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Re: [nexa] TorrentFreak: "European Greens Want to Legalize File-Sharing, Ban DRM"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Ciao Giuseppe, ti confesso che diversi aspetti del tuo intervento mi lasciano perplesso. E' sicuramente colpa del jet-lag che mi affligge, ma nel dubbio provero' comunque a elencare i punti di perplessita' in ordine di apparizione: 1. perche' il Partito Pirata - come chiunque altro - non puo' avere - e quindi promuovere - le sue idee sul diritto d'autore? O stai dicendo che non ti piace che se ne parli in questa lista? 2. perche' le posizioni dei Verdi sarebbero "sparate"? 3. Dal momento che sono anni che i Verdi si occupano di questi temi (come in precedenza di brevetti software, di sofware libero, ecc.), perche' immagini "giacche tirate"? 4. su questa lista di discute (secondo me seriamente ma non sta a me dirlo) di diritto d'autore: quindi perche' inviti a farlo? O pensi che articoli come quello da me segnalato non siano sufficientemente "seri"? Nel caso, cosa intendi allora tu per "serio"? 5. cosa c'entra Creative Commons? Ho riletto tutto l'articolo di TorrentFreak, per accertarmi che non mi fosse per caso sfuggito un accenno a CC, ma in effetti, no, non e' mai menzionato. 6. non essendo mai menzionato CC, perche' mai i due "movimenti" dovrebbero rischiare di confondersi? Grazie mille dei chiarimenti. Ciao, juan carlos On 8/10/11 12:10 AM, giuseppe mazziotti wrote: > Ciao Juan Carlos, > > concordo sul fatto che sia incredibile questa forma di censura: > bisognerebbe capire chi ne è il responsabile effettivo. > Il P2P è una tecnologia neutra e utile e deve godere della massima > attenzione. > Altrettanto incredibile, però, mi sembra il fatto che si debbano > prendere lezioni di diritto d'autore, per il futuro, dal Partito > Pirata. Mi spiace per i Verdi, che mi sembrano tirati per la giacca > nello sparare proposte poco realistiche o peggiori dei mali che si > prefiggono di curare. Perché non aprire un dibattito serio sul > copyright (ci sono tante persone qualificate in questa lista per > farlo)? a me pare che la retorica del Partito pirata sia > controproducente anche per la crescita e la reputazione del movimento > di Creative Commons, con cui non ha nulla a che spartire.. Non sarebbe > importante, in Europa, distinguere la posizione di Creative Commons da > quella dei pirati? CC si muove nella più assoluta legalità, > promuovendo un diverso approccio all'esercizio del diritto d'autore; > il PP prende come modello un comportamento illegale e ha come > obiettivo dichiarato quello di distruggere le industrie creative > 'tradizionali' (davvero un bell'obiettivo). > Io farei di tutto per evitare che i movimenti si confondano, per il > bene di CC. > Giuseppe > > 2011/10/7 J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin(a)polito.it <mailto:demartin@polito.it>> > > Segnalo quanto segue, commentando che nel caffè di Cambridge (Boston) > in cui mi trovo la pagina era inaccessibile perchè censurata > dal provider in quanto relativa a P2P: incredibile e vergognoso. > Un esempio concreto di a cosa potrebbe portare > una più ampia censura in Rete. > > juan carlos > > > European Greens Want to Legalize File-Sharing, Ban DRM > > * Ernesto <http://torrentfreak.com/author/ernesto/> > * October 7, 2011 > * http://torrentfreak.com/european-greens-want-to-legalize-file-sharing-ban-d… > > The European Greens have released a landmark position paper that > should guide their policies on copyright in the digital era. The > overall theme is a reduction of the copyright monopoly to the > benefit of consumers. Among other things the Greens want to > legalize file-sharing for personal use, ban DRM entirely and > restrict the copyright term to five years. > > The Greens / EFA > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Greens-European_Free_Alliance> > is one of the parliamentary groups in the European Parliament. The > group currently hold 57 seats, including one Pirate Party seat > held by Christian Engstrom. > > This week the Greens released a position paper > <http://www.scribd.com/doc/67862207/Common-Position-on-Copyright-28sept11-EN> > with their view on copyright in the digital era, which mimics the > Pirate Party agenda. The paper goes directly against the current > trend of increasing control over copyright, and calls for a > society that secures the interests of the public instead of a few > multi-million dollar companies. > > One of the key proposals is to legalize file-sharing for personal > use. “Non commercial sharing between individuals should be > allowed, for instance by widening the scope of the existing > private copying exception,” the Greens write. > > In addition, restrictive technologies such as DRM should be banned > entirely, or at least decriminalized. > > “It must always be legal to circumvent DRM restrictions, and we > should consider introducing a ban in the consumer rights > legislation on DRM technologies that restrict legal uses of a > work,” the paper reads. > > “There is no point in having our parliaments introduce a balanced > and reasonable copyright legislation, if at the same time we allow > the big multinational corporations to write their own laws, and > enforce them through technical means,” it adds. > > The Greens also want to reduce the copyright term from 70 to 5 > years, with an option for copyright holders to extend it to a > maximum of 20 years. The Greens call the current situation > “absurd” and argue that society will greatly benefit from a more > reasonable copyright term. > > “Today’s protection times — life plus 70 years — are absurd. No > investor would even look at a business case where the time to > pay-back was that long,” they write. > > Overall the paper suggests a reduction in the current stranglehold > on creativity and a boost for the Internet to allow it to show its > full potential. According to the Greens this also means that Net > Neutrality should be guaranteed, and that remixes and mashups of > copyrighted works for commercial use should be allowed. > > Talking to TorrentFreak, Pirate Party MEP Christian Engstrom says > that the Greens proposal perfectly resembles what the Pirate Party > has been fighting for in recent years. > > “I think it’s great,” Engstrom says. “The paper starts off by > first going through what the situation is and what the goals are > from a Green perspective, and then ends up in the same proposal > for copyright reform that the Pirate Party advocates. This makes > perfect sense.” > > “The idea of copyright reform has existed among Greens before the > Pirate Party got involved, but we have helped giving the Greens a > push to really put it on the agenda,” he adds. > > For Engstrom and all the other Pirate Party employees in Brussels > this confirms that they can make a difference, and that the > support the Pirate Party got in the 2009 elections was justified. > > “I was sent to Brussels by 225,000 Swedish voters who voted for > the Pirate Party, with the task to spread the Pirate ideas in the > parliament, so that we can one day get the majority for the ideas > that we need. This is of course a very big job, but this is a > first milestone. It shows that the Pirates can deliver when they > get the chance,” Engstrom concludes. > > The enthusiasm of the copyright reform paper isn’t limited to > Brussels either. Many pirate party members and volunteers will see > it as a sign that they can make a difference. > > “We know that our ideas are sound for the future, says Rick > Falkvinge, founder of the first Pirate Party. > > “It is great to see that they are getting larger and larger > support. To see one of the seven party groups in the European > Parliament adopt our entire perspective as its own is a gigantic > leap forward for the civil liberties of the next generation. > > “Just like the Green perspective took some time to be fully > understood 40 years ago, so will ours. But understanding and > endorsement of the pirate perspective keeps growing, and I expect > it continue doing so until it is as common sense as acting > sustainably,” Falkvinge adds. > > The position paper of the Greens can be called revolutionary. > However, the group is only a minority in the European Parliament, > so there’s a long way to go before it will become law. It’s > nonetheless a clear sign that copyright reform is gaining broader > acceptance. > > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it> > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > > > > -- > Giuseppe Mazziotti, Ph.D. > (0039) 347 30 18 306 > Skype: giuseppe.mazziotti > Writings <http://works.bepress.com/mazziotti/> >

Oct. 8, 2011

Re: [nexa] TorrentFreak: "European Greens Want to Legalize File-Sharing, Ban DRM"

by giuseppe mazziotti

p.s. in sintesi: perchè CC non sente il bisogno di prendere le distanze dalle posizioni del Partito pirata? 2011/10/8 giuseppe mazziotti <giuseppe.mazziotti(a)gmail.com> > Ciao Juan Carlos, > > concordo sul fatto che sia incredibile questa forma di censura: > bisognerebbe capire chi ne è il responsabile effettivo. > Il P2P è una tecnologia neutra e utile e deve godere della massima > attenzione. > Altrettanto incredibile, però, mi sembra il fatto che si debbano prendere > lezioni di diritto d'autore, per il futuro, dal Partito Pirata. Mi spiace > per i Verdi, che mi sembrano tirati per la giacca nello sparare proposte > poco realistiche o peggiori dei mali che si prefiggono di curare. Perché non > aprire un dibattito serio sul copyright (ci sono tante persone qualificate > in questa lista per farlo)? a me pare che la retorica del Partito pirata sia > controproducente anche per la crescita e la reputazione del movimento di > Creative Commons, con cui non ha nulla a che spartire.. Non sarebbe > importante, in Europa, distinguere la posizione di Creative Commons da > quella dei pirati? CC si muove nella più assoluta legalità, promuovendo un > diverso approccio all'esercizio del diritto d'autore; il PP prende come > modello un comportamento illegale e ha come obiettivo dichiarato quello di > distruggere le industrie creative 'tradizionali' (davvero un > bell'obiettivo). > Io farei di tutto per evitare che i movimenti si confondano, per il bene di > CC. > Giuseppe > > 2011/10/7 J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin(a)polito.it> > >> Segnalo quanto segue, commentando che nel caffè di Cambridge (Boston) >> in cui mi trovo la pagina era inaccessibile perchè censurata >> dal provider in quanto relativa a P2P: incredibile e vergognoso. >> Un esempio concreto di a cosa potrebbe portare >> una più ampia censura in Rete. >> >> juan carlos >> European Greens Want to Legalize File-Sharing, Ban DRM ** >> <http://torrentfreak.com/european-greens-want-to-legalize-file-sharing-ban-d…> >> ** >> >> - Ernesto <http://torrentfreak.com/author/ernesto/> >> - October 7, 2011 >> - >> http://torrentfreak.com/european-greens-want-to-legalize-file-sharing-ban-d… >> >> The European Greens have released a landmark position paper that should >> guide their policies on copyright in the digital era. The overall theme is a >> reduction of the copyright monopoly to the benefit of consumers. Among other >> things the Greens want to legalize file-sharing for personal use, ban DRM >> entirely and restrict the copyright term to five years. >> >> The Greens / EFA<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Greens-European_Free_Alliance>is one of the parliamentary groups in the European Parliament. The group >> currently hold 57 seats, including one Pirate Party seat held by Christian >> Engstrom. >> >> This week the Greens released a position paper<http://www.scribd.com/doc/67862207/Common-Position-on-Copyright-28sept11-EN>with their view on copyright in the digital era, which mimics the Pirate >> Party agenda. The paper goes directly against the current trend of >> increasing control over copyright, and calls for a society that secures the >> interests of the public instead of a few multi-million dollar companies. >> >> One of the key proposals is to legalize file-sharing for personal use. >> “Non commercial sharing between individuals should be allowed, for instance >> by widening the scope of the existing private copying exception,” the Greens >> write. >> >> In addition, restrictive technologies such as DRM should be banned >> entirely, or at least decriminalized. >> >> “It must always be legal to circumvent DRM restrictions, and we should >> consider introducing a ban in the consumer rights legislation on DRM >> technologies that restrict legal uses of a work,” the paper reads. >> >> “There is no point in having our parliaments introduce a balanced and >> reasonable copyright legislation, if at the same time we allow the big >> multinational corporations to write their own laws, and enforce them through >> technical means,” it adds. >> >> The Greens also want to reduce the copyright term from 70 to 5 years, with >> an option for copyright holders to extend it to a maximum of 20 years. The >> Greens call the current situation “absurd” and argue that society will >> greatly benefit from a more reasonable copyright term. >> >> “Today’s protection times — life plus 70 years — are absurd. No investor >> would even look at a business case where the time to pay-back was that >> long,” they write. >> >> Overall the paper suggests a reduction in the current stranglehold on >> creativity and a boost for the Internet to allow it to show its full >> potential. According to the Greens this also means that Net Neutrality >> should be guaranteed, and that remixes and mashups of copyrighted works for >> commercial use should be allowed. >> >> Talking to TorrentFreak, Pirate Party MEP Christian Engstrom says that the >> Greens proposal perfectly resembles what the Pirate Party has been fighting >> for in recent years. >> >> “I think it’s great,” Engstrom says. “The paper starts off by first going >> through what the situation is and what the goals are from a Green >> perspective, and then ends up in the same proposal for copyright reform that >> the Pirate Party advocates. This makes perfect sense.” >> >> “The idea of copyright reform has existed among Greens before the Pirate >> Party got involved, but we have helped giving the Greens a push to really >> put it on the agenda,” he adds. >> >> For Engstrom and all the other Pirate Party employees in Brussels this >> confirms that they can make a difference, and that the support the Pirate >> Party got in the 2009 elections was justified. >> >> “I was sent to Brussels by 225,000 Swedish voters who voted for the Pirate >> Party, with the task to spread the Pirate ideas in the parliament, so that >> we can one day get the majority for the ideas that we need. This is of >> course a very big job, but this is a first milestone. It shows that the >> Pirates can deliver when they get the chance,” Engstrom concludes. >> >> The enthusiasm of the copyright reform paper isn’t limited to Brussels >> either. Many pirate party members and volunteers will see it as a sign that >> they can make a difference. >> >> “We know that our ideas are sound for the future, says Rick Falkvinge, >> founder of the first Pirate Party. >> >> “It is great to see that they are getting larger and larger support. To >> see one of the seven party groups in the European Parliament adopt our >> entire perspective as its own is a gigantic leap forward for the civil >> liberties of the next generation. >> >> “Just like the Green perspective took some time to be fully understood 40 >> years ago, so will ours. But understanding and endorsement of the pirate >> perspective keeps growing, and I expect it continue doing so until it is as >> common sense as acting sustainably,” Falkvinge adds. >> >> The position paper of the Greens can be called revolutionary. However, the >> group is only a minority in the European Parliament, so there’s a long way >> to go before it will become law. It’s nonetheless a clear sign that >> copyright reform is gaining broader acceptance. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> nexa mailing list >> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >> >> > > > -- > Giuseppe Mazziotti, Ph.D. > (0039) 347 30 18 306 > Skype: giuseppe.mazziotti > Writings <http://works.bepress.com/mazziotti/> > > -- Giuseppe Mazziotti, Ph.D. (0039) 347 30 18 306 Skype: giuseppe.mazziotti Writings <http://works.bepress.com/mazziotti/>

Oct. 7, 2011

Re: [nexa] TorrentFreak: "European Greens Want to Legalize File-Sharing, Ban DRM"

by giuseppe mazziotti

Ciao Juan Carlos, concordo sul fatto che sia incredibile questa forma di censura: bisognerebbe capire chi ne è il responsabile effettivo. Il P2P è una tecnologia neutra e utile e deve godere della massima attenzione. Altrettanto incredibile, però, mi sembra il fatto che si debbano prendere lezioni di diritto d'autore, per il futuro, dal Partito Pirata. Mi spiace per i Verdi, che mi sembrano tirati per la giacca nello sparare proposte poco realistiche o peggiori dei mali che si prefiggono di curare. Perché non aprire un dibattito serio sul copyright (ci sono tante persone qualificate in questa lista per farlo)? a me pare che la retorica del Partito pirata sia controproducente anche per la crescita e la reputazione del movimento di Creative Commons, con cui non ha nulla a che spartire.. Non sarebbe importante, in Europa, distinguere la posizione di Creative Commons da quella dei pirati? CC si muove nella più assoluta legalità, promuovendo un diverso approccio all'esercizio del diritto d'autore; il PP prende come modello un comportamento illegale e ha come obiettivo dichiarato quello di distruggere le industrie creative 'tradizionali' (davvero un bell'obiettivo). Io farei di tutto per evitare che i movimenti si confondano, per il bene di CC. Giuseppe 2011/10/7 J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin(a)polito.it> > Segnalo quanto segue, commentando che nel caffè di Cambridge (Boston) > in cui mi trovo la pagina era inaccessibile perchè censurata > dal provider in quanto relativa a P2P: incredibile e vergognoso. > Un esempio concreto di a cosa potrebbe portare > una più ampia censura in Rete. > > juan carlos > European Greens Want to Legalize File-Sharing, Ban DRM ** > <http://torrentfreak.com/european-greens-want-to-legalize-file-sharing-ban-d…> > ** > > - Ernesto <http://torrentfreak.com/author/ernesto/> > - October 7, 2011 > - > http://torrentfreak.com/european-greens-want-to-legalize-file-sharing-ban-d… > > The European Greens have released a landmark position paper that should > guide their policies on copyright in the digital era. The overall theme is a > reduction of the copyright monopoly to the benefit of consumers. Among other > things the Greens want to legalize file-sharing for personal use, ban DRM > entirely and restrict the copyright term to five years. > > The Greens / EFA<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Greens-European_Free_Alliance>is one of the parliamentary groups in the European Parliament. The group > currently hold 57 seats, including one Pirate Party seat held by Christian > Engstrom. > > This week the Greens released a position paper<http://www.scribd.com/doc/67862207/Common-Position-on-Copyright-28sept11-EN>with their view on copyright in the digital era, which mimics the Pirate > Party agenda. The paper goes directly against the current trend of > increasing control over copyright, and calls for a society that secures the > interests of the public instead of a few multi-million dollar companies. > > One of the key proposals is to legalize file-sharing for personal use. “Non > commercial sharing between individuals should be allowed, for instance by > widening the scope of the existing private copying exception,” the Greens > write. > > In addition, restrictive technologies such as DRM should be banned > entirely, or at least decriminalized. > > “It must always be legal to circumvent DRM restrictions, and we should > consider introducing a ban in the consumer rights legislation on DRM > technologies that restrict legal uses of a work,” the paper reads. > > “There is no point in having our parliaments introduce a balanced and > reasonable copyright legislation, if at the same time we allow the big > multinational corporations to write their own laws, and enforce them through > technical means,” it adds. > > The Greens also want to reduce the copyright term from 70 to 5 years, with > an option for copyright holders to extend it to a maximum of 20 years. The > Greens call the current situation “absurd” and argue that society will > greatly benefit from a more reasonable copyright term. > > “Today’s protection times — life plus 70 years — are absurd. No investor > would even look at a business case where the time to pay-back was that > long,” they write. > > Overall the paper suggests a reduction in the current stranglehold on > creativity and a boost for the Internet to allow it to show its full > potential. According to the Greens this also means that Net Neutrality > should be guaranteed, and that remixes and mashups of copyrighted works for > commercial use should be allowed. > > Talking to TorrentFreak, Pirate Party MEP Christian Engstrom says that the > Greens proposal perfectly resembles what the Pirate Party has been fighting > for in recent years. > > “I think it’s great,” Engstrom says. “The paper starts off by first going > through what the situation is and what the goals are from a Green > perspective, and then ends up in the same proposal for copyright reform that > the Pirate Party advocates. This makes perfect sense.” > > “The idea of copyright reform has existed among Greens before the Pirate > Party got involved, but we have helped giving the Greens a push to really > put it on the agenda,” he adds. > > For Engstrom and all the other Pirate Party employees in Brussels this > confirms that they can make a difference, and that the support the Pirate > Party got in the 2009 elections was justified. > > “I was sent to Brussels by 225,000 Swedish voters who voted for the Pirate > Party, with the task to spread the Pirate ideas in the parliament, so that > we can one day get the majority for the ideas that we need. This is of > course a very big job, but this is a first milestone. It shows that the > Pirates can deliver when they get the chance,” Engstrom concludes. > > The enthusiasm of the copyright reform paper isn’t limited to Brussels > either. Many pirate party members and volunteers will see it as a sign that > they can make a difference. > > “We know that our ideas are sound for the future, says Rick Falkvinge, > founder of the first Pirate Party. > > “It is great to see that they are getting larger and larger support. To see > one of the seven party groups in the European Parliament adopt our entire > perspective as its own is a gigantic leap forward for the civil liberties of > the next generation. > > “Just like the Green perspective took some time to be fully understood 40 > years ago, so will ours. But understanding and endorsement of the pirate > perspective keeps growing, and I expect it continue doing so until it is as > common sense as acting sustainably,” Falkvinge adds. > > The position paper of the Greens can be called revolutionary. However, the > group is only a minority in the European Parliament, so there’s a long way > to go before it will become law. It’s nonetheless a clear sign that > copyright reform is gaining broader acceptance. > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > -- Giuseppe Mazziotti, Ph.D. (0039) 347 30 18 306 Skype: giuseppe.mazziotti Writings <http://works.bepress.com/mazziotti/>

Oct. 7, 2011

TorrentFreak: "European Greens Want to Legalize File-Sharing, Ban DRM"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Segnalo quanto segue, commentando che nel caffè di Cambridge (Boston) in cui mi trovo la pagina era inaccessibile perchè censurata dal provider in quanto relativa a P2P: incredibile e vergognoso. Un esempio concreto di a cosa potrebbe portare una più ampia censura in Rete. juan carlos European Greens Want to Legalize File-Sharing, Ban DRM <http://torrentfreak.com/european-greens-want-to-legalize-file-sharing-ban-d…> * Ernesto <http://torrentfreak.com/author/ernesto/> * October 7, 2011 * http://torrentfreak.com/european-greens-want-to-legalize-file-sharing-ban-d… The European Greens have released a landmark position paper that should guide their policies on copyright in the digital era. The overall theme is a reduction of the copyright monopoly to the benefit of consumers. Among other things the Greens want to legalize file-sharing for personal use, ban DRM entirely and restrict the copyright term to five years. The Greens / EFA <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Greens-European_Free_Alliance> is one of the parliamentary groups in the European Parliament. The group currently hold 57 seats, including one Pirate Party seat held by Christian Engstrom. This week the Greens released a position paper <http://www.scribd.com/doc/67862207/Common-Position-on-Copyright-28sept11-EN> with their view on copyright in the digital era, which mimics the Pirate Party agenda. The paper goes directly against the current trend of increasing control over copyright, and calls for a society that secures the interests of the public instead of a few multi-million dollar companies. One of the key proposals is to legalize file-sharing for personal use. "Non commercial sharing between individuals should be allowed, for instance by widening the scope of the existing private copying exception," the Greens write. In addition, restrictive technologies such as DRM should be banned entirely, or at least decriminalized. "It must always be legal to circumvent DRM restrictions, and we should consider introducing a ban in the consumer rights legislation on DRM technologies that restrict legal uses of a work," the paper reads. "There is no point in having our parliaments introduce a balanced and reasonable copyright legislation, if at the same time we allow the big multinational corporations to write their own laws, and enforce them through technical means," it adds. The Greens also want to reduce the copyright term from 70 to 5 years, with an option for copyright holders to extend it to a maximum of 20 years. The Greens call the current situation "absurd" and argue that society will greatly benefit from a more reasonable copyright term. "Today's protection times --- life plus 70 years --- are absurd. No investor would even look at a business case where the time to pay-back was that long," they write. Overall the paper suggests a reduction in the current stranglehold on creativity and a boost for the Internet to allow it to show its full potential. According to the Greens this also means that Net Neutrality should be guaranteed, and that remixes and mashups of copyrighted works for commercial use should be allowed. Talking to TorrentFreak, Pirate Party MEP Christian Engstrom says that the Greens proposal perfectly resembles what the Pirate Party has been fighting for in recent years. "I think it's great," Engstrom says. "The paper starts off by first going through what the situation is and what the goals are from a Green perspective, and then ends up in the same proposal for copyright reform that the Pirate Party advocates. This makes perfect sense." "The idea of copyright reform has existed among Greens before the Pirate Party got involved, but we have helped giving the Greens a push to really put it on the agenda," he adds. For Engstrom and all the other Pirate Party employees in Brussels this confirms that they can make a difference, and that the support the Pirate Party got in the 2009 elections was justified. "I was sent to Brussels by 225,000 Swedish voters who voted for the Pirate Party, with the task to spread the Pirate ideas in the parliament, so that we can one day get the majority for the ideas that we need. This is of course a very big job, but this is a first milestone. It shows that the Pirates can deliver when they get the chance," Engstrom concludes. The enthusiasm of the copyright reform paper isn't limited to Brussels either. Many pirate party members and volunteers will see it as a sign that they can make a difference. "We know that our ideas are sound for the future, says Rick Falkvinge, founder of the first Pirate Party. "It is great to see that they are getting larger and larger support. To see one of the seven party groups in the European Parliament adopt our entire perspective as its own is a gigantic leap forward for the civil liberties of the next generation. "Just like the Green perspective took some time to be fully understood 40 years ago, so will ours. But understanding and endorsement of the pirate perspective keeps growing, and I expect it continue doing so until it is as common sense as acting sustainably," Falkvinge adds. The position paper of the Greens can be called revolutionary. However, the group is only a minority in the European Parliament, so there's a long way to go before it will become law. It's nonetheless a clear sign that copyright reform is gaining broader acceptance.

Oct. 7, 2011

convegno su videosorveglianza, tecnologia e privacy Torino 10 ottobre

by Mauro Alovisio

gent.mi segnalo interessante convegno gratuito in tema di videosorveglianza il prossimo 10 ottobre 2011 presso il Palazzo della Provincia di Torino con partecipazione del Prof. Franzo Pizzetti, presidente dell'Autorità Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ingresso libero previa iscrizione http://www.axis.com/videosorveglianzaeprivacy/agenda.htm Programma Ore Descrizione 09.00 Registrazione dei partecipanti e caffè di benvenuto 09.30 Saluti delle Autorità 10.00 Introduzione dell’Ufficio del Garante sugli aspetti generali della videosorveglianza di cui al Provvedimento adottato l’8 Aprile 2010 Relatori: Prof. Francesco Pizzetti, Dr. Claudio Filippi TAVOLE ROTONDE: 11:00 Le competenze dei Comuni attraverso i propri organi di Polizia Locale in tema di sicurezza urbana, prevenzione ed accertamento dei reati e degli illeciti. Dr. Mauro Famigli – Comandante Polizia Municipale Torino •Nuovi approcci in tema di videosorveglianza – il Modello Torino Relatore: Polizia Municipale Gianfranco Todesco •Gli aspetti organizzativi e di sicurezza in tema di videosorveglianza ed il controllo interno sul rispetto delle norme Relatore: Avv. Luciano Marcon •Le nuove tecnologie in tema di videosorveglianza Relatore: Andrea Sorri – Axis Communications 13.00 PAUSA PRANZO 13.45 La Videosorveglianza dei soggetti privati e delle Aziende di trasporto (esercizi commerciali; supermercati; banche etc.) Moderatore: Avv. Luciano Marcon •Disciplina normativa e casi di maggiore interesse Relatore: Avv. Antonio Ciccia •Le esigenze della Procura in tema di prova video Relatore: dr. Alberto Perduca – Procuratore aggiunto c/o Procura della Repubblica di Torino •La videosorveglianza sui mezzi di trasporto Relatore: Arch. Giovanni Foti – GTT S.p.A. •Funzioni avanzate per la protezione dei dati trattati dai sistemi di videosorveglianza Relatore: Massimo Chiusi - Head of Personal Data Protection Unit - Security Department Unicredit S.p.A. 15.15 L’esperienza internazionale Moderatore: Comm. Polizia Municipale Gianfranco Todesco •Il Sistema di videosorveglianza della Polizia Olandese Relatore: Commissario Peter J.H.G. Van den Ende, Commissioner of Police and Director, CrimiNee, Eindhoven Police •Studio sulla videosorveglianza Spagnola Relatore: Dr. Francesc Guillen Lasierra, professore associato di Diritto costituzionale, Università autonoma di Barcellona •La videosorveglianza aerea per il monitoraggio di eventi sportivi, di protezione civile e la cooperazione con la Polizia Portoghese. Il sistema Nimbus Relatore: Paolo Bellezza – Nimbus Srl 16.30 SALUTI Dr. Mauro Famigli - Comandante Polizia Municipale cordiali saluti Mauro Alovisio Università di Torino

Oct. 7, 2011

Hackathon in Bruxelles

by Marco Pancini

Cari Tutti, Insieme con soggetti della societa' civile sto lavorando ad un'iniziativa chiamata 'EU HACKATHON' che si svolgerà a Bruxelles l'8 e 9 novembre nel Parlamento Europeo. In questo sito sono descritti tutti i dettagli dell'evento: http://www.euhackathon.eu/. In sintesi vogliamo portare a Bruxelles un gruppo di sviluppatori per lavorare su codici aperti e creare delle applicazioni finalizzate a fornire maggiore trasparenza su temi importanti con la libertà di opinione e la net neutrality. Non esitate a iscrivervi se siete interessati a partecipare, o a diffondere la notizia. Tutti i costi di viaggio sono coperti. Un caro saluto. marco -- Marco Pancini | Senior Policy Counsel | pancini(a)google.com | +32.28948492 +32.473531203 This email may be confidential or privileged. If you received this communication by mistake, please don't forward it to anyone else, please erase all copies and attachments, and please let me know that it went to the wrong person. Thanks.

Oct. 6, 2011

Privacy e amministrazione digitale in sanità venerdì 7 ottobre 2011 ore 14,30 a Torino

by Mauro Alovisio

Gent.mi segnalo interessante convegno gratuito ad oggetto: "Privacy e amministrazione digitale in sanità" di cui ho saputo adesso con relazione del Prof. Francesco Pizzetti, Presidente dell'Autorità Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, che si svolgerà domani Venerdì 7 ottobre2011 ore 14,30-18, al Centro Congressi Torino Incontra, via Nino Costa 8. L'evento si svolge all'interno del congresso nazionale sulla responsabilità professionale e risk management. Privacy e amministrazione digitale in sanità relatori: Prof. Francesco Pizzetti, Dott. Claudio Filippi, Martina Peano, Antonio Bartolozzi, Umberto Ferri, Raffaele Zallone, Maurizio Castelli, Eros Vanozzi programma Fascicolo sanitario elettronico e normativa privacy in sanità Privacy e diritto di accesso Digitalizzazione e dematerializzazione della documentazione sanitaria Sicurezza informatica nei sistemi informativi in Sanità Legge sul codice amministrativo digitale nella PA discussione finale Ingresso libero cordiali saluti Mauro Alovisio http://fire.rettorato.unito.it/blog/?area=Blog&action=ReadForm&id=40524

Oct. 6, 2011

Fw: Programa Somece para difusión

by Mariella Berra

----- Original Message ----- From: Verónica Estrada To: SOMECE Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 3:53 PM Subject: Programa Somece para difusión Amigos: Reciban un abrazo caluroso y comparto con ustedes el programa final de Somece 2011 a realizarse en Chiapas del 12 al 16 de octubre, para su información y puedan difundirlo entre los colegas y amigos interesados, es muy importante que la gente conozca el trabajo realizado por un grupo de personas interesadas en la aplicación inteligente de la tecnología en la educación y este esfuerzo no sea en balde. Un abrazo -- Verónica Belinda Estrada y Moscoso SOMECE www.somece.org.mx

Oct. 6, 2011

Rif: Wu Ming 1 sullo sfruttamento digitale

by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it

Oct. 6, 2011

United Nations Public Service Awards Call for Nominations

by Daria Santucci

Buongiorno, segnalo che sono aperte le candidature agli *United Nations Public Service Awards 2012*. Maggior informazioni in calce. Saluti, Daria Santucci ----- The 2012 United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA) Programme is accepting nominations from 15 September 2011 to 31 December 2011. The UNPSA is the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service and rewards the creative achievements and contributions of public service institutions that lead to a more effective and responsive public administration in countries worldwide and seeks to disseminate the initiatives for replication. The award is open to all public organizations including Governments and public-private partnerships involved in delivering services to citizens around the globe. Your institution is welcome to nominate projects that have improved delivery of public services for the 2012 Public Service Awards, which will mark the tenth anniversary of the programme. Please be advised that the nomination form must be completed online on the UNPAN portal at: www.unpan.org/applyunpsa2012 where a thorough explanation of the nomination process and the online application form are available. For more information on UNPSA, including previous winners, guidelines and frequently asked questions, please click here http://www.unpan.org/unpsa . The winners of the 2012 UNPSA will be recognized on 23 June 2012 during the celebration of the United Nations Public Service Day. The Awards for 2012 will be bestowed in the following five categories: 1. Preventing and fighting corruption in the public service 2. Improving the delivery of public services 3. Fostering participation in policy-making decisions through innovative mechanisms 4. Advancing knowledge management in government 5. Promoting gender sensitive public service delivery We look forward to receiving a significant number of nominations of innovative projects from your region that will provide solutions to common public service challenges across the world. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you experience any difficulties during the submission process. -- Daria Santucci, Ph.D. Professor of Web Communication Semiotics Communications Professional Journalist +39 347 2512926 www.vitaminapubblica.org www.progetto-rena.it/author/daria_santucci

Oct. 5, 2011