February 2012 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Re: [nexa] "File Sharing in the Post MegaUpload Era"

by Paolo Brini

Feb. 11, 2012

NYT, Lori Andrews: "Facebook Is Using You"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Prof. Andrews ha recentemente pubblicato un libro dal titolo: "I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy." juan carlos Opinion Facebook Is Using You By LORI ANDREWS Published: February 4, 2012 LAST week, Facebook filed documents with the government that will allow it to sell shares of stock to the public. It is estimated to be worth at least $75 billion. But unlike other big-ticket corporations, it doesn't have an inventory of widgets or gadgets, cars or phones. Facebook's inventory consists of personal data --- yours and mine. [...] Continua qui: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/opinion/sunday/facebook-is-using-you.html

Feb. 11, 2012

"What The RIAA Won’t Tell You – TuneCore’s Response to the NY Times Op-Ed by the RIAA CEO Cary H. Sherman"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Jeff Price è il CEO di TuneCore (Wikipedia: "TuneCore is an online distribution service for music founded in 2005. TuneCore principally offers musicians and other rights-holders the opportunity to place their music into online retailers such as iTunes, AmazonMP3, Zune Marketplace, Rhapsody, eMusic, and others for sale.") juan carlos February 8, 2012 What The RIAA Won’t Tell You – TuneCore’s Response to the NY Times Op-Ed by the RIAA CEO Cary H. Sherman * <http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.tunecore.com%2F2012%…>/ / Jeff Price It’s difficult for me to write a response to the CEO of the RIAA Mr. Sherman’s NY Times Op-Ed piece “What Wikipedia Won’t Tell You” <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/opinion/what-wikipedia-wont-tell-you.html…> that is not emotional. What should be a black and white conversation about respecting copyright is mired in the fact that the RIAA’s credibility has eroded as quickly as its control of the music industry. Or said another way, the RIAA has become part of the problem of protecting copyright due to its occasional less than honest approach to things. You just can’t take what the RIAA says at face value as their agenda is not clear—is it to protect copyright or is it to protect the interests of its label members at any cost? [...] Continua qui: http://blog.tunecore.com/2012/02/what-the-riaa-wont-tell-you-tunecore%E2%80…

Feb. 11, 2012

"File Sharing in the Post MegaUpload Era"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*File Sharing in the Post MegaUpload Era * Posted on February 7, 2012 <http://blog.deepfield.net/2012/02/07/file-sharing-in-the-post-megaupload-er…>by Craig Labovitz <http://blog.deepfield.net/author/labovit/> On January 18, 2012 global file sharing traffic collapsed. In a series of coordinate raids, US and New Zealand authorities seized thousands of MegaUpload servers and arrested its founder <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204301404577172010520529848.h…> (at his own birthday party, no less). As the largest file sharing service on the Internet, MegaUpload downloads represented 30-40% of all file sharing. In the space of an hour, Internet traffic globally plummeted by an astounding 2-3%. Press releases <http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/justice-department-charges-…> heralded a major blow to the theft of intellectual property. So what happened to Internet file sharing traffic after the MegaUpload arrests? Today we're publishing the results of three month research effort that provides some of the clues. More details are available in our NANOG presentation <http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog54/abstracts.php?pt=MTkwNCZuYW5vZzU0&nm=…> and earlier academic paper <http://www.monkey.org/%7Elabovit/cv.html#papers>. [...] Continua qui: http://blog.deepfield.net/2012/02/07/file-sharing-in-the-post-megaupload-er…

Feb. 11, 2012

R: Facebook Is Using You

by agatalotauro＠libero.it

Perdonate la domanda: E gli altri "sistemi analoghi" no? Ad maiora, Agata ----Messaggio originale---- Da: bernardo.parrella(a)gmail.com Data: 5-feb-2012 18.06 A: <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> Ogg: [nexa] Facebook Is Using You http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/opinion/sunday/facebook-is-using-you.html… Facebook makes money by selling ad space to companies that want to reach us. Advertisers choose key words or details — like relationship status, location, activities, favorite books and employment — and then Facebook runs the ads for the targeted subset of its 845 million users ….. Ads that pop up on your screen might seem useful, or at worst, a nuisance. But they are much more than that. The bits and bytes about your life can easily be used against you. Whether you can obtain a job, credit or insurance can be based on your digital doppelgänger — and you may never know why you’ve been turned down. …. full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/opinion/sunday/facebook-is-using-you.html… (by Lori Andrews, author of “I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy.”)

Feb. 11, 2012

Fwd: Amnesty International: ACTA a "Pandora's Box" of Potential Human Rghts Violations; EU Governments Should Not Join

by J.C. DE MARTIN

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Amnesty International: ACTA a "Pandora's Box" of Potential Human Rghts Violations; EU Governments Should Not Join Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:09:54 -0600 From: Peter Maybarduk <pmaybarduk(a)CITIZEN.ORG> Reply-To: Peter Maybarduk <pmaybarduk(a)CITIZEN.ORG> To: IP-ENFORCEMENT(a)ROSTER.WCL.AMERICAN.EDU http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/eu-urged-reject-international-anti-counterfe… *EU urged to reject international anti-counterfeiting pact* Amnesty International today urged EU governments not to join the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), branding it a “Pandora’s box” of potential human rights violations. Starting this Saturday, 11 February, a range of civil society groups and individual citizens have planned protests in many European cities to voice opposition to ACTA before the European Parliament decides whether to formally ratify the pact later this year. ACTA seeks to establish new standards for enforcing a wide range of intellectual property rights, including trademarks, copyrights and patents. Amnesty International believes the pact's content, process, and institutional structure impact in a number of ways on human rights – especially the rights to due process, privacy, freedom of information, freedom of expression, and access to essential medicines. “The EU should reject ACTA in its current form – implementing the agreement could open a Pandora's box of potential human rights violations by doing away with due process and front-loading the requirement to enforce its provisions,” said Widney Brown, Senior Director of International Law and Policy at Amnesty International. “While Amnesty believes that creators should be compensated for their work, the protection of intellectual property should never come at the expense of basic human rights.” * Weakened protections* Amnesty International is concerned about ACTA’s broad coverage, vague language, and tendency to value private law enforcement over judicial review. Rather than allowing the courts to resolve how infractions of the ACTA should be treated, the pact obliges states to encourage third parties to enforce its provisions. This would incentivize Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to impose repressive measures to avoid infringements, such as blocking, deleting, or even suspending services without recourse to judicial review. Companies may be threatened with criminal sanctions if they derive “indirect” economic benefit from infringements or if they are deemed to have “aided and abetted” one or more acts of infringement. This is likely to have a chilling effect on free speech and access to information. As these private companies would also be incentivized to implement intrusive surveillance technologies in order to avoid being liable for the actions of their users, this would also lead to gross violations of user privacy. Access to generic medicines and other essential products could also be affected, as the ACTA would give customs officials the authority to seize products with labels suspected of being confusingly similar to trademark brands. Giving generic medicines similar labels helps to communicate medical equivalence and supports public health policy goals. Amnesty International is also gravely concerned about the ACTA’s vague and meaningless safeguards. Instead of using well-defined and accepted terminology, the text refers to concepts such as “fundamental principles” and even invents a concept of “fair process”, which currently has no definition in international law. “Worryingly, ACTA’s text does not even contain references to safeguards like ‘fundamental rights’, ‘fair use’, or ‘due process’, which are universally understood and clearly defined in international law,” said Widney Brown. * Behind closed doors* A small number of states including EU members, Japan, Australia and the USA, have negotiated the Agreement since 2007. The negotiation process has lacked transparency and democratic credibility, as it has taken place outside of recognized institutions, such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). The public was kept out of the process, and civil society, despite its demands, has not yet had access to all documents relating to the ACTA negotiations. US industry was kept up to speed with the negotiations, on condition that the industry partners signed a non-disclosure agreement. The resulting standards are tremendously skewed towards protecting commercial interests over human rights. The EU – representing 27 governments – is due to start hearings on the ACTA in March, with a ratification vote tentatively slated for June or July. * Enforcement* The pact would set up an unelected “ACTA committee”, which would have the power to set standards, negotiate accessions of new countries and promote “best practices”. It would also be the first port of call to interpret the meaning of the frequently vague text of the agreement – creating meaning after parliaments had given their approval. Most of these functions are already carried out by the WIPO, where civil society has a voice and deliberations are generally transparent and predictable. “All global trade agreements must be negotiated transparently under the auspices of existing intergovernmental organizations such as the WIPO or the WTO,” said Widney Brown. “Multilateral trade agreements that affect public goods, including freedom of expression, innovation and access to basic medicines, must always uphold basic human rights principles, such as accountability, transparency, participation, equality and sustainability. ACTA has failed on all of these fronts.”

Feb. 10, 2012

Re: [nexa] Evento contro ACTA, coordinamento mondiale attraverso facebook. Worldwide event against ACTA throw facebook.

by Luigi Di Liberto

http://www.scambioetico.org/?p=8456 Ciao LDL 2012/2/7 G.Battista Frontera <gb.frontera(a)virtualia.it> > All'interno, scrollando, evento in lingua italiana ed altre lingue. > Scrolling inside english event and other languages. > > https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/358922057468176/ > > Ciao. > Gb > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >

Feb. 10, 2012

E' uscita l'edizione 2011 di Global Information SocIety Watch: Focus on freedom of expression and association online

by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it

Feb. 10, 2012

In: RICHIESTA DI DICHIARAZIONE DI INTERESSE E DI DISPONIBILITÀ A ESSERE ASSUNTI DALLA CIVIT CON CONTRATTO DI DIRITTO PRIVATO A TEMPO DETERMINATO

by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it

Feb. 9, 2012

Decreto liberalizzazioni: 15 emendamenti bipartisan per realizzare la 'rivoluzione digitale'

by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it

Feb. 9, 2012