July 2010 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

FLOSS 2020 roadmap revision process
by Philippe Aigrain July 8, 2010

July 8, 2010

The FLOSS 2020 roadmap is a strategy document for free and open source software and related policy whose initial version was drafted in 2008, and which is revised every year through a open collaborative process, the results being present at the Open World Forum in Paris (this year 30 September - 1st October 2010). To launch the revision process, 3 contributions are on-line at: http://www.2020flossroadmap.org/2010-version/ FLOSS as commons by David Bollier FLOSS in the BRIC countries by Michael Tiemann and Openness and freedom in cloud computing by myself. Comments and contributions welcome. Philippe

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Responsabilita' Operatori Carte Credito per Contributory TM Infringement (Gucci vs Frontline Processing Corp. et Al.)
by Carmelo Fontana July 7, 2010

July 7, 2010

Vi segnalo questa interessante decisione della corte federale del south district di NY. http://techdirt.com/articles/20100627/1124369974.shtml Un caso in cui si discute di controllo, actual knowledge, inducement, etc. in tema di trademark infringement. Nel commento di Techdirt si argomenta l'esistenza di un safe harbor di fonte giurisprudenziale... Di recente pare che non si parli d'altro :) Il caso e' interessante perche' si distingue Perfect 10 vs Visa in base alla funzione dei sistemi di pagamento, qui considerati parte essenziale dell'infringement. BTW, mi ricordo che Fred Von Lohmann di EFF gia' un paio di anni fa diceva che era solo questione di tempo, e alla fine sarebbero arrivati li' dove sta il grano... Ciao a tutti, C.

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NYTimes: Taking the Mystery Out of Web Anonymity
by J.C. DE MARTIN July 6, 2010

July 6, 2010

From The New York Times: Taking the Mystery Out of Web Anonymity The Internet affords anonymity to its users, but that very anonymity is also behind the explosion of cybercrime that has swept across the Web. http://nyti.ms/cImKxb JC

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22° mercoledì di nexa - luglio 2010
by Anna Piccitto July 6, 2010

July 6, 2010

*Libertà di espressione online in Italia* *Mercoledì 14 luglio 2010, ore 18 -- 20* (2° mercoledì del mese) *Corso Trento 21, Torino (primo piano)* *Ingresso libero* L'Italia è un terreno fertile per lo sviluppo di un Internet libero? O vi sono vincoli e barriere che, limitando la libertà di espressione attraverso meccanismi legali e commerciali, rischiano di inibire lo sviluppo del pluralismo online, di una Rete neutrale, di un accesso universale alla banda larga o di nuovi modelli di distribuzione di contenuti digitali? E qual è il peso della Rete, rispetto ad altri media comunicativi, nelle procedure decisionali di un paese che presenta un tasso di penetrazione di Internet tra i più bassi dell'Unione Europea e viene indicato da importanti osservatori internazionali come un paese /"parzialmente libero"/ in termini di libertà dei media? *Andrea Cairola <http://nexa.polito.it/fellows#cairola>* e *Corrado Druetta <http://nexa.polito.it/fellows#druetta>*, Fellows del Centro NEXA su Internet e Società, stanno lavorando ad un Libro bianco che indagherà la realtà italiana con un approccio multidisciplinare e flessibile, per cercare di fotografare lo "stato dell'arte" della libertà d'espressione online in Italia. Tra i temi trattati, figurano: /accesso universale, privacy, copyright, limitazioni costituzionali alla libertà di espressione, questioni infrastrutturali, alfabetizzazione informatica, Internet governance, neutralità della Rete, software open source, leggi sulla stampa e i media online, e-government e livello di penetrazione di Internet nella società italiana/. Il Libro bianco sarà completato nell'*autunno 2010*: l'incontro del 14 Luglio rappresenta un importante momento di confronto sulla prima bozza del progetto, in vista della stesura definitiva. Andrea Cairola e Corrado Druetta ne parleranno con i co-direttori, prof. Juan Carlos De Martin e prof. Marco Ricolfi, i Fellows e lo staff del Centro NEXA, nonché con tutto il pubblico interessato. Streaming video <http://nexa.polito.it/events> dell'evento. Letture consigliate * Guido Scorza (a cura di), /"La libertà nella Rete in Italia" <http://www.societapannunzio.eu/documenti/libroarancione/>/, Società Pannunzio, 2009. * Vincenzo Zeno Zencovich, /"La libertà di espressione. Media, mercato, potere nella società dell'informazione"/, Il Mulino, 2004. * Giuseppe Cassano - Alfonso Contaldo, /"Internet e tutela della libertà di espressione"/, Giuffré, 2009. * * *Ufficio Stampa Centro NEXA: *Anna Piccitto NEXA Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica Tel. +39 011 564 7245

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Fwd: ocse
by Oreste Pollicino July 5, 2010

July 5, 2010

Per chi non l'avesse visto, ciao a tutti, o. http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/LinkTo/NT00009C92/$FILE/JT0328539…

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Articoli per Tafter Journal
by Enrico Bertacchini July 5, 2010

July 5, 2010

Cari amici, il Tafter Journal (http://www.tafterjournal.it/) una rivista on-line che si occupa di Cultura, territorio e scenari tecnologici con una prospettiva scientifica, mi ha chiesto se ho temi o potenziali autori da indicare per nuovi articoli. Se siete interessati, soprattutto per le questioni legate agli scenari tecnologici, potete dirmelo o inviare direttamente la proposta di un articolo o un articolo al giornale (vi allego il file con i dettagli per gli autori). Grazie A presto Enrico

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Re: [nexa] Varian - Computer Mediated Transactions
by Enrico Bertacchini July 5, 2010

July 5, 2010

Cari amici, vi segnalo ed allego l'ultimo lavoro di Varian, Capo economista di Google, recentemente pubblicato sull'American Economic Review. Il paper è una riflessione abbastanza ad ampio respiro e ricca di spunti sulle Computer Mediated Transactions e Internet. Dato che ormai Varian non scrive e pubblica più come quando era professore a Berkeley, penso che ne valga la pena seguire i suoi lavori, soprattutto considerando il suo punto di vista privilegiato sul Web. Grazie A presto Enrico

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Fw: [Creis_Terminal] Les femmes, le logiciel libre, vous et moi aux RMLL 2010
by Mariella Berra July 3, 2010

July 3, 2010

A tutti buon fine settimana Mariella Berra ----- Original Message ----- From: <jean-pierre.archambault(a)ac-paris.fr> To: <creis_terminal(a)lecreis.org> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 10:40 PM Subject: [Creis_Terminal] Les femmes, le logiciel libre,vous et moi aux RMLL 2010 Bonsoir, Sur le Framablog, une présentation d'Alexis Kauffmann et un entretien avec Jean-Pierre Archambault : http://www.framablog.org/index.php/post/2010/07/01/femme-logiciel-libre-rmll Voir également : http://2010.rmll.info/Table-ronde-Le-genre-et-le-logiciel-libre.html http://2010.rmll.info/Le-genre-et-les-logiciels-libres-entretiens-et-portra… http://2010.rmll.info/Journee-du-pole-de-competences-logiciels-libres-du-SC… http://2010.rmll.info/Table-ronde-Libre-et-solidarite-numerique-cooperation… JPA _______________________________________________ Creis_terminal mailing list Creis_terminal(a)lecreis.org https://listes.globenet.org/listinfo/creis_terminal

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Harvard: Jonathan Zittrain Named Professor of Computer Science in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
by J.C. DE MARTIN July 1, 2010

July 1, 2010

Un esempio concreto di cosa significa multidisciplinarieta'. Un riconoscimento accademico che l'universita' italiana farebbe immensa fatica a concedere. jc * * *Jonathan Zittrain Named Professor of Computer Science in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences* June 30, 2010 http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2010/06/30_zittrain.html Harvard Law School Professor Jonathan Zittrain <http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/facdir.php?id=106> '95, a leading scholar on the legal and policy issues surrounding the Internet, adds to his law school post a joint appointment to the faculty of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) as Professor of Computer Science. Zittrain is a co-founder of the university's Berkman Center for Internet and Society <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/>. "Jonathan's appointment is a critical step in fostering stronger ties between HLS and SEAS," says Dean of SEAS Cherry A. Murray, John A. and Elizabeth S. Armstrong Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Professor of Physics. "Given the complexities of issues such as the security and privacy of data and medical records, open access scholarship, and the changing nature of digital identities (from social networks to gaming avatars), understanding the connections between law and technology is increasingly important. We believe that by leveraging the strengths of both our schools, Harvard will become a leading player in this exciting interface." "I am delighted that through Jonathan's work, we are able to foster strengthened ties to the Engineering School," said Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow. "Jonathan's work has long drawn upon his background in computer science and his groundbreaking analysis combines legal, political, and technological analyses in helping to shape and reassess the quickly changing field of cyberlaw. His new appointment to the School of Engineering strengthens his work, offers new opportunities for collaborations between our schools, and deepens Harvard University's commitments to creative and comprehensive thinking about the challenges and opportunities of this digital age." Zittrain is author of the critically acclaimed /_The Future of the Internet -- And How to Stop It_/, which examines how the Internet risks evolving from a user-dominated, highly innovative phenomenon to a more restrictive "appliancized" model of technology. The book explores participatory solutions to a range of problems arising from the Internet, including cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Zittrain's scholarly work bridges theory and experiment, prototyping tools for and on the Internet. As part of what would become the OpenNet Initiative with the universities of Toronto, Cambridge, and Oxford, he pioneered the first large-scale tests of Internet filtering in China and Saudi Arabia. Zittrain is a co-editor of the ONI's /_Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering_/ and its sequel, /Access Controlled: The Shaping of Power, Rights, and Rule in Cyberspace/ <http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12186>, which analyze Internet censorship around the world. ONI's work led Zittrain to found a new project with the Berkman Center, which allows individuals from around the world to report what they are experiencing in terms of web accessibility. Called Herdict <http://www.herdict.org/web/>, a portmanteau of 'herd' and 'verdict,' the project enlists Internet users to help report and digest a real time view of network problems and blockages around the world. His concept of the shifting roles of public and private institutions is the intellectual underpinning for StopBadware <http://www.stopbadware.org/>, a large-scale empirical study of the flow of Internet malware online. From a dataset of thousands of dangerous sites flagged by Internet firms, the StopBadware research team has been able to track trends in computer security over time, isolate particular services more likely than others to host harmful code, and inform the public debate on the future of computing security. StopBadware has since spun off as an independent non-profit. Zittrain was among the first to call for a code of conduct for multinational corporations doing business in regimes that filter the Web, an initiative described as "a Sullivan Principles for Cyberspace." This work has contributed to the establishment of the Global Network Initiative, a multi-stakeholder organization that includes human rights groups, academics, and major Internet companies such as Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft. Zittrain returned to Harvard in 2008 from the University of Oxford, where he was the inaugural holder of the professorship of Internet Governance and Regulation. He is also on the faculty of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He is a Trustee of the Internet Society, the umbrella organization for Internet protocol and development work; a member of the Council on Foreign Relations; and a contributor to the technical advisory board for /Scientific American./ He has participated in the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos as a faculty fellow, where he was named a Young Global Leader in 2005.

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BBC: "Finland makes broadband a 'legal right'"
by J.C. DE MARTIN July 1, 2010

July 1, 2010

*Finland makes broadband a 'legal right' * Page last updated at 07:01 GMT, Thursday, 1 July 2010 08:01 UK Finland has become the first country in the world to make broadband a legal right for every citizen. From 1 July every Finn will have the right to access to a 1Mbps (megabit per second) broadband connection. Finland has vowed to connect everyone to a 100Mbps connection by 2015. In the UK the government has promised a minimum connection of at least 2Mbps to all homes by 2012 but has stopped short of enshrining this as a right in law. The Finnish deal means that from 1 July all telecommunications companies will be obliged to provide all residents with broadband lines that can run at a minimum 1Mbps speed. [...] Continua qui: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10461048.stm juan carlos

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