Begin forwarded message: From: Seth Finkelstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: January 8, 2006 1:49:30 PM EST To: David Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Subject: RSF: Internet companies, regulation, respecting free expression http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=16110 Do Internet companies need to be regulated to ensure they respect free expression ? Reporters Without Borders' proposals The recent case of Microsoft closing down a journalist's blog under pressure from the Chinese authorities once again shows that some Internet sector companies do not respect freedom of expression when operating in repressive countries. Reporters Without Borders proposes six concrete ways to make these companies behave ethically. These recommendations are addressed to the US government and US legislators because all the companies named in this document are based in the United States. Nonetheless, they concern all democratic countries and have therefore been sent to European Union officials and to the Secretary General of the OECD as well. -- Seth Finkelstein Consulting Programmer http://sethf.com Infothought blog - http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/ Interview: http://sethf.com/essays/major/greplaw-interview.php ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as [email protected] To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
