March 2010 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Google, antitrust amplia indagine
by Giampaolo Mancini March 12, 2010

March 12, 2010

http://is.gd/ajs06 A me, leggendo le motivazione, sembra che, anche per questi aspetti - e come già è ed è stato per il diritto d'autore - il sistema legislativo non sia al passo con i tempi "Google non assume alcun obbligo di comunicare come tale quota sia calcolata; i pagamenti sono calcolati esclusivamente sulla base dei registri tenuti da Google; Google può inoltre modificare in qualsiasi momento la struttura di determinazione dei prezzi e/o dei pagamenti a sua esclusiva discrezione" Embè? A me non sembra un problema. Internet è un fenomeno emergente. Il Web è un fenomeno emergente. E, IMHO, le regole per le transazioni sul Web dovrebbero adeguarsi a tenere in conto complessità e dinamicità. Non mi stancherò mai di citarla: "Your effort to remain what you are is what limits you." The Ghost In The Shell (The Movie) - http://is.gd/ajwo3 Buon week-end, Giampaolo -- Giampaolo Mancini email: manchoz(a)gmail.com phone: +39 348 41 48 682 skype/linkedin/gtalk: manchoz

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Guido Scorza e Stefano Quintarelli
by J.C. DE MARTIN March 11, 2010

March 11, 2010

Mi permetto di far presente, soprattutto ai nuovi in lista, che quasi ogni giorno dovremmo far circolare in questa sede le analisi che l'avv. Guido Scorza di Roma pubblica tempestivamente sul suo blog [1]. Sono infatti un elemento essenziale del pubblico dibattito italiano su Internet, soprattutto per gli aspetti giuridici. Analogamente dovremmo fare per i post di Stefano Quintarelli [2], soprattutto per le sue analisi del mondo delle telecomunicazioni. Per quello che mi riguarda, lo do per fatto in entrambi i casi :-) buona giornata, juan carlos [1] http://www.guidoscorza.it/ [2] http://blog.quintarelli.it/

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NYTimes: U.S. Hopes Internet Exports Will Help Open Closed Societies
by J.C. DE MARTIN March 10, 2010

March 10, 2010

From The New York Times: U.S. Hopes Internet Exports Will Help Open Closed Societies The Treasury Department will issue a general license for the export of free personal Internet services and software geared toward Iran, Cuba and Sudan. http://s.nyt.com/u/Oc-

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Ultime iniziative concernenti ACTA
by Paolo Brini March 10, 2010

March 10, 2010

...con una raccolta delle migliori frasi dei MEP durante l'interrogazione orale al Commissario De Gucht nella plenaria di stasera. http://blog.tntvillage.scambioetico.org/?p=5584 Ciao, Paolo

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[NEXA]Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love
by Dott. Valentin Vitkov March 8, 2010

March 8, 2010

http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2010/03/why-ad-blocking-is- devastating-to-the-sites-you-love.ars Un articolo interessante sul tema del blocco delle pubblicità online da parte degli utenti. A presto, V

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Oral question in EP on the Italian audiovisual authorization decree
by Philippe Aigrain March 8, 2010

March 8, 2010

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+OQ+O-2010-… ORAL QUESTION WITH DEBATE pursuant to Rule 115 of the Rules of Procedure by Sonia Alfano, Alexander Alvaro, Ivo Vajgl, Marietje Schaake, Sophia in 't Veld and Niccolò Rinaldi, on behalf of the ALDE Group to the Commission dates from 10 February 2010. Anybody knows when it will be asked and answered? Philippe Subject: Conformity of the draft Italian decree implementing Directive 2007/65/EC with the Directive and with fundamental rights The Italian Government has issued the scheme for a legislative decree No 169(1) implementing Directive 2007/65/EC(2) on media broadcasting services. The proposal, if approved, would impose on websites such as Google or blogs that contain audio-video files the obligation to obtain a governmental authorisation for the broadcasting of media content (such as live streaming and web casting, as provided by Article 17 letter cc of the decree amending Article 21 of the Consolidated Text on media). Stakeholders, NGOs and citizens have expressed criticism of the decree, while the President of the Italian authority for communications has affirmed that ‘a generalised filter on internet is on one side restrictive - in a way that no other western European country has ever accepted to do, while on the other inefficient - since it is an a priori bureaucratic filter’. He has also stated that such an authorisation provision ‘is outside of the framework of the Directive and this would make it incompatible with European law: as such, it could raise questions for the Commission that would undoubtedly express criticism of it’. Does the Commission not believe that such provisions are not envisaged in any way by the Directive? Does it not believe that they could put at risk freedom of expression and of information, as guaranteed by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and by Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, notably by attributing to the government a power of censure that is contrary to human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law, guaranteed by Articles 2 and 6 TEU? Does any other EU Member State or third State have similar provisions and if so, which States? How does the Commission envisage ensuring the protection of fundamental rights in Europe’s Digital Agenda?

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documentazione su caso Google-Vividown
by J.C. DE MARTIN March 8, 2010

March 8, 2010

Considerata l'incredibile quantita' di imprecisioni e di sciocchezze fattuali dette e scritte sul caso Google-Vividown, segnalo queste URL preziose: http://gilioli.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it/2010/02/26/bullismo-su-goo… http://espresso.repubblica.it/multimedia/home/23309734 http://espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio/caso-google-come-andata/2121920 juan carlos

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18° Mercoledì di NEXA: MERCOLEDì, ore 18, corso Trento 21 - Torino
by Anna Piccitto March 8, 2010

March 8, 2010

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BBC poll: Internet access 'a human right'
by J.C. DE MARTIN March 8, 2010

March 8, 2010

From the BBC Web site: Internet access 'a human right' Almost four in five people worldwide see internet access as a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/technology/8548190.stm juan carlos (via IRP list)

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Guardian: "Lords copyright change 'could block YouTube'"
by J.C. DE MARTIN March 5, 2010

March 5, 2010

Lords copyright change 'could block YouTube' * Bobbie Johnson <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/bobbiejohnson>, technology correspondent * guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/>, Thursday 4 March 2010 07.00 GMT Lord Mandelson's plans to tackle illegal filesharing have received widespread criticism Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters One of the most contentious parts of the controversial digital economy bill was voted down by the House of Lords last night -- only to be replaced by a clause that campaigners say is even more draconian. The Liberal Democrats forced through a surprise amendment to the bill's notorious clause 17 on Wednesday -- in a move that dealt a defeat to the government but troubled critics, who suggest it will have the opposite effect that its creators intend. Instead of sweeping new powers that threatened sweeping alterations to British copyright law <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/dec/02/digital-economy-bill-googl…>, the Lib Dems added a clause that gives extra oversight to the high court. The new proposal -- which was passed in the House of Lords by 165 votes to 140 -- gives a high court judge the right to issue an injunction against a website accused of hosting a "substantial" amount of copyright infringing material, potentially forcing the entire site offline. Continua qui: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/mar/04/lords-digital-economy-bill jc

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