Thapa on incorporating > >>>>>> issues > >>>>>> of free-software and digital freedoms in the new constitution. For > >>>>>> that, our > >>>>>> community needs to prepare a draft suggestion to the "Fundamental > >>>>>> Rights > >>>>>> Committee" of the CA in a couple of days as they're finalizing their > >>>>>> draft > >>>>>> early next week. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Lets discuss the issues we want to be included in the new > >>>>>> constitution. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>> Bibek > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > Mr. Abhudaya Sagar Kshetri (ASK?) > Url: www.sagarkshetri.com.np > email:[email protected] <email%[email protected]> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
