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                Date: 2001-07-02
                 
                 
                KR: Digitale Zensurmaschine springt an
                
                 
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      In Korea wird PatchA von Jinbonet gerade mit allen anderen Usern  
die Redefreiheit abgedreht und zwar vermittels eines Content  
Rating Systems. 
 
Also ein System, das Contents rät, in jedem Zweifelsfall wird das  
Nicht/erratene halt zensuriert.  
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relayed by toshimaru ogura <ogr@nsknet.or.jp> via gilc- 
plan@gilc.org 
 
Dear all, 
 
Following is a urgent message from Korea. Please send your  
solidarity message to below addresses. 
 
della@www.jinbo.net patcha@patcha.jinbo.net 
 
best regards, toshi NaST ((((((((((^0^)))))))))) toshimaru ogura  
ogr@nsknet.or.jp http://www.jca.apc.org/~toshi/ Repeal Wiretap  
Law!! ((((((((((^0^)))))))))) 
 
======================================= Subject:  
[asia-ict-monitor 87] Please, Show International solidarity with  
Korean activists fighting online censorship. From: "PatchA"  
<patcha@patcha.jinbo.net> To: <asia-ict-monitor@jca.apc.org>  
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:19:28 +0900 Reply-To: asia-ict- 
monitor@jca.apc.org X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build  
9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal 
 
Dear friends, 
 
My name is PatchA. I'm a member of Korean Progressive Network  
(Jinbonet). The Korean situation of Online Censorship becomes  
more dangerours. The government will announce the enforcement  
ordinance related to Internet content rating system and prohibition  
of online demonstration. So we are now gathering and organizing  
international solidarity. Please Join our struggle. Below is detail  
struggle contents. And you can see more information about our  
struggle on the Free online website  
http://www.freeonline.or.kr/english
                   
 
Thank you. 
 
In solidarity PatchA 
 
Show International solidarity with Korean activists fighting online  
censorship. 
 
Last year, the Korean Ministry of Information & Communication  
(MIC) of the Kim Dae-jung government tried to pass the Korean  
Communication Decency Act. The Act included a very dangerous  
Internet Content Rating System provision. So, many Korean  
progressive groups fought against the legislation and finally, before  
being passed, the clauses related to the Content Rating System  
were deleted from the Act.  
 
But, this year, the MIC snuck new provisions relating to a Content  
Rating System into the enforcement ordinance of the Act and  
announced that it would be carried out from July 1st. In addition to  
a content rating system provision, this enforcement ordinance also  
has very strict clause making online demonstrations illegal. For  
example, writing protest messages on internet bulletin boards,  
sending many protest messages to one server (like the MIC  
server), and Virtual sit-ins (known as, "DOS" - Denial of Service)  
etc. So, after July 1st, most online demonstrations will be illegal. 
 
Korean Progressive groups, including the "Collaboration Action  
Group Against Information and Communication Censorship" (CAG)  
have organized events against the Act over the last two months,  
such as protest performances, one person demonstrations in front  
of the MIC, Press Conferences, and on/off-line debating  
conferences etc. However, the government has ignored these  
people's voices. 
 
We strongly encourage international progressive groups, including  
NGOs (Non-government Organizations), CSGs (Civil Society  
Groups) etc. to join our international solidarity struggle. And Please  
send solidarity messages to us (della@www.jinbo.net,  
patcha@patcha.jinbo.net). 
 
Before July 1st, hundreds of Korean progressive groups are  
preparing actions, such as the following: 
 
 
1. Online Website Strike 
 
When : From June 29 to July 1, for about 72 hours What : Site  
Strike will be on a lot of web sites How : GAG will provide a  
common protesting web page. All participating groups will make a  
common web page and place it so it appears when people first  
enter the site. This common web page will contain protest  
messages against this policy and include links to bulletin boards  
where people can discuss it. 
 
2. Send online Protest Messages to Cheong Wa Dae (Korean  
Government), the MIC, and Korean Information Communication  
Ethics Committee by E-mail 
 
* Cheong Wa Dae 
 
No Bulletin Board System Email : webmaster@cwd.go.kr  
 
* Korean Ministry of Information & Communication  
 
Bulletin Board System:  
http://www.mic.go.kr/jsp/mic_z/mail_10_1.jsp?menu_code=m101_0
                   
001_1 Email : webmaster@mic.go.kr  
 
* The Information and Communication Ethics Committee  
 
No Bulletin Board E-mail : webmaster@icec.or.kr  
 
3. Send off-line Protest Messages by telephone or Fax. 
 
* Cheong Wa Dae 
 
- Tel : +82-730-5800 
 
* Korean Ministry of Information & Communication 
 
- General inquiries : +82 2 750 2000 - Help desk : +82 2 750 2114 
 
* The Information and Communication Ethics Committee  
 
- Tel : +82-2-3415-0154 - Fax : +82-2-3415-0199  
 
 
 
 
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