Meanwhile, as consider these issues, here's some food for thought:<div><br></div><div><h1 class="story-header" style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif;line-height:34px;padding:0px;clear:both;width:623px;letter-spacing:-1px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<font size="4">Judge orders arrest of Brazil Google president</font></h1><div class="story-feature related narrow" style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif;line-height:16px;width:144px;float:right;display:inline;overflow:hidden;clear:right;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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A regional judge has ordered the arrest of Google's president in Brazil, Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, after the company failed to take down YouTube videos. <span style="font-size:1.077em;line-height:18px">Authorities say the videos are slanderous towards a candidate running in a city's election for mayor.</span></p>
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<div>And here is another related story: <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/09/27/brazil-detains-google-chief-over-anti-islam-youtube-clip/">http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/09/27/brazil-detains-google-chief-over-anti-islam-youtube-clip/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div><br></div><div>Victor</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 3 October 2012 19:03, Grace Githaiga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Thanks Alice<div>I agree we put on hold the discussion on intermediaries and come back to it after the physical meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>Rgds</div><div>GG<br><br><div><div></div>> Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 17:19:04 +0300<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:alice@apc.org" target="_blank">alice@apc.org</a><br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Discussion intermediary liability in Kenya<br>> CC: <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a><div><div class="h5"><br>> <br>> Dear Chip and all<br>> <br>> <br>> Thank you for sharing these valuable resources to enrich intermediary <br>
> liability discussions.<br>> <br>> However, we have a more pressing issue to discuss, our "mobile switch <br>> off" (and here's a great article on that <br>> <a href="http://www.ihub.co.ke/blog/2012/10/phones-switch-off-how-it-was-done-why-and-what-next/" target="_blank">http://www.ihub.co.ke/blog/2012/10/phones-switch-off-how-it-was-done-why-and-what-next/</a>)<br>
> <br>> We will focus on that for a while and come back to the internet <br>> liability discussion after the breakfast meeting on 10th October. But <br>> this should not stop any lister from posting an opinion on the issue.<br>
> <br>> <br>> Best<br>> Alice<br>> <br>> > Alice,<br>> ><br>> > As always, I am encouraged by the vibrant debate and process I see on kictanet.<br>> ><br>> > My apologies if this has already been posted, but below please find a link to an OECD Workshop on the topic:<br>
> > "Expert Workshop on The Role of Internet Intermediaries in Advancing Public Policy Objectives" (Paris, 16 June 2010)<br>> > <a href="http://www.oecd.org/sti/interneteconomy/expertworkshopontheroleofinternetintermediariesinadvancingpublicpolicyobjectivesparis16june2010.htm" target="_blank">http://www.oecd.org/sti/interneteconomy/expertworkshopontheroleofinternetintermediariesinadvancingpublicpolicyobjectivesparis16june2010.htm</a><br>
> ><br>> > This page has been updated with links to a book on the subject published in 2011 and Parts 1 and 2 of their study on the matter.<br>> > "The Economic and Social Role of Internet intermediaries" [DSTI/ICCP(2009)9/FINAL],<br>
> > "The Role of Internet Intermediaries in Advancing Public Policy Objectives" [DSTI/ICCP(2010)11/FINAL]<br>> ><br>> > It might be useful also to view the Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council (<a href="http://csisac.org" target="_blank">http://csisac.org</a>) comments:<br>
> > <a href="https://www.eff.org/document/csisac-comments-oecd-internet-intermediaries" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/document/csisac-comments-oecd-internet-intermediaries</a><br>> ><br>> > I know this is a lot of reading in a very busy time but thought it might be useful food for thought.<br>
> ><br>> > Thanks,<br>> > Chip<br>> ><br>> > **Disclaimer: The views expressed in this email are my personal views and do not represent the views of Cisco Systems or any other organization or delegation to which I might belong.**<br>
> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On Oct 1, 2012, at 12:57 PM, Alice Munyua wrote:<br>> ><br>> >> Dear Colleagues,<br>> >><br>> >> This is an invitation to a discussion on intermediary liability in Kenya starting tomorrow Tuesday 2nd October 2012, which will be followed by a breakfast meeting on 10th October at jacaranda hotel.<br>
> >><br>> >> See attached the initial findings of the study on Intermediary Liability in Kenya. We welcome comments. Please note that this initial report is a forthcoming publication, and it should not be cited publicly until November, when the final report will be made available.<br>
> >><br>> >> The study notes that there is a lack of a clear framework for liability of intermediaries and a lot of uncertainty in understanding our evolving post-constitution legislative environment particularly in "regards to what offenses may happen on communications networks and whether intermediaries would be liable or not, this may have contributed to caution and self-regulation.<br>
> >><br>> >> In addition, there seems to be no legislated take down procedures other than responding in court to whichever law was cited as broken. Do we need a "clear framework for liability of intermediaries, and safe harbor legislation? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current situation?<br>
> >><br>> >> We would like to encourage policy discussions on these issues with the aim of providing concrete recommendations and way forward.<br>> >><br>> >> Grace Githaiga and Victor Kapiyo will take it from here<br>
> >><br>> >> Best<br>> >><br>> >> Alice<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> This is a project of:<br>> >><br>> >> * Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANET)<br>
> >> * Open Society Initiative (OSI)<br>> >> * Association for Progressive Communications (APC)<br>> >> * Google<br>> >> * Ministry of Information and Communications<br>> >> * Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK)<br>
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