17-06-2010, 01:17 PM
Reykjavik, Iceland; 4:00 UTC, June 16th 2010.
The WikiLeaks advised proposal to build an international
"new media haven" in Iceland, with the world's strongest
press and whistleblower protection laws, and a "Nobel" prize for
for Freedom of Expression, has unaminously passed the
Icelandic Parliament.
50 votes were cast in favor, zero against, one abstained. Twelve
members of parliament were not present. Vote results are available
at http://www.althingi.is/dba-bin/atkvgr.pl?nnafnak=43014
One of the inspirations for the proposal was the dramatic August
2009 gagging of of Iceland's national broadcaster, RUV by
Iceland's then largest bank, Kaupthing:
http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Financial_coll...6_Sep_2008
Two changes were made to the proposal from its original form as
per the opinion of the parliament's general affairs committee
[http://www.althingi.is/altext/138/s/1329.html]. The first of
these altered slightly the wording of the first paragraph so as to
widen the arena for research. The second of these added two new
items to the list of tasks for the government:
- That the government should perform a detailed analysis,
especially with respect to operational security,
for the prospect of operating data centers in Iceland.
- That the government should organize an international
conference in Iceland regarding the changes to the legal
environment being caused by expansion of cloud computing, data
havens, and the judicial state of the Internet.
Video footage from the proposal's vote will be available at:
http://www.althingi.is/altext/hlusta.php...27&horfa=1
http://www.althingi.is/altext/hlusta.php...06&horfa=1
For details of the proposal and press contacts, please see
http://www.immi.is
The WikiLeaks advised proposal to build an international
"new media haven" in Iceland, with the world's strongest
press and whistleblower protection laws, and a "Nobel" prize for
for Freedom of Expression, has unaminously passed the
Icelandic Parliament.
50 votes were cast in favor, zero against, one abstained. Twelve
members of parliament were not present. Vote results are available
at http://www.althingi.is/dba-bin/atkvgr.pl?nnafnak=43014
One of the inspirations for the proposal was the dramatic August
2009 gagging of of Iceland's national broadcaster, RUV by
Iceland's then largest bank, Kaupthing:
http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Financial_coll...6_Sep_2008
Two changes were made to the proposal from its original form as
per the opinion of the parliament's general affairs committee
[http://www.althingi.is/altext/138/s/1329.html]. The first of
these altered slightly the wording of the first paragraph so as to
widen the arena for research. The second of these added two new
items to the list of tasks for the government:
- That the government should perform a detailed analysis,
especially with respect to operational security,
for the prospect of operating data centers in Iceland.
- That the government should organize an international
conference in Iceland regarding the changes to the legal
environment being caused by expansion of cloud computing, data
havens, and the judicial state of the Internet.
Video footage from the proposal's vote will be available at:
http://www.althingi.is/altext/hlusta.php...27&horfa=1
http://www.althingi.is/altext/hlusta.php...06&horfa=1
For details of the proposal and press contacts, please see
http://www.immi.is
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." Karl Marx
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.