Update: It is reported that in the morning at 7:30am the details will be officially announced. The first step will be to see what is said before jumping at internet speculation, but remain vigilant and prepared to take action, because if we just sit and talk about it on twitter, the UK government will steamroll right over us.

Boing Boing has reported on a secret document leak which, in summary, is the beginning of the end of the last truly free state in the world - the internet.

Click here for the details on Boing Boing, but the summary at the end reminds us what it all means:

“This is as bad as I’ve ever seen, folks. It’s a declaration of war by the entertainment industry and their captured regulators against the principles of free speech, privacy, freedom of assembly, the presumption of innocence, and competition.

This proposal creates the office of Pirate-Finder General, with unlimited power to appoint militias who are above the law, who can pry into every corner of your life, who can disconnect you from your family, job, education and government, who can fine you or put you in jail.

…Tell every Briton you know. If we can’t stop this, it’s beginning of the end for the net in Britain.”

Not just Britain - if this goes through, it will be the first chapter in many nations following suit.

I propose a march on the Houses of Parliament in protest. We must co-ordinate this with a powerful web campaign, which I am sure will self organise itself if we stay focused.

This is a #webwar. I have never felt inclined to join a march, but always said if our rights online are taken, we can NOT go down in silence. I am all for proposals to improve our society, particularly where I work in the music industry, but this is madness.

There were equally terrifying proposals recently announcing every piece of data transferred in the UK will be open to be monitored, without being signed off - even someone in local council.

If we don’t stand, Web 3.0 will be more about what we can’t do than what we can.

Let the discussion continue on the comments below. When should we march? What is our message to the government? How can we co-ordinate this? How can our discussions continue in secrecy, without alienating others sympathetic to ours cause?

Edit: If you wish to contact me in private (or is it?) contact me at playmusic [at] me.com, or if you are on twitter I will DM you my phone number @tomdavenport.