CBC's The National on Net Neutrality

July 23, 2007 06:13 +0000 | Net Neutrality 1

This post is no longer relevant since CBC has postponed the story to a later date. I'll probably re-post when I hear about it again.

CBC's "The National" is doing a special on Tuesday night covering all the scary details of what's happening to our rights online and how a few high-profile lawsuits are going to shape the future of the Internet in Canada. If you use Google, Wikipedia, read blogs or publish your own content, this is a very important discussion to have.

Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Time: 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Chanel: CBC

I'm re-posting the event notice I received about this on Facebook here for those interested:

This news story on The National covers political Internet freedoms of speech that you surely hold dear,but that are currently in peril.

A handful of current Canadian lawsuits currently pose an enormous threat to the Internet and politics in Canada, namely:

The enormous social and global potential of collaborative computing, social networking, and open source dialogue;

Open and frank political speech in Canada, currently being "chilled" as truth disappears;

Silencing, real and potential, of Internet whistleblowers, satirists, political humourists, anonymous sources and political dissidents;

The potential liability to anyone writing or hosting a blog or a wiki, for fear of legal and financial liability

Political correspondent Leslie Mackinnon interviews Professor of Internet Law Micheal Geist, seasoned blogger Mark Francis, and former Green Party-turned Liberal Party activist Kate Holloway about lawsuits currently opened against them from Wayne Crookes of BC.

Crookes is also currently suing Wikipedia, Google, Yahoo, Myspace, and P2PNet and many more.

PLEASE watch this show to understand the issues better. PLEASE invite all you know on Facebook to this event. PLEASE go to libelchill.ca afterwards to comment and to share your thoughts and read the thoughts of others.

PLEASE take this issue seriously, and finally,

After you see the story, PLEASE go to libelchill.ca and donate to the Defense Fund, a legal fund for the Defendants, to make sure that the Champions of Online Truth can keep fighting for your right to Know, Share and Create online.