April 2011 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

British firm offered spy software to Egypt
by Paolo Brini Sept. 16, 2011

Sept. 16, 2011

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Economist: "Anonymous no more"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 2, 2011

May 2, 2011

Enfasi mia (i veri liberali si riconoscono anche per la coerenza). juan carlos / /*Anonymous no more* /The internet: It is becoming ever more difficult to browse the internet without leaving behind digital footprints that reveal your identity / Mar 10th 2011 | from the print edition WAY back in the early days of the web, in 1993, the /New Yorker/ ran a cartoon featuring two dogs sitting in front of a computer. The internet-savvy canine is saying to its friend: "On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog." This joke captured the freewheeling anonymity of the early stages of internet adoption, but it doesn't work now. Today websites often know a great deal about their visitors, including their names and interests. The ability to use the internet anonymously is being eroded on several fronts. Some popular websites, including Facebook, the leading social network, and Quora, a popular question-and-answer site, require users to give their real names, and block people who are suspected of using pseudonyms. Other sites ask that users provide their real names in order to be able to leave comments, in the hope that discussions will be more civil if people have to reveal their identities. [...] *But anonymity is freeing. It lets people go online and read about fringe political viewpoints, look up words they are embarrassed not to know the meaning of, or search for a new job without being thought extremist, stupid or disloyal. In America some judges have recognised that browsing habits will change if people feel that they are being watched. In rejecting a government demand for book-purchase data from Amazon, an online retailer, a judge wrote that the release of the information would create a chilling effect that would "frost keyboards across America". Librarians have long understood this, which is why they keep readers' files confidential. But many of the new custodians of people's reading records do not seem inclined to do the same.* Full article here: http://www.economist.com/node/18304046

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1. LAPSI Public Conference and Primer -- 2. Share PSI Workshop -- 3. Open Data Challenge
by Cristiana Sappa April 30, 2011

April 30, 2011

Dear All, This message is to remind you of three upcoming events. 1. LAPSI PUBLIC CONFERENCE AND PRIMER: The advanced version of the LAPSI public conference and primer program is available here: http://www.lapsi-project.eu/milan (kindly see the link to the registration form and the .pdf doc). You also find relevant information on the Bocconi website. We have scheduled seven Food-for-Thoughts Dinners on Thursday, May 5th, 20h00. Please visit our Food-for-Thoughts Wiki page (http://www.lapsi-project.eu/wiki/index.php/May_5th_2011) to see the topics you are interested in and check the restaurants addresses. Should you wish to join our Food-for-Thoughts Dinners, kindly send an e-mail to Mariateresa Maggiolino, Bocconi University – Department of Law (mariateresa.maggiolino(a)unibocconi.it) or register yourself on our Food-for-Thoughts Wiki page (http://www.lapsi-project.eu/wiki/index.php/May_5th_2011) in order to confirm your attendance. The cost of the dinner is individually supported by each attendant. 2. The registration for the SharePSI Workshop of May is now open. Kindly see here: http://share-psi.eu/2011/04/may-1011-registration-open/ 3. I remind you also of the Open Data Challenge coordinated by the OKF: http://opendatachallenge.org/ (see the new banner here: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5669626170_a4ef18124b_o.jpg) I hope to see many of you in Milan next week. Kind Regards, Cristiana Sappa Project Manager, LAPSI, www.lapsi-project.eu, and EVPSI, www.evpsi.org Postdoctoral Researcher, Torino Law School Research Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet and Society, http://nexa.polito.it Cristiana Sappa Project Manager, LAPSI, www.lapsi-project.eu, and EVPSI, www.evpsi.org Postdoctoral Researcher, Torino Law School Research Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet and Society, http://nexa.polito.it

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Fwd: Rethinking Music: A Briefing Book, from the Berkman Center
by J.C. DE MARTIN April 29, 2011

April 29, 2011

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Rethinking Music: A Briefing Book, from the Berkman Center Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:15:59 -0400 From: Seth Young <syoung(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu> Reply-To: report-release-list(a)eon.law.harvard.edu,Seth Young <syoung(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu> Organization: Berkman Center To: report-release-list(a)eon.law.harvard.edu Good morning, The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is pleased to share a new collection of materials, "Rethinking Music: A Briefing Book," prepared for the participants in Berklee College of Music's Rethink Music conference, which kicks off tonight: *http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/publications/2011/Rethinking_Music* "Rethinking Music: A Briefing Book" includes the Berkman Center's own framing paper, which introduces a number of issues that will be discussed during the course of the conference. Following that paper are seven contributions from a wide range of contributors, addressing some of the most current and compelling issues in music law and policy. For the full list of papers and download options, visit: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/publications/2011/Rethinking_Music The Rethink Music conference -- http://www.rethink-music.com -- is "bringing together all sides and viewpoints on the subjects of creativity, commerce, and policy to engage in critical dialogue examining the business and rights challenges facing the music industry in the digital era, and to formulate ideas for the creation and distribution of new music and other creative works." Rethink Music is presented by Berklee College of Music and MIDEM, in association with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Business School. The conference runs through Wednesday. The Berkman Center also invites you to explore the special series of Radio Berkman podcasts released in anticipation of Rethink Music. Visit http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediaberkman/tag/rethink-music/ or check out Radio Berkman via iTunes: http://itun.es/i6G95h In addition to assembling "Rethinking Music: A Briefing Book" and special episodes of Radio Berkman, the Berkman Center ran a competitive call for papers in collaboration with Harvard Law School's Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law (JSEL). The CFP sought policy proposals that advance the interests of music creators, consumers, and entrepreneurs through changes in existing law. The winning paper, Mary LaFrance's "From Whether to How: The Challenge of Implementing a Full Public Performance Right in Sound Recordings," will be published in the Spring 2011 edition of JSEL. Seth Young Communications Berkman Center for Internet & Society Harvard University -- The Berkman Center for Internet& Society --http://cyber.law.harvard.edu -- exploring cyberspace, sharing in its study, and helping pioneer its development

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Behind The Scenes: Record Label Demands From Amazon
by Marco Pancini April 29, 2011

April 29, 2011

http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/29/behind-the-scenes-record-labels-demands-fr… -- Marco Pancini Senior Policy Counsel - Google Chaussee d'Etterbeek 180 - 1000 Brussels - Belgium Desk: +32.(0) 28948492 - Mobile: +32.(0) 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.

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Seminario in Bocconi: A. Drassinower, Incentives, Rights and the Public Domain in Copyright Law - 6 Maggio
by Maurizio Borghi (Staff) April 29, 2011

April 29, 2011

cari amici e colleghi, vi segnalo il seminario di Abraham Drassinower (Università di Toronto) "Incentives, Rights and the Public Domain in Copyright Law", Università Bocconi, Venerdì 6 Maggio 2011, ore 13.00, aula 3 (via Sarfatti 25). In allegato l'invito con ulteriori informazioni. Un cordiale saluto Maurizio Borghi

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Barnes & Noble Charges Microsoft with Misusing Patents to Further an Anticompetive Scheme Against Android
by Paolo Brini April 27, 2011

April 27, 2011

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Utenti iPhone e Android spiati: Apple e Google nella bufera
by Marco Berte April 27, 2011

April 27, 2011

http://tg24.sky.it/tg24/mondo/2011/04/26/apple_android_privacy_spia.html

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Ancora sul DMCA usato contro l'open source
by Paolo Brini April 26, 2011

April 26, 2011

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EDPS: Data retention is the EU's most invasive tool
by Paolo Brini April 26, 2011

April 26, 2011

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