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'''Session title:''' Legal frameworks on Net-Neutrality | '''Session title:''' Legal frameworks on Net-Neutrality | ||
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This session will focus on the ongoing efforts aimed at safeguarding the “Network Neutrality” principle and the “Open Internet” at the European level. | |||
'''Session description:''' | |||
Over the last 15 years, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have acquired the capability to manage Internet traffic through a variety of techniques, whilst research has shown that traffic management may be implemented to discriminate against specific content, applications, devices or users. | |||
Hence, it may be argued that ISPs are emerging as new gatekeepers, due to their technical capabilities to control access to online contents, applications and services. Such a control has the potential to violate the network neutrality principle and threaten the openness of the Internet that play an instrumental role in empowering people, allowing them to freely impart and receive information and ideas. | |||
Modern democracies rely on the respect of human rights as well as on the promotion of a pluralistic media landscape. In order to preserve such crucial goals, the network neutrality principle prescribes that all Internet traffic shall be transmitted without undue discrimination, restriction or interference, so that end-users may be able to fully enjoy their fundamental rights whilst online market barriers may be deflated. | |||
This session will ignite discussion with regard to the challenges and opportunities determined by net neutrality, analysing the role that such principle plays in order to further end-users’ rights. Particularly, the panellist will engage in an interactive discussion aimed at the analysis both existing and proposed legal frameworks on net neutrality. | |||
In addition, the panel will interrogate such questions as: | |||
(i) Can better connectivity to specific content, applications and services be in the interest of end-users? | |||
(ii) In order to maintain and develop a free and open Internet, which are the minimum requirements in terms of network access, traffic exchange as well as peering agreements amongst different networks? | |||
(iii) Do we need regulation or can the market alone provide adequate solutions? | |||
'''People''': | '''People''': | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 27 April 2014
Session title: Legal frameworks on Net-Neutrality
Session subject: This session will focus on the ongoing efforts aimed at safeguarding the “Network Neutrality” principle and the “Open Internet” at the European level.
Session description: Over the last 15 years, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have acquired the capability to manage Internet traffic through a variety of techniques, whilst research has shown that traffic management may be implemented to discriminate against specific content, applications, devices or users.
Hence, it may be argued that ISPs are emerging as new gatekeepers, due to their technical capabilities to control access to online contents, applications and services. Such a control has the potential to violate the network neutrality principle and threaten the openness of the Internet that play an instrumental role in empowering people, allowing them to freely impart and receive information and ideas.
Modern democracies rely on the respect of human rights as well as on the promotion of a pluralistic media landscape. In order to preserve such crucial goals, the network neutrality principle prescribes that all Internet traffic shall be transmitted without undue discrimination, restriction or interference, so that end-users may be able to fully enjoy their fundamental rights whilst online market barriers may be deflated.
This session will ignite discussion with regard to the challenges and opportunities determined by net neutrality, analysing the role that such principle plays in order to further end-users’ rights. Particularly, the panellist will engage in an interactive discussion aimed at the analysis both existing and proposed legal frameworks on net neutrality.
In addition, the panel will interrogate such questions as: (i) Can better connectivity to specific content, applications and services be in the interest of end-users? (ii) In order to maintain and develop a free and open Internet, which are the minimum requirements in terms of network access, traffic exchange as well as peering agreements amongst different networks? (iii) Do we need regulation or can the market alone provide adequate solutions?
People:
- Focal point: Luca Belli, CERSA, Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris 2
- Live moderator: tbd
- Rapporteur: tbd
- Remote participation moderator: tbd
- Digital facilitator: Hauke
- Panelists/speakers: (suggested list of panelist/speakers) tbc
- Participants: tbc
Format of this working group at EuroDIG: Workshop. tbd
Protocol. Discussions: EtherPad | Google Doc
See also the discussion tab on the upper left side of this page
Further reading:
Live stream / remote participation: Link
Final report from working group: PDF (approx. 2 weeks after event)
Mailing List: tbc
Preparatory meetings:
- date (venue)
- link (online)
Pictures from working group: Link
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