Consideration of the bill establishing the Olivennes graduated response is scheduled for April / May. It might be considered in an emergency procedure meaning that the parliamentary debate would be reduced to a single reading per chamber. This type of procedure prevents Parliament to work calmly on a subject as complex as the adaption of copyright in the digital era.
The proposed extension of the powers of the CSA Internet and marking of "trusted" sites also must be adopted before the end of the parliamentary session (end of June), respectively during consideration of the draft law on media and Bill on Cybercrime. The marking could be created by decree as has been suggested several times.
One of the stated objectives of this forced march by the Government is that certain measures, including the project Olivennes, to be replicated at European level during the French Presidency, which begins on 1 July.
We are concerned that the emergency measures taken after September 11, 2001 may still be extended at the same time via the draft decree on the retention of connection data which leaked in February.
We also fear that the draft law on cybercrime announced by the Minister of the Interior contains several provisions harming civil liberties.
