Comments on: Is the Internet a basic human right? http://it.gen.nz/2008/08/22/is-the-internet-a-basic-human-right/ Writings on technology and society from Wellington, New Zealand Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:10:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Advisign - Recht und Webdesign » Blog Archiv » Neuseeland: „Three strikes and you are out“ ist Gesetz http://it.gen.nz/2008/08/22/is-the-internet-a-basic-human-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1377 Advisign - Recht und Webdesign » Blog Archiv » Neuseeland: „Three strikes and you are out“ ist Gesetz Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:26:32 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=147#comment-1377 [...] soll die zuständige neuseeländische Ministerin, das Internet in anderem Zusammenhang als lebensnotwendig bezeichnet [...] [...] soll die zuständige neuseeländische Ministerin, das Internet in anderem Zusammenhang als lebensnotwendig bezeichnet [...]

]]> By: it.gen.nz » Cutting off your Internet if you are accused of infringement http://it.gen.nz/2008/08/22/is-the-internet-a-basic-human-right/comment-page-1/#comment-949 it.gen.nz » Cutting off your Internet if you are accused of infringement Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:13:40 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=147#comment-949 [...] Minister: Internet is a basic human right [...] [...] Minister: Internet is a basic human right [...]

]]> By: colin http://it.gen.nz/2008/08/22/is-the-internet-a-basic-human-right/comment-page-1/#comment-833 colin Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:04:43 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=147#comment-833 The UNDHR is widely thought to have been drafted by Eleanor Roosevelt. I wonder what she would have made of all this? The UNDHR is widely thought to have been drafted by Eleanor Roosevelt. I wonder what she would have made of all this?

]]> By: Tim McKenzie http://it.gen.nz/2008/08/22/is-the-internet-a-basic-human-right/comment-page-1/#comment-815 Tim McKenzie Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:43:36 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=147#comment-815 Also, article 19 of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights says "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." My lay-interpretation is that "any media" includes the internet. Tim Also, article 19 of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights says
“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”
My lay-interpretation is that “any media” includes the internet.

Tim

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