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[Fwd: [Oa-italia] Google settlement a IFLA]
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 10, 2009

Sept. 10, 2009

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Oa-italia] Google settlement a IFLA Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:29:15 +0200 From: Maria Cassella <maria.cassella(a)unito.it> Reply-To: Lista di discussione su temi relativi all'accesso aperto <oa-italia(a)openarchives.it> To: Lista di discussione su temi relativi all'accesso aperto <oa-italia(a)openarchives.it>, infer_comunicati(a)cilea.it Per chi non c'era questo e' un breve report della sessione dedicata a IFLA al Google settlement. Un avvocato, un bibliotecario, Jon Orwant di Google, e un editore (ma manca il commento al suo intervento) discutono dell'accordo. buona lettura http://wo.ala.org/gbs/2009/09/08/460/ mc -- _______________________________________________ OA-Italia mailing list OA-Italia(a)openarchives.it http://openarchives.it/mailman/listinfo/oa-italia PLEIADI: http://www.openarchives.it/pleiadi/

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[Fwd: [A2k] Jamie Boyle: We Must Stop Google Books Because It Will Work!!!]
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 8, 2009

Sept. 8, 2009

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [A2k] Jamie Boyle: We Must Stop Google Books Because It Will Work!!! Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:17:36 -0400 From: Manon Ress <manon.ress(a)keionline.org> To: a2k discuss list <a2k(a)lists.essential.org> http://www.thepublicdomain.org/2009/09/08/we-must-stop-google-books-because… We Must Stop Google Books Because It Will Work!!! There are good reasons to worry about the Google Book Search Settlement, as I explained at length here. But of all of the reasons to oppose it, this utterly surreal statement is my favourite. European officials fear that if the Google project goes ahead in the US, a yawning transatlantic gap will open up in education and research. “Oh my God! The Americans are about to create a private workaround of the enormous mess that we regulators have made of national copyright policy! They will fix the unholy legal screwups that leave most of 20th century culture books unavailable, yet still under copyright! They will gain access to their cultural heritage — giving them a huge competitive advantage in education. This MUST BE STOPPED!! No one can be allowed to fix this for any other country because then we would be left alone stewing in our own intellectual property stupidity! We must forbid their progress in order to protect our ignorance. But wait, there’s more. If anyone does do it, it must be the state! (Which so far has failed completely to provide legal access to orphan works or commercially unavailable works, works that are unavailable because of… wait for it, wait for it, the state locking up our cultural heritage unnecessarily) Google maintains it is engaged in the huge project for the public good. Others say such public good should be left to the public sphere. [Actually, Google says it is doing it to make money, but that it will produce an enormous public good, something that makes the company very happy.] But look at the phrase in bold. Only the state may fix the problems the state has created. And if Europe can’t fix those problems for itself, everyone else should be forbidden from doing so as well. QED. Now, to the credit of the EU, the article suggests that the EU will pursue this not only by trying to ban what Google wants to do, something France and Germany have already attempted, but by “copyright reform and “public-private partnerships as a means to boost digitisation of books.” Great. But how about treating the Google Books project as a demonstration of an entirely unnecessary problem created by states — particularly including European and American copyright policy makers. If it weren’t for the ridiculous copyright extensions, abolition of formalities and ending of renewable terms, we wouldn’t have the problem of the 20th century black hole. Now a company manages to craft a settlement that will work around this, restoring, at least for some citizens of the world, access to a heritage that they never should have lost — and to do so in a way that pays authors and publishers where they can be found. Europe’s answer? This must be forbidden! Stop the settlement! Make sure no European books get freed! Make European participation only on an “opt in” basis, so NO orphan works — by definition — can be included, since they have no one to opt in for them. Complain that a private company is involved!! Prevent this settlement now to stop the US getting a lead, and maybe one day we’ll fix the problems that we the regulators created in the first place! (Yeah, right.) Brilliant. You couldn’t make this stuff up. http://twitter.com/thepublicdomain *************************************************************************** Manon Ress manon.ress(a)keionline.org Knowledge Ecology International 1621 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20009 USA Tel.: +1.202.332.2670, Fax: +1.202.332.2673 _______________________________________________ A2k mailing list A2k(a)lists.essential.org http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/a2k

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in arrivo la versione italiana di "Remix"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 8, 2009

Sept. 8, 2009

Buongiorno a tutti, segnalo che e' in arrivo in libreria la versione italiana dell'ultimo libro di Larry Lessig, "Remix": http://www.ibs.it/code/9788845315596/lessig-lawrence/remix-il-futuro-del.ht… A proposito: la versione inglese e' scaricabile con licenza CC qui http://www.bloomsburyacademic.com/remix.htm Su YouTube c'e' anche una bella lezione di LL che presenta i principali temi del libro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yC81QhR_xk ciao, juan carlos

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Anonimato & Internet: novita' in Cina
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 6, 2009

Sept. 6, 2009

THE NEW YORK TIMES *China Web Sites Seeking Users' Names * By JONATHAN ANSFIELD September 6, 2009 BEIJING --- News Web sites in China, complying with secret government orders, are requiring that new users log on under their true identities to post comments, a shift in policy that the country's Internet users and media have fiercely opposed in the past. Until recently, users could weigh in on news items on many of the affected sites more anonymously, often without registering at all, though the sites were obligated to screen all posts, and the posts could still be traced via Internet protocol addresses. But in early August, without notification of a change, news portals like Sina, Netease, Sohu and scores of other sites began asking unregistered users to sign in under their real names and identification numbers, said top editors at two of the major portals affected. A Sina staff member also confirmed the change. [...] Segue qui: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/world/asia/06chinanet.html

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12° mercoledi del Centro NEXA su Internet & Società
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 2, 2009

Sept. 2, 2009

Mercoledi' 9 settembre 2009 alle ore 18:00 si terra' nei locali del Centro NEXA su Internet & Società (corso Trento 21, Torino, primo piano) il 12° mercoledì di NEXA. L'incontro, che terminera' entro le ore 20, sara' dedicato a fare il punto della situazione sulle principali novità relative a Internet, con particolare attenzione al "settlement Google", ai bandi aperti del Centro [1], e alla public sector information. Come al solito, tutti gli interessati sono caldamente invitati a participare, l'incontro è informale. cordialmente, juan carlos de martin [1] http://nexa.polito.it/job-openings prof. juan carlos de martin co-director / nexa center for internet & society politecnico di torino http://nexa.polito.it tel: +39 011 564 7215 fax: +39 011 564 7216

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NY Review of Books: "The News About the Internet"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 2, 2009

Sept. 2, 2009

Volume 56, Number 13 · August 13, 2009 <http://www.nybooks.com/contents/20090813> The News About the Internet By Michael Massing <http://www.nybooks.com/authors/71> Of all the dismal and discouraging numbers to have emerged from the world of newspapers---the sharp plunges in circulation, the dizzying fall-off in revenues, the burgeoning debt, the mounting losses---none seems as sobering as the relentless march of layoffs and buyouts. According to the blog Paper Cuts, newspapers lost 15,974 jobs in 2008 and another 10,000 in the first half of 2009. That's 26,000 fewer reporters, editors, photographers, and columnists to cover the world, analyze political and economic affairs, root out corruption and abuse, and write about culture, entertainment, and sports. [....] Segue: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22960

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Zagrebelski hits the news in France
by Philippe Aigrain Sept. 1, 2009

Sept. 1, 2009

Gustavo Zagrebelsky (and Stefano Rodotà) have been present in the mainstream press in France twice in the last days. The first instance is no surprise. Mediapart (an on-line general news site) has reproduced the Franco Cordero / Stefano Rodotà / Gustavo Zagrebelsky call to support the Repubblica in face of the one million trial damages requested by Berlusconi. The PM has also announced he would sue similarly French newspapers (for instance the Nouvel Obs'). See: http://www.mediapart.fr/club/edition/article/310809/liberte-de-la-presse- soutenons-%C2%ABla-repubblica%C2%BB The second instance is closer to NEXA activities. Franck Louvrier the adviser for Internet, communication and press of Sarkozy published an op-ed in Le Monde where he was stressing the importance of Internet for democracy (with Twitter/Iran examples), highlighted the threat of manipulations using the Internet and developed an incredible rhetorical amalgama, where he identified false testimony (such as the Chinese army for forum posters for the government) with counterfeiting, and the latter with unauthorized copying. He then presented HADOPI laws as the forefront of the defense of democracy. I drafted an op-ed in response with Jérémie Zimmermann which Le Monde published on 29 August (ommitting my name as author). I include the text of the published op-ed, since Le Monde charges for access to op-eds after a few days. The conclusion paragraph is based on the Lezione di Gustavo Zagrebelsky. Best, -- Philippe Aigrain ----------------------------- Internet et rhétorique Les lois Hadopi ne sont pas garantes de la démocratie Dans Le Monde daté du 22 août, Franck Louvrier, conseiller du président de la République, nous livre ses pensées sur les relations entre Internet et la démocratie. Comme de nombreux autres commentateurs, il salue l'importance d'outils et de services comme Twitter pour permettre l'expression démocratique massive des individus. Il souligne avec pertinence le danger d'une manipulation de ce nouvel espace public par des usurpateurs qui le pollueraient en diffusant des contenus se présentant comme l'expression de citoyens, alors qu'ils émanent de gouvernements autoritaires. Nous voilà réjouis de cette reconnaissance au plus haut niveau de l'Etat des bénéfices d'Internet pour la démocratie. C'est alors que se révèle le véritable objet de la tribune de M. Louvrier : présenter les lois Hadopi comme une protection de l'espace public démocratique. On s'attendait à plus de modestie après la décision du Conseil constitutionnel du 10 juin, censurant une part importante de la première de ces lois, justement parce qu'elle portait atteinte à la présomption d'innocence et à l'exercice concret des droits fondamentaux d'expression et de communication qui sont la condition de la démocratie. On aurait aimé trouver une justification détaillée des nouvelles atteintes à ces droits qu'instaurerait la seconde loi Hadopi, dont ce même Conseil constitutionnel sera bientôt saisi. Qu'on nous explique, par exemple, ce qui peut justifier l'extension inouïe des procédures judiciaires expéditives par le biais des ordonnances pénales prévue par Hadopi 2. Que M. Louvrier défende les lois Hadopi dont il a été le maître d'oeuvre, prodiguant ses instructions à la ministre alors en charge, ne nous surprend pas. Mais la méthode utilisée pour cette défense doit nous faire réfléchir. Car au détour de deux phrases, voici un étrange parallèle établi entre la défense de l'espace public démocratique et la répression du partage sans but lucratif sur Internet : « Ce qui menace Twitter, c'est moins la censure que la contrefaçon, la copie, en somme, le faux. » Et voilà soudain les partageurs de fichiers, ceux-là qui sont la substance même de Twitter et de dizaines d'autres outils similaires, assimilés aux milliers de soutiers recrutés par des régimes autoritaires, comme la Chine, pour polluer l'expression publique des citoyens. Le sens des mots Voilà les sanctions automatiques prononcées par des juges, dont la fonction est réduite à néant, croulant sous la masse des procédures préparées par des agents privés et une machinerie administrative bancale, qualifiées de « sens de notre vie en commun dans une démocratie ». Le philosophe politique italien Gustavo Zagrebelsky a prononcé, en avril, lors de la Biennale de la démocratie à Turin, une « leçon sur la démocratie ». Il y souligne que les dangers qui menacent la démocratie, bien visibles en Italie, émanent de son propre développement. Au premier rang de ces dangers, il place le développement de rhétoriques qui entendent frapper la pensée de stupeur en portant atteinte au sens même des mots. C'est exactement ce qui nous choque dans la tribune de M. Louvrier. Qu'il défende la loi Hadopi 2 et ses suites point par point sur leur réalité, mais qu'il laisse en paix le sens des mots, dont a besoin la démocratie. Jérémie Zimmermann

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