Ah we're for the machines, not the humans ;) I think it was unnecessary to use the comparison you did, and particularly avoided it myself earlier. Most countries have laws restricting (censoring?) content. Copyright infringement is a good example.
The human rights violation isn't necessarily the prosecution itself, it's the method of prosecution. Though denying access to certain things through law could also be a violation. Maybe Mozilla isn't a human rights organization, but I was under the impression it's a human right organization - the right to safe and free communication and access of information on the internet. On May 16, 2013 10:52 AM, "Gervase Markham" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 15/05/13 16:56, Tim Chien wrote: > > There is no different human rights in different contexts, for > > different countries. If (by if I mean I don't know if Benjamin think > > of that) government censorship (and/or prosecution on individual based > > on her/his access of a censored website) is a violation of human > > rights, it would always be a wrong thing to do. > > Most governments make some attempt to censor child pornography on the > Internet, and prosecute individuals who access it. If government > censorship is (in all circumstances) a human rights violation, than all > of these governments are violating human rights. > > Mozilla is not a human rights organization, it's an open internet > organization. This is what we have come together and agree on. > Therefore, I suggest that arguments for or against keeping this addon on > AMO should be based on Mozilla's principles, not on anything else. > > > (Disclaimer: this email represents opinion of my own even through I > > send it with an @mozilla.com e-mail address.) > > Don't worry, that's the default :-) > > Gerv > > _______________________________________________ > governance mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance > _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
