This document discusses Mozilla's role in public policy issues relating to the open web. It outlines some of the major threats to the open web like SOPA, ACTA, and data sharing bills. Mozilla's goal is to engage when it can make a difference by educating, organizing, enabling, and advocating for policies that support the open web. It acts on both macro issues that threaten the internet worldwide, and micro issues related to specific regions. Mozilla's role is to defend and advance the open web without compromising its core code efforts.

1. Mozilla & Public Policy
a discussion Framework for the Mozilla Community
September 2012
DRAFT

2. let’s start with some questions
why what’s what’s what and
participate? our goal? who?
our role? when?

3. public policy can help or hurt the web
policy threats have been constant since the
beginning
1996 1997
Advocates win 2012
WIPO almost made caching copyright
protections in CDA ACTA and SOPA Defeated
infringement
what would the web look like

4. we can make a difference by both
advancing and defending the open web
Do Not Trac
Export Control Do Not Track Jailbreaking
open source products Launched DNT and
availabel to more people now all browsers Supported DMCA
around the world support DNT exemption for jail-breaking

5. What’s our role?
engage when we can make a difference
... without compromising core code efforts
... when we can add differential value
... directly or indirectly
educate organize enable advocate
<inform> <convene> <support> <engage>

6. When do we act?
when fundamental web DNA is threatened

7. Open web threats are global
ISP Data Russian Internet
Sharing Bill German Copyright bill Blacklist Bill
SOPA ACTA
CISPA Egypt & Syria
Internet
shutdown(s) Pakistan
ITU Internet Censorship Bill
governance
proposal

8. Threats to the Open Web
choice and control
accessibility
Anti-competitive
practices
Open web
prioritized traffic
Prioritized traffic
interoperability DNA
Commercial
interests no advance permissions ...
State interests
distributed Essential
content neutral characteristics
Intermediary
Liability security
resilience
privacy

9. How do we engage?
macro empower mozilla
communities
micro
educate
drive awareness support local
direct action
stakeholders
sponsor advocates
convene
support issue
initiatives
Internet wide and isolated or regional
immediate threats to the threats to open web
open web

10. http://www.mozilla.org