April 2014 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

La Stampa: Imparare a programmare da bambini (Luca Indemini)

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Bel articolo di Luca Indemini sull'insegnare a programmare ai bambini, con breve intervista al prof. Angelo Raffaele Meo: http://www.lastampa.it/2014/04/16/tecnologia/tante-storie-per-programmare-i… juan carlos

April 17, 2014

20° Nexa Lunch Seminar - 23 aprile 2014

by Giuseppe Futia

Se non visualizzi correttamente questo messaggio clicca qui <http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-20> NEXA 20° Nexa Lunch Seminar Mercoledi 23 aprile 2014, ore 13.00 - 14.00 Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (primo piano) http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-20 Criptovalute, questioni tecnologiche e implicazioni politiche Speakers Flavio Giobergia (già studente di Rivoluzione Digitale) e Marco Ciurcina (fellow Centro Nexa) This event will be webcast live: http://nexa.polito.it/upcoming-events "Una criptovaluta (o crittovaluta) è una valuta paritaria, decentralizzata digitale la cui implementazione si basa sui principi della crittografia per convalidare le transazioni e la generazione di moneta in sé" (fonte: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criptovaluta) Il valore di Bitcoin <https://bitcoin.org/it/> e delle altre criptovalute attualmente in circolazione, inoltre, non viene regolato da alcuna autorità o banca centrale, determinando immancabilmente un mutamento nei rapporti tra Stati e cittadini. Per discutere tali questioni, in occasione del 20° Nexa Lunch Seminar, interverranno *Flavio Giobergia*, già studente del corso di Rivoluzione Digitale ed esperto di /Web security/, e *Marco Ciurcina*, avvocato e fellow del Centro Nexa su Internet & Società. Durante l'incontro verrà approfondito il funzionamento di Bitcoin (*modalità di pagamento*, *processo di mining* e *validazione delle transazioni*), discutendo le sue principali criticità (tempi di conferma delle transazioni e *mancanza di anonimato*), e l'impatto delle criptovalute sugli attuali assetti istituzionali (*sistemi monetario, finanziario e dei pagamenti*) in un contesto in cui, ad esempio, la Cina sta attuando politiche controverse in merito all'utilizzo di Bitcoin e gli Stati Uniti ritengono che debba essere tassato come una proprietà e non come una valuta. /Ingresso libero - Saranno disponibili panini e bibite per coloro che si saranno registrati su http://lunch20.eventbrite.com/ entro il 21 aprile./ Speakers - e informazioni supplementari [ciurcina giobergia] FLAVIO GIOBERGIA è studente di Ingegneria Informatica presso il Politecnico di Torino. È entrato in contatto con il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società grazie al corso "Rivoluzione Digitale" tenuto dal professor Juan Carlos De Martin e nell'estate 2014 si recherà al Berkman Center for Internet & Society della Harvard University per una /internship/. Da alcuni anni si occupa di programmazione a diversi livelli, ed ha lavorato nel settore della /Web security/ e del /reverse engineering/ nell'ambito di sistemi Linux. MARCO CIURCINA è avvocato e fellow del Centro Nexa su Internet & Società. Si occupa di diritto commerciale e contrattuale, diritto dell'Information Technology, copyright, brevetti e diritto dei marchi. E' docente di Diritto ed etica della comunicazione presso il Politecnico di Torino, ed è un attivista nel campo del software libero e delle libertà digitali. Maggiori informazioni sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-20 Letture consigliate e link utili: * Bitcoin.org <https://bitcoin.org/it/> * BitLegal.net <http://bitlegal.net/> * Craig K. Elwell, M. Maureen Murphy, Michael V. Seitzinger, /Bitcoin: Questions, Answers, and Analysis of Legal Issues <http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc272070/m1/1/high_res_d/R433…>/, Congressional Research Service, December 2013 * European Central Bank, /Virtual Currency Schemes/ <https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/virtualcurrencyschemes201210en.pdf>, October 2012 * Legality of Bitcoins by country <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_Bitcoins_by_country> - Wikipedia * Marco Ciurcina, /Lo gnomo Tiripago/ <http://studiolegale.it/old/files/tiripago_story_disegni.pdf>, 2011 * /Regulation of Bitcoin in Selected Jurisdictions/ <http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/3952017/2014-010233_Law_Library_of_Congress…>, The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Center, January 2014 Che cosa sono il Centro Nexa e i cicli di incontri "Mercoledì di Nexa" e "Nexa Lunch Seminar" Il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società del Politecnico di Torino (Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica) è un centro di ricerca indipendente che studia da diversi punti di vista le varie componenti di Internet, la "più grande invenzione del secolo" (Rita Levi Montalcini), e il suo effetto sulla società. Maggiori informazioni all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it. Durante i "*Mercoledì di Nexa*", che si tengono *ogni 2° mercoledì del mese* alle *ore 18 in punto*, il Centro di ricerca Nexa su Internet e Società apre le sue porte non solo agli esperti e a tutti coloro i quali lavorano con Internet, ma anche a semplici appassionati e cittadini. Il ciclo di incontri intende approfondire, con un linguaggio preciso ma divulgativo, i temi legati alla Rete: motori di ricerca, Creative Commons, social networks, open source/software libero, neutralità della rete, libertà di espressione, privacy, file sharing, big e open data, smart cities e molto altro. Al centro di quasi tutti gli incontri un ospite pronto a dialogare e confrontarsi sugli argomenti scelti per il dibattito, insieme con i direttori del Centro Nexa, il Prof. Juan Carlos De Martin del Politecnico di Torino e il Prof. Marco Ricolfi dell'Università di Torino, nonché lo staff e i Fellows del Centro Nexa. Maggiori informazioni sui Mercoledì di Nexa, incluso un elenco di tutti i "Mercoledì" passati, sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi. Si segnala inoltre che dal maggio 2012 *ogni 4° mercoledì* del mese *dalle ore 13 alle ore 14* il Centro Nexa organizza anche i "*Nexa Lunch Seminar*". Una lista di tutti i "Lunch Seminar" passati è disponibile all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-seminars. See our events calendar <http://nexa.polito.it/events> if you're curious about future luncheons, discussions, lectures, and conferences not listed in this email. Our events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Maggiori informazioni sui Nexa Lunch Seminar e i Mercoledì di Nexa, sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/events. Weekly Events Newsletter. Sign up <http://nexa.polito.it/mailing-lists> to receive this newsletter if this email was forwarded to you. To manage your subscription preferences, please click here <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa>. Connect & get involved: Jobs, internships, and more <http://nexa.polito.it/get-involved> Nexa Center for Internet and Society Newsletter

April 17, 2014

Nuovo progetto EUANDI per le elezioni europee

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Vi segnalo che l'innovativo progetto dell'amico del Centro Nexa, prof. Alexander Trechsel (direttore del dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali dello European University Institute), EUANDI.EU, è finalmente online: http://euandi.eu Il motto " Discover your party, create your community" cattura bene gli (ambiziosi) obiettivi del progetto. Disclaimer: faccio parte dell'International Advisory Board del progetto. juan carlos

April 17, 2014

privacy_ART29 WP nuovi documenti

by Alessandro Mantelero

Segnalo a chi non li avesse visti una serie di interessanti documenti di recente adozione: - sull'anonimizzazione: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/documentation/opinio… - sulla nozione di "Legitimate interests": http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/documentation/opinio… In particolare di interesse per i rapporti US/EU i due documenti sul Safe Harbor e sul cloud by MS: - Letter on Microsoft's cloud agreements http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/documentation/other-… - Safe Harbor recommendations http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/documentation/other-… -- Avv. Alessandro Mantelero, PhD Aggregate Professor, Politecnico di Torino Director of Privacy and Faculty Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet and Society Visiting Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute Research Consultant, Sino-Italian Research Center for Internet Torts at Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology Programme Coordinator, Double Degree program in Management and IP Law, Politecnico di Torino–Tongji University of Shanghai http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero Politecnico di Torino Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 10129 Torino - Italy in libertate fortitudo

April 17, 2014

Re: [nexa] operazione trasparenza on line dei dati della banca dati dell'anagrafe dell'edilizia scolastica

by Giovanni Battista Gallus

Caro Mauro, La sentenza è sì interessante nel suo percorso di ricostruzione dell'accesso civico, ma imho è pericolosamente erronea nelle conclusioni, laddove confonde il "catalogo delle banche dati" con il contenuto stesso delle banche dati, e si inventa (anticipando l'implementazione della direttiva open data :-) un obbligo generalizzato di pubblicazione delle banche dati della PA. Il 09/apr/2014 10:46 "Mauro Alovisio" <mauro.alovisio(a)gmail.com> ha scritto: gent.me/mi segnalo interessante sentenza del Tar Lazio del 19 marzo n. 3014 che ha accolto il ricorso dell'associazione Cittadinanzaattiva contro il provvedimento di rigetto del diritto di accesso civico ai dati (Dl.Lgs n. 33 del 2013) del Miur ; un passo positivo nel complesso percorso italico verso la trasparenza on line (obbligo di pubblicare on line nel caso in esame i dati relativi alla sicurezza dei fabbricati scolastici; alle certificazioni agibilità statica, all' adeguamento sismico, igienico-sanitario, alla prevenzione incendi; alle mappature delle barriere architettoniche etcc) http://www.casaeclima.com/ar_17807__ITALIA-Sentenze-edilizia-scolastica-miu… Link per consultare la sentenza per esteso http://www.giustizia-amministrativa.it/DocumentiGA/Roma/Sezione%203B/2013/2… cordiali saluti Mauro Alovisio _______________________________________________ nexa mailing list nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

April 17, 2014

NETmundial / Neelie Kroes: let's get to work

by Andrea Glorioso

[ Apologies if you receive this message multiple times ] Dear all, Concerning the forthcoming Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance (NETmundial) which will take place in Sao Paulo (Brazil) on 23-24 April 2014, you might be interested to read the latest blog post of Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission and member of the High-Level Multistakeholder Committee of NETmundial, available at https://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/content/netmundial-lets-… reproduced below. +++ NETmundial: let's get to work Published by Neelie KROES<https://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/users/neelie-kroes>on Wednesday, 16/04/2014 I will soon be travelling to Sao Paulo to attend NETmundial, the Multi-stakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance<http://netmundial.br/>. The purpose of NETmundial is to develop principles of Internet governance and a roadmap for the future development of this ecosystem. I have already shared<http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/content/my-thoughts-netmu…>with all of you my thoughts on the draft "outcome document" that I and other members of the High-Level Multi-stakeholder Committee of NETmundial<http://netmundial.br/hlmc/>received on 3 April 2014. In the meantime, the organisers of the conference have published a new version of the outcome document<http://document.netmundial.br/>and are inviting everyone to send their views and comments <http://document.netmundial.br/> – I warmly invite all of you to do so. I did so, too; I have sent an email to the members<http://netmundial.br/hlmc/>of the High Level Multi-stakeholder Committee, to the Chair of the Meeting <http://netmundial.br/chair-of-the-meeting/> (Prof. Virgilio Almeida) and to the two co-chairs of the Executive Meeting Committee<http://netmundial.br/emc/>, Raul Echeberria and Demi Getschko. Again, in a spirit of transparency, I would like to share the contents of this message with the broader Internet community.... so please read my letter below. *From: KROES Neelie (CAB-KROES)* *Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 7:26 PM* *To: 'hlmc(a)netmundial.br <hlmc(a)netmundial.br>'* *Subject: Proposals for the NETmundial outcome document* Dear colleagues, I am pleased to see that the draft outcome document for NETmundial has been published and that the broader public has now the possibility to intervene in the discussion, before we all meet in Sao Paulo next week. Again, I would like to thank all the members of the Executive Multistakeholder Committee, as well as the Chair and the Co-Chairs of the meeting, for their tireless work. As a follow-up to the comments<http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/content/my-thoughts-netmu…>which I have already shared with you, I would like to make some further observations. In the same spirit of transparency as my previous communication, I am also posting a copy of this e-mail on my blog<http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/blog> . I continue to strongly believe that the outcomes of NETmundial must be concrete and actionable, with clear milestones and with a realistic but ambitious timeline. Several reactions to my comments show that I am not alone in thinking that concreteness is paramount to the success of this important gathering; and even though positions on substance may well differ, I believe that my assessment on the necessity of a "change of pace" in these discussions is shared by a broad range of stakeholders. Read in this light, it is clear me that more work is needed on the latest draft; especially if we consider that a number of public contributions submitted to NETmundial did include concrete and actionable suggestions. Luckily, several passages of the draft outcome document do lend themselves quite well to being turned into more concrete actions – and we should make full use of this opportunity. I will focus on six specific examples: 1. Improvements to the multi-stakeholder model 2. Strengthening the Internet Governance Forum 3. Tools and mechanisms for better information sharing and capacity building 4. Globalisation of IANA 5. Globalisation of ICANN 6. Jurisdictional issues on the Internet *(1) Improvements to the multi-stakeholder model* The draft outcome document refers several times to the need to *further improve and strengthen the multi-stakeholder model*, to enable the full and balanced participation of all stakeholders from around the globe, to have clear and transparent processes and procedures (including mechanisms for checks and balances and for review). I completely agree – in fact, I have said so for a long time. The keywords here are inclusiveness and openness, which must both be real and meaningful, not just theoretical. NETmundial should be the moment to properly connect the debates on Internet governance with the discussions and concrete activities on citizens' engagement and participatory democracy. Europe has been quite active in this field, ranging from EU-funded projects in the ICT field, such as DEMO-NET <http://participedia.net/en/organizations/demo-net>, Cross Over<http://crossover-project.eu/>and D-CENT <http://dcentproject.eu/>; to legal innovations such as the European Citizens Initiative; to national initiatives such as the use of Liquid Democracy in the Germany and the People's Assembly Rahvakogu<https://www.rahvakogu.ee/pages/what-is-rahvakogu>in Estonia, to name just a few. Brazil, with the inclusive and participatory conception and discussions on the "Marco Civil", is also an inspiration for all of us. And it is purely for reasons of space that I cannot mention all the efforts by many organisations and individuals across the world. In its Communication on Internet Policy and Governance<http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52014DC0072>of 12 February 2014, the European Commission suggested that the *further development of multistakeholder guidelines and the sharing of best practices* would be a good manner to move forward. Accordingly, *I suggest that the outcomes of NETmundial should include*: - a clear commitment to the *bottom-up and cooperative* development of a "concept paper" to be discussed at the 9th Internet Governance Forum (Istanbul, Turkey, *2-5 September 2014*); - this concept paper should identify initial recommendations on how the above mentioned engagement and participatory tools and initiatives could be used in Internet governance debates; it should also propose an initial outline of principles-based guidelines to safeguard accountability, transparency, inclusiveness and independence for multi-stakeholder processes; - the discussions in Istanbul and all other appropriate fora should lead, by the *beginning of 2015*, to a proposal for two "case studies", to examine how we could turn the high-level principles into concrete, operational practices of existing Internet governance organisations and processes; - further discussions and practical experimentation on these cases studies could then result in a *concrete reference paper* to be presented and discussed at the 10th Internet Governance Forum, towards the *end of 2015* – and of course, to be further refined as need be. *(2) Strengthening the Internet Governance Forum* I referred multiple times to the *Internet Governance Forum* or IGF. The draft outcome document of NETmundial clearly mentions the need for strengthening and improving this most important and unique example of global and multi-stakeholder engagement and dialogue. I agree that such improvements should include an extension of the IGF mandate beyond its usual 5-years cycle, without prejudice to any possible adaptation of such mandate as the global community will see fit; I also agree that ensuring stable and predictable funding for the IGF is absolutely essential. I reiterate my invitation for everyone, but especially those organisations which have greatly benefited from the Internet, to become a donor to the IGF – like the EU, some of its Member States and others from the public and private sector. I believe that NETmundial should also make a clear reference, and if possible provide some practical examples, on how innovative forms of crowd-funding could contribute to this joint effort. The other improvements mentioned in the draft outcome document, namely the need to implement creative ways of providing outcomes / recommendations and the analysis of policy options, and to promote inter-sessional dialogues between the yearly gatherings of the IGF, are also essential and, in my view, closely linked to the need to better connect to existing experiences, expertise and practical tools for inclusive engagement, that I highlighted above. On this basis, *I propose that the NETmundial outcome document should ask the Multistakeholder Advisory Group to present to the global community a clear and realistic assessment of how and when, in their view, these recommendations could be concretely implemented*, at the 9th Internet Governance Forum in *September 2014*. Members of the MAG serve in their personal capacity, but are expected to have extensive linkages with their respective stakeholder groups; I am therefore certain that such assessment would be well informed and inclusive of all opinions. But to be even more concrete: let us not forget that, as the draft outcome document mentions, we already have a very clear set of recommendations to refer to, i.e. the *Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Internet Governance Forum*<http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G12/504/04/PDF/G1250404.pdf?Open…>(WGIGF) of 2012. Some of these recommendations have been acted upon; some are still lingering; but more in general, I sense that we are missing a sense of the "global picture". Therefore, I would strongly *recommend that one of the concrete outputs of NETmundial should be an assessment – even if an initial one – of where we stand in terms of implementation for each recommendation of the WGIGF*, or at the very least a clear commitment that such assessment will be presented at the latest at 9th Internet Governance Forum in *September 2014*; and that this "state of play" will be duly updated and be open to public input, possibly using participatory tools as I highlighted above. *(3) Tools and mechanisms for better information sharing and capacity building* As you can certainly see, I strongly believe in the *use of appropriate ICT tools* for better and more inclusive dialogues. The NETmundial draft outcome document clearly mentions the need for communication and coordination within the Internet governance ecosystem, including via tools to perform on-going monitoring, analysis, and information-sharing function. I have already highlighted in my previous comments how the European Commission is investing in the *Global Internet Policy Observatory initiative*<http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/commission-plans-guide-through-g…>(GIPO) as a way to experiment with the automated collection, analysis, organisation and visualisation of information on Internet governance discussions and decisions. The European Commission is currently finalising a feasibility assessment of the technological and organisational options for the GIPO, and we will share our conclusions by *mid-2014*, with a view to launch the technological development of GIPO by the *end of 2014*. In the meantime many other organisations, public and private, are either already working or are planning to invest in Internet policy observatories and similar initiatives. We should strive to avoid duplication of efforts. Let me be crystal clear: I do not see any need for a winner-takes-all beauty contest between observatories. Quite the contrary. But we should strive to learn from each other's understanding of the problems and proposed solutions. Ideally, we should also move towards a federation of Internet policy observatories. I therefore suggest that the draft outcome document of NETmundial should *include a clear commitment to have a broad, inclusive and operational roundtable among all "observatory initiatives"* during the 9th Internet Governance Forum in *September 2014*; ideally, this roundtable should lead to the development of an initial "*collaboration roadmap*" by *mid-2015* and identify mechanisms, including via existing meetings and dialogues, to foster cooperation and communication among these various initiatives. *(4) Globalisation of IANA* You already know how important I believe it is to keep the momentum towards a real and effective globalisation of core Internet functions and decisions, including IANA. ICANN has recently shared a draft "scoping paper" and a roadmap that will certainly be helpful in the discussions on the globalisation of IANA. *I believe that the NETmundial outcome document should explicitly recognise this draft proposal by ICANN as an important contribution and explicitly call all stakeholders to express their views on it*. *I also believe that in order for this discussion to be truly meaningful, the NETmundial outcome document should clearly flag that*: - the engagement of the broader public should make full use of *all** existing meetings and fora*, including the global Internet Governance Forum and the regional ones, as appropriate; ICANN should also reach out to organisations across the world which are willing and capable to foster dialogue among citizens, besides and beyond those who are able to attend the meetings of ICANN or other Internet technical organisations; - with due consideration to the criteria which the US Government has presented in its announcement of 14 March 2014<http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition…>, *there should be no artificial limitation in the scope of the discussion*. For example, a consideration of *various organisational options*, as well as of the *opportunity* and the *most appropriate ways to separate policy, operational and oversight activities* should not be "off-limits", if we want the debate on the future of IANA to be seen as truly legitimate at the global level. *(5) Globalisation of ICANN* The CEO of ICANN has recently declared<https://blog.icann.org/2014/04/training-wheels-off/>that a public dialogue on how to strengthen ICANN’s accountability will soon be launched. In my view, this dialogue cannot be separated from the broader issue of how to make ICANN a truly global organization serving the public interest, as the draft outcome document mentions. I understand that this dialogue will look at strengthening existing accountability mechanisms like the Affirmation of Commitments, and ICANN’s redress mechanisms, as well as exploring new accountability mechanisms where necessary. I am looking forward to further information and details and I expect that ICANN will also provide a clear timeline on the concrete implementation of its globalisation efforts. Accordingly, I *recommend that the NETmundial outcome document clearly invites ICANN to share its concrete proposals* at the 50th ICANN meeting (London, UK, *22-26 June 2014*). *(6) Jurisdictional issues on the Internet* It is natural, when talking about globalisation, to reflect not only on the amazing opportunities brought about by the Internet, but also on the challenges which this inherently cross-border medium raises with respect to the application of laws. The European Commission committed<http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52014DC0072&f…>to launching an in-depth review of the risks, at international level, of conflicts of laws and jurisdictions arising on the Internet and to assess all mechanisms, processes and tools available and necessary to solve such conflicts. The NETmundial draft outcome document clearly identifies jurisdictional issues and how they relate to Internet governance as "material for further discussion". While I understand and agree that a full debate on this broad topic during NETmundial would be neither desirable nor productive, *we should have a stronger commitment to a phase-by-phase examination of this issue*, with a view to produce "good practice" guidelines as appropriate. Accordingly, *I suggest that the outcomes of NETmundial should include *an invitation to interested parties to: - develop a "scoping paper" by *July 2014*; - facilitate on-line and off-line engagement opportunities, as appropriate, in the run-up to the 9th Internet Governance Forum (Istanbul, Turkey, *2-5 September 2014*); - following these discussions, aim to produce a first draft of "problem statements" and possible recommendations by the *first half of 2015*. Dear colleagues, I thank you for your patience in reading my observations and proposals, which I trust will be useful in further refining the outcome document of NETmundial. Kind regards, Neelie Kroes +++ Best, -- Andrea Glorioso (Mr) European Commission - DG Communication Networks, Content and Technology Unit D1 (International relations) + Task Force on Internet Policy Development Avenue de Beaulieu 25 (4/64) / B-1049 / Brussels / Belgium T: +32-2-29-97682 M: +32-460-797-682 E: Andrea.Glorioso(a)ec.europa.eu Twitter: @andreaglorioso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.glorioso LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1749288&trk=tab_pro The views expressed above are purely those of the writer and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission. Les opinions exprimées ci-dessus n'engagent que leur auteur et ne sauraient en aucun cas être assimilées à une position officielle de la Commission européenne. 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April 16, 2014

Regolamento Agcom: altro che pirateria! Basta una foto per chiudere un sito?

by Fulvio Sarzana

Come volevasi dimostrare il regolamento Agcom sul diritto dautore si abbatterà sul web italiano senza che la pirateria centri niente con lazione dellautoproclamata Super- Autorità di Internet. E stato adottato oggi il primo provvedimento dellAutorità Garante per le Comunicazioni in materia di diritto dautore online a seguito dellentrata in vigore del discusso regolamento di cui alla delibera 680/13/CONS (su cui, peraltro, pendono due ricorsi al Tar e un ricorso straordinario alPresidente della Repubblica). Nei mesi che avevano preceduto ladozione del contestatissimo regolamento lAutorità aveva assicurato che lo stesso avrebbe trovato applicazione soltanto nei casi di pirateria massiva e che i siti tradizionali nulla avrebbero avuto a che temere. Ed invece <http://computerlaw.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/dda-8-determina-archiviazion e.pdf> il primo provvedimento, diffuso peraltro da un blogger, Marco Scialdone, ha avuto ad oggetto una fotografia (una), <http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2014/04/04/agcom-il-regolamento-rimuovi-web -comincia-da-libri-e-peer-to-peer/938943/> come peraltro dal sottoscritto anticipato qui. Si tratta di un portale turistico sulle bellezze della Puglia. Un portale cioè che aiuta anche i turisti stranieri ad orientarsi nelle bellezze del nostro Paese. Nel caso di specie, il sito ha sostituito la foto incriminata prima che lAutorità potesse pronunciarsi e dunque è stata disposta larchiviazione del procedimento. Continua su www.fulviosarzana.it ************************************* Avv. Fulvio Sarzana di Sant'Ippolito Studio Legale Sarzana e Associati Via Velletri, 10 - 00198 Roma Tel. +39 06 3211553 Tel. +39 06 97614489 Fax. +39 06 97256424 skype fulvio.sarzana <http://www.lidis.it/> http://www.lidis.it ************************************* This message and any file transmitted are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please You should not copy or disclose the contents to any other person. For further information please visit our website at <http://www.lidis.it/> http://www.lidis.it . _____ <http://www.avast.com/> http://static.avast.com/emails/avast-mail-stamp.png Questa e-mail è priva di virus e malware perché è attiva la protezione avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com/> . --- Questa e-mail è priva di virus e malware perché è attiva la protezione avast! Antivirus. http://www.avast.com

April 15, 2014

Berkman Center Webcast live oggi ore 18.30 - Ethereum: Freenet or Skynet?

by Giuseppe Futia

Ethereum: Freenet or Skynet? http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2014/04/difilippi *Primavera Di Filippi, Berkman Center Fellow* Today, 6.30 pm Webcast live: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/webcast http://nexa.polito.it/berkman-webcast-live Ethereum is a contract validating and enforcing system based on a distributed public ledger (or blockchain) such as the one implemented by the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. Yet, Ethereum also features an internal Turing-complete scripting language that can be used to encode advanced transaction types directly into the blockchain. This allows for the deployment of self-enforcing smart contracts (such as joint savings accounts, financial exchange markets, or even trust funds) as well as distributed autonomous organizations (DAOs) that subsist independently of any moral or legal entity. These algorithmical entities are both autonomous and self-sufficient: they charge users from the services they provide so as to pay others for the resources they need (e.g. bandwidth, cpu). Thus, once they have been created and deployed onto the blockchain, they no longer need (nor heed) their creators. But if DAOs are independently operated — neither owned nor controlled by any given entity — who is actually in charge, responsible for, or accountable for their operations? And if their resources cannot be seized (because DAOs have full sovereignty over them), how can they be required to pay damages for their torts? This talk will analyse the interplay between distributed autonomous organizations and the law, with a view to explore the dangers and opportunities of Ethereum: could this new platform promote the establishment of an entirely decentralized society, or will its disruptive potential eventually be absorbed by the established system? About Primavera Primavera De Filippi is a postdoctoral researcher at the CERSA / CNRS / Université Paris II (Panthéon-Assas). She is currently a research fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School, where she is analyzing the challenges raised by distributed architectures and multimedia applications in the context of cloud computing and peer-to-peer networks. Links * It’s Time to Take Mesh Networks Seriously (And Not Just for the Reasons You Think) <http://www.wired.com/opinion/2014/01/its-time-to-take-mesh-networks-serious…>

April 15, 2014

Re: [nexa] Sentenza tedesca in merito alle Creative Commons No Commercial per uso esclusivamente personale

by Simone Aliprandi

MI hanno giustamente segnalato che ho postato un link sbagliato. Perdonatemi. Questo è quello corretto: http://www.apogeonline.com/webzine/2014/04/14/tot-licentiae-tot-sententiae "Tot licentiæ, tot sententiæ. L'autore ha sempre ragione (o quasi)" Confido nei vostri commenti dato il caso è davvero interessante. Un cordiale saluto. S.A.

April 14, 2014

Re: [nexa] consultazione in materia di competenze e cultura digitale

by fabio chiusi

Grazie Mauro, stavo giusto leggendo il testo in consultazione. Chiedendomi: sono già previsti fondi per implementare le misure che usciranno dal testo definitivo, oppure se ne parla in separata sede? La domanda naturalmente è aperta a tutta la lista, ogni contributo è il benvenuto. Grazie ancora f. Il Lunedì 14 Aprile 2014 10:55, Mauro Alovisio <mauro.alovisio(a)gmail.com> ha scritto: gent.me/mi segnalo interessante consultazione pubblica on line promossa dall'Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale in materia di competenze e cultura digitale scadenza: 20 maggio http://commenta.formez.it/ch/PianoCulturaDigitale/ a presto Mauro Alovisio _______________________________________________ nexa mailing list nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

April 14, 2014