[Foundation-l] Blackout at Italian Wikipedia - What exactly does the proposed law say?

[Andreas Kolbe]

Thanks. As far as I can see, the document you link to
enumerates proposed changes to an 
existing law (the text of which is not
given). The left column shows changes already 
approved in 2009, and the right
column shows additional modifications now to be voted on. 




So we read that after the third subsection of article 8 of
the law from 8 February 1948, the 
following should be inserted (changes and additions
only present in the right column 
are shown in capitals):



---o0o---

For radio and television broadcasts, the statements or
corrections are effected ​​pursuant to 
Article 32 of the consolidated AUDIOVISUAL
AND RADIOPHONIC MEDIA 
services regulation per the Decree of 31 July 2005, No. 177. For web sites,
INCLUDING NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES DISTRIBUTED BY
ELECTRONIC
MEANS, the statements or corrections are published within
forty-eight hours of a
request, with the same graphical presentation, the
same methodology to provide access to
the site, and the same
visibility as the news to which they refer.

---o0o---

Basically, the proposal seems to be about making online media subject to the same 
regulations that currently apply to television, radio and print media -- i.e. that corrections 
or complaints must be publicised as prominently as the original statements, and within a
defined (and rather short) time period.

Any corrections to my translation from native speakers welcome.

Andreas


--- On Tue, 4/10/11, Thomas Morton <morton.thomas at googlemail.com> wrote:

From: Thomas Morton <morton.thomas at googlemail.com>
Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Blackout at Italian Wikipedia - What exactly does the proposed law say?
To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
Date: Tuesday, 4 October, 2011, 22:42

http://www.camera.it/_dati/leg16/lavori/stampati/pdf/16PDL0038530.pdf

Page 24.

On 4 October 2011 22:40, Andreas Kolbe <jayen466 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I would echo Risker's question: What exactly does the proposed new law
> say?
> Is it that disputed content will have to be *removed* if a request is
> received, and *replaced* with the BLP subject's statement?
> Or is it that BLP subjects have the right to ask for a correction to be
> posted on the page, *in addition* to the disputed content?
> I can read some Italian; a link to the proposed text of the new law, along
> with an indication of the relevant section or paragraph, would be much
> appreciated.
> Andreas
>
> --- On Tue, 4/10/11, Risker <risker.wp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Risker <risker.wp at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Blackout at Italian Wikipedia
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
> Date: Tuesday, 4 October, 2011, 14:09
>
> On 4 October 2011 08:57, Tanvir Rahman <wikitanvir at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >
> > > I think this is a prime opportunity to point out to those concerned:
> > > Wikipedia is hosted in the US :) so no need to worry!
> > >
> >
> > They can block Italian Wikipedia in Italy, right? If so, it is a concern.
> >
> >
>
> Perhaps someone who can understand Italian well might be able to provide a
> brief summary of the situation to those of us who, sadly, depend on google
> translate?  I am unclear what the "new" law says that is leading
> Italian-speaking Wikipedians to consider a blackout of the Italian
> Wikipedia.
>
> Risker
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