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

Re: [nexa] Wikileaks, sulle rivelazioni su Guantanamo è guerra tra i media...

by Andrea Glorioso

On 4/25/2011 7:43 PM, Masera Anna wrote: > se sono fuori tema, perdonate l'intrusione, ma mi sembrava rilevante per > chi studia Internet & Società... (sicuramente lo è per noi giornalisti > su Internet...). ciao, anna > > http://www.lastampa.it/cmstp/rubriche/girata.asp?ID_blog=2&ID_articolo=1179… > <http://www.lastampa.it/cmstp/rubriche/girata.asp?ID_blog=2&ID_articolo=1179…>= Non credo che la relazione tra Internet (e modalità di diffusione dell'informazione facilitate da quest'ultima) e i media "tradizionali" sia fuori tema per la lista. Comunque, sul caso Guantanamo, devo dire che sono un po' perplesso perché la maggior parte delle informazioni che ho visto pubblicate (ammetto di aver guardato molto "diagonalmente") non mi sembrano materiale nuovo, almeno rispetto al libro "The Guantanamo Files: the stories of the 759 detainees in America's illegal prison", di Andy Worthington, che è uscito nel 2007 (se non già nel 2006 - ora non ho sottomano la mia copia). Sulle varie rivalità tra Assange e il resto del mondo, credo sia meglio stendere un velo pietoso. Ciao, Andrea

April 25, 2011

Wikileaks, sulle rivelazioni su Guantanamo è guerra tra i media...

by Masera Anna

se sono fuori tema, perdonate l'intrusione, ma mi sembrava rilevante per chi studia Internet & Società... (sicuramente lo è per noi giornalisti su Internet...). ciao, anna http://www.lastampa.it/cmstp/rubriche/girata.asp?ID_blog=2&ID_articolo=1179…

April 25, 2011

Re: [nexa] a qualcuno il pubblico dominio proprio non piace

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Followup: MPA to cooperate with IMSLP <http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/293573191/open-goldberg-variations-sett…> Update #12 posted 3 days ago After managing to take down IMSLP.org <http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/293573191/open-goldberg-variations-sett…> with no warning, the Music Publishers Association (UK) <http://www.mpaonline.org.uk/> has now begun to cooperate with IMSLP. The website is back online, and MPA is publicly communicating their regrets and intentions to do better next time. Read more about the situation on the IMSLP forums <http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4775&sid=6302d72c1cf726ea94a9b7b…>: /I wish to thank the Music Publishers Association of the UK for retracting their DMCA complaint to GoDaddy. GoDaddy's standard response to a DMCA copyright complaint of this nature is to freeze the domain for 10 days, instead of referring the complaint to the site owner. Thus we all owe the MPA-UK sincere thanks for their retraction./ Screenshots from the MPA's Twitter feed <http://twitter.com/#%21/the_MPA>. On 25/04/11 19:19, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote: > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/293573191/open-goldberg-variations-sett… > > > http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4774#p24688 > > Fa francamente un po' senso leggere certe cose. > > juan carlos > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >

April 25, 2011

a qualcuno il pubblico dominio proprio non piace

by J.C. DE MARTIN

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/293573191/open-goldberg-variations-sett… http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4774#p24688 Fa francamente un po' senso leggere certe cose. juan carlos

April 25, 2011

Fwd: Rethinking Music: A Briefing Book, from the Berkman Center

by J.C. DE MARTIN

-------- 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

April 25, 2011

PI: Btjunkie, accesso inibito

by Blengino

http://punto-informatico.it/3140477/PI/News/btjunkie-accesso-inibito.aspx Qualcuno ha una copia del decreto del P.M.? Buona Pasqua Inviato da iPad2

April 25, 2011

Open Access: Lessig @ Cern vs Youtube copyright school... buona pasqua a tutti

by Masera Anna

Open_access<http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Open_access>: Lessig<http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Lessig> @ Cern<http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Cern> vs YouTube<http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23YouTube> copyright<http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23copyright> school http://t.co/5JEXTxa

April 23, 2011

EDRi-Gram: French Parliament issues a positive report on Net Neutrality

by J.C. DE MARTIN

============================================================ 4. French Parliament issues a positive report on Net Neutrality ============================================================ Last week, a trans-partisan/cross party parliamentary mission set up by the Economic Affairs committee of the French National Assembly released a report on Net Neutrality. After working on the report for more than five months and conducting dozens of hearings, the mission led by Laure de La Raudière (UMP, conservative) and Corinne Erhel (PS, socialist) presented a 145-page document covering most aspects of Net Neutrality. Overall, the report is extremely positive - probably one of the most detailed ever issued on the matter by public authorities in Europe. Although it draws to a large extent on the French electronic communication regulatory authority's (ARCEP) 10 proposals from September 2010, the report goes further on several aspects. In particular, the report includes a call for the legislative protection of Net Neutrality, which is defined as "the ability of Internet users to send and receive any application of their choice, to connect any device and use the programmes of their choice, as long as they don't harm the network with a quality of service that is transparent, sufficient and non-discriminatory (...)". Interestingly, the non-discrimination criteria is interpreted strictly, as the the authors explain that all traffic should be treated equally, thereby rejecting the so-called traffic differentiation. Traffic differentiation would have allowed for different treatments according to types of traffic. The document confines acceptable management of Internet traffic to cases of legal obligations, unforeseen congestion or if the network's security is at risk. By doing so, it draws a clear line between the Internet and managed services, which are defined as all electronic communications for which operators guarantee a specific quality of service and manage traffic to that aim. To make sure the difference between the Internet and managed services is clear, the report further proposes to reserve the "Internet" label to offers abiding by the principle of Net Neutrality. The most political aspect of the report is its strong stance against content blocking, as the parliamentary mission calls for systematic judiciary oversight of mandatory blocking measures. The mission therefore opposes the recently adopted legislation which grants the police the power to block child abuse websites (LOPPSI law). The rapporteurs also suggest that instead of acting preventively to block "illegal" communications, a repressive logical approach -"whereby illegal activities supported by such communications are condemned"- should be pursued. One of the shortcomings of the report, however, lies in the fact that it leaves out the issue of network management techniques and whether these should be regulated. In February, a preliminary version suggested that techniques such as Deep Packet Inspection should be monitored so as to ensure that they are not used in a way that jeopardizes the privacy of Internet users. It is unknown why this issue was eventually dropped from the final version. The work of the mission and the reception of the report by other members of the Economic Affairs committee of the French National Assembly is a positive step. But it remains to be seen if and how the report will actually translate into actual policies. Rapporteur Laure de La Raudière has indicated that she is ready to table a legislative proposal to implement some of the recommendations of the report. But with the 2012 elections coming up in France and considering that the agenda of the French Parliament is already quite full, any vote on Net Neutrality before late 2012 is very unlikely. But the content of the report already gives a clear signal to telecoms operators that, for some lawmakers at least, the future of the Internet matters more than their narrow business interests. The proposals put forward in the document are the following: A. First axis: enshrine Internet Neutrality as a political goal Proposal #1: define the Net Neutrality principle Proposal #2: establish promotion of Net Neutrality as a political goal and give regulatory authorities the power to impose obligations suited for its promotion B. Second axis: strict supervision of Internet blocking Proposal #3: further question the justifications for legal blocking measures, despite their seeming legitimacy, due to their inefficiency and the adverse effects they may lead to Proposal #4: establish immediately a unified procedure which includes the intervention of a judge C. Third axis: protect the Internet's universality and guarantee its quality Proposal #5: reserve the "Internet" label to offers which respect the neutrality principle Proposal #6: create an Internet quality observatory Proposal #7: assign Arcep (national regulatory authority) the mission of guaranteeing an Internet of sufficient quality D. Fourth axis: ensure sustainable financing of the Internet Proposal #8: study the economic stakes attached to the Internet network Proposal #9: carefully assess the creation of a European "data call termination" The report (only in French, 13.04.2011) http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/13/rap-info/i3336.asp ARCEP has published ten proposals and recommendations for promoting a neutral and high quality Internet (15.11.2010) http://www.arcep.fr/index.php?id=8571&L=1&tx_gsactualite_pi1[uid]=1317&tx_g… Net Neutrality: An Encouraging Report From the French Parliament (14.04.2011) http://www.laquadrature.net/en/net-neutrality-an-encouraging-report-from-th… Parliamentary Report recommend introducing Net Neutrality into the law (only in French, 13.04.2011) http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2011/04/13/un-rapport-parlementa… (contribution by Félix Tréguer - La Quadrature du Net)

April 22, 2011

New Licensing Models for Online Music Services in the EU

by giuseppe mazziotti

Cari tutti, vorrei segnalarvi la pubblicazione di un mio articolo sulle questioni poste dai nuovi modelli di licenze per la musica online in Europa: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1814264 Mi auguro possa essere di vostro interesse. Saluti, Giuseppe

April 22, 2011

Re: [nexa] NEXA Awards a dicembre?

by Marco Pancini

bellissima idea... noi ci siamo! On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Mariella Berra <mariella.berra(a)unito.it>wrote: > Carissimi mi sembra un'idea su cui lavorare Sono d'accordo che c'è una > moltitudine di giovani e meno interessati ai beni comuni e coagulabile su un > progetto di interesse Quindi per il momento Buona Pasqua atuti Mariella > ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.C. DE MARTIN" <demartin(a)polito.it> > To: <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> > Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 11:58 AM > Subject: Re: [nexa] NEXA Awards a dicembre? > > > > Cari tutti, >> >> come indica l'intestazione, il mio messaggio non era per la lista, >> la nostra e' ancora solo un'ipotesi (gli impegni sono tanti >> e aggiungerne un altro ci spaventa), ma colgo l'occasione >> per chiedervi cosa ne pensate: >> vi sembra una buona idea? >> >> Secondo voi in Italia c'e' una massa critica non solo di persone, >> ma anche di progetti Web connotabili come "bene comune", >> del tipo di http://cnx.org/ o http://www.freerice.com/? >> >> Due dei vincitori dei Berkman Awards, >> full list qui: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4316 >> >> Naturalmente l'alternativa e' aspettare ancora qualche anno, >> ma mi sembra che almeno da certi punti di vista >> i tempi possano essere maturi anche da noi. >> >> Cosa ne pensate? >> >> Grazie fin d'ora per i vostri commenti! >> >> juan carlos >> >> >> Il 21/4/11 11:37 AM, J.C. DE MARTIN ha scritto: >> >>> Caro Francesco, >>> >>> a fine anno il Centro NEXA compie cinque anni (e' nato il 26.11.2006). >>> >>> Con Marco Ricolfi stiamo intrattenendo un'idea un po' americana, >>> ovvero fare una serata (sabato 17 dicembre) in cui consegnare un certo >>> numero di "Nexa Awards" a persone (tipicamente italiani) che si siano >>> distinti per >>> la loro attivita' a favore della Rete o per il loro impegno personale >>> continuato >>> (attivisti, intellettuali, ecc.) o tramite progetti Web con natura di >>> "bene comune". >>> >>> L'ispirazione sono stati Berkman Awards del 2008 a cui ho avuto >>> l'onore di presenziare. Ma anche l'Oxford Internet Institute fara' >>> qualcosa >>> di simile questo autunno. >>> >>> L'idea, sia pure impegnativa da realizzare a dovere, >>> ci piace per diversi motivi. >>> >>> Il principale e' quello di rafforzare la comunita' torinese e italiana >>> che ha cuore una Rete aperta, patrimonio comune, generativa (anche di >>> ricchezza, >>> non solo di liberta'). E i premi sono un mezzo potente in tal senso. >>> >>> Ma sarebbe anche una buona opportunita' per avvicinare un certo mondo, >>> soprattutto imprenditoriale digitale, all'idea che avere un'entita' come >>> il Centro NEXA, accademico e indipendente, e' anche nel loro interesse. >>> >>> Da questo punto di vista, non ci vedrei nulla di male, anzi, >>> se delle imprese decissero di sponsorizzare dei premi. >>> >>> Naturalmente se l'idea andasse avanti ci sarebbe molto a cui stare >>> attenti >>> per calibrare bene l'iniziativa, ma mi sembra che possa valer la pena >>> provarci. >>> >>> Tu cosa ne pensi? >>> >>> Il tuo appoggio mi sembra una conditio sine qua non >>> per assicurare il successo dell'iniziativa. >>> >>> Grazie molte, >>> un caro saluto, >>> >>> juan carlos >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> nexa mailing list >>> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it >>> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> nexa mailing list >> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > -- 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.

April 22, 2011