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"5100+ signatures for open formats in the French educational system"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Jan. 1, 2015

Jan. 1, 2015

5100+ signatures for open formats in the French educational system URL: https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/node/136117 Submitted by Cyrille Chausson <https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/people/14063> on December 30, 2014 *0/5 * | 0 votes | 82 reads | *More than 5100 people have signed the call to promote open formats and interoperability in the French educational system, a campaign initiated in November by April, France’s free software advocacy group. Their call for interoperability in the education system (Appel pour l’intéropérabilité dans l’Education Nationale) is supported by 100 teachers, as well as employees and school trade unions.* “To work together better and more efficiently; and to improve the teaching quality, we are asking for the implementation of a simple and clear rule: documents provided by the public service of Education Nationale and all documents that are exchanged, including texts, spreadsheets, presentations and videos, have to be saved in open and interoperable formats”, April writes on its <http://formatsouverts.education> campaign website <http://formatsouverts.education>: “For example, DOCX and XLSX formats are not open compared to ODT or ODS formats”. The group adds that schools should not accustom pupils to the lock-in strategy of dominant software vendors. Interviewed by the French news site <http://www.nextinpact.com/news/90962-vague-soutiens-pour-appel-en-faveur-l-…>Nextinpact <http://www.nextinpact.com/news/90962-vague-soutiens-pour-appel-en-faveur-l-…>, April’s vice-president Rémi Boulle requested a education policy to promote the adoption of open formats. *Tools instead of brands* The campaign is open to teachers, parents associations, unions, Education Nationale’s employees, organisations and all citizens. The campaign is endorsed by the Document Foundation, involved in the development of LibreOffice - an open source suite of office productivity tools. “Education really needs open formats and free software; our children need to learn how to use solutions instead of commercial products. They should enjoy their rights, without the restrictions of proprietary software that lack freedom and openness”, the Document Foundation is quoted by April as saying. In 2013, the French parliament lowered the priority for the use of free software and open formats in educational. Instead, the parliament wants free software and open formats to be considered as an an alternative. *More information :* April’s Call for interoperability http://www.april.org/lancement-de-lappel-pour-linteroperabilite-dans-leduca… Appel pour l’intéropérabilité dans l’Education Nationale (in French) http://formatsouverts.education <http://formatsouverts.education/>

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Talk Stallman: "Freedom in your computer and in the net"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2014

Circa un'ora di recentissimo discorso pubblico di Richard Stallman: "For freedom in your own computer, the software must be free. For freedom on the internet, we must organize against surveillance, censorship, SaaSS and the war against sharing." http://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2014/31c3_-_6123_-_en_-_saal_1_-_201412… Buon anno! juan carlos

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Don’t Fear Artificial Intelligence
by Alessandro Mantelero Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2014

Don’t Fear Artificial Intelligence Ray Kurzweil http://time.com/3641921/dont-fear-artificial-intelligence/ Stephen Hawking, the pre-eminent physicist, recently warned that artificial intelligence (AI), once it surpasses human intelligence, could pose a threat to the existence of human civilization. Elon Musk, the pioneer of digital money, private spaceflight and electric cars, has voiced similar concerns. If AI becomes an existential threat, it won’t be the first one. Humanity was introduced to existential risk when I was a child sitting under my desk during the civil-defense drills of the 1950s. Since then we have encountered comparable specters, like the possibility of a bioterrorist creating a new virus for which humankind has no defense. Technology has always been a double-edged sword, since fire kept us warm but also burned down our villages. -- Alessandro Mantelero Aggregate Professor, Politecnico di Torino Director of Privacy and Faculty Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet and Society http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero

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La prima sentenza italiana sulle licenze Creative Commons
by Simone Aliprandi Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2014

Ho pubblicato qui http://aliprandi.blogspot.it/2014/12/prima-sentenza-italiana-creative-commo… il testo di una sentenza che ho ottenuto non come legale ma come parte, in quanto autore del libro “Apriti standard. Interoperabilità e formati aperti per l’innovazione tecnologica” che ha avuto una brutta esperienza con la casa editrice Franco Angeli. La sentenza, pur nel suo piccolo (è una decisione di primo grado) e pur non trattando strettamente questioni di proprietà intellettuale (è infatti di fronte al Tribunale ordinario e non alla sezione specializzata), rappresenta un primo storico caso giurisprudenziale in cui un giudice italiano si occupa dell'applicazione delle licenze Creative Comomons. Lascio eventuali commenti (ne avrei molti) ad una seconda fase e ad autonomi post; ma intanto mi premeva condividere con tutti il testo. Ovviamente, condivisioni e commenti saranno graditi. Un caro saluto. -- Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org | http://www.array.eu

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Billofright: La forma della Dichiarazione dei diritti in Internet
by Blengino Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2014

Qual è la forma dellacqua?. Ma lacqua non ha forma! dissi ridendo: Piglia la forma che le viene data La Dichiarazione dei diritti in Internet non è acqua. continua quì: http://www.medialaws.eu/la-forma-della-dichiarazione-dei-diritti-in-internet / di Monica Senor. E non è acqua. Buon anno a tutti, e che il 2015 sia Champagne per i diritti in Internet Carlo

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Gogle Special Collects: sì alle riprese ma assoluto rispetto per la privacy delle persone
by Mauro Alovisio Dec. 30, 2014

Dec. 30, 2014

Gent.me/mi segnalo dal sito del Garante news di interesse Cordiali saluti Mauro Alovisio *Gogle Special Collects: sì alle riprese ma assoluto rispetto per la privacy delle persone* *Il nuovo servizio di Google Street View dovrà segnalare la presenza delle apparecchiature fotografiche* Turisti, passanti, visitatori di musei e aree naturali dovranno essere informati che Google sta effettuando delle riprese sul posto per pubblicarle con il nuovo servizio "Google Special Collects". Notizie dettagliate sull'attività dovranno essere preventivamente diffuse anche su Internet e presso i luoghi di interesse. Dovranno essere resi riconoscibili i "trekker" che trasportano le apparecchiature fotografiche sullo zaino. Lo ha stabilito il Garante privacy [doc. web n. 3633473] <http://www.garanteprivacy.it/garante/doc.jsp?ID=3633473>in seguito alla decisione della multinazionale di voler lanciare anche in Italia il servizio "Google Special Collects", che consentirà di registrare immagini a 360 gradi in ambienti non raggiungibili dalle tradizionali vetture di "Google Street View", come siti archeologici, parchi nazionali, musei e spiagge. Le apparecchiature fotografiche saranno trasportate a piedi da operatori (trekker), o installate su mezzi alternativi, come imbarcazioni o treni. Nella richiesta al Garante, Google ha affermato che nei musei e in altri luoghi ad accesso limitato, al fine di limitare eventuali riprese di visitatori, effettuerà le registrazioni negli orari di chiusura al pubblico. Nelle altre aree, come spiagge e spazi aperti, saranno invece scelti orari in cui sia meno probabile incontrare passanti. La multinazionale americana provvederà inoltre a oscurare i volti e altri particolari identificativi (ad esempio, le targhe dei veicoli), eventualmente memorizzati, prima di rendere disponibili le immagini sul servizio Google Maps. L'Autorità, nell'ambito del bilanciamento di interessi e in base alla peculiarità del servizio rispetto alla versione standard di Street View, ha imposto alla società l'adozione di adeguate cautele a tutela degli interessati e di misure semplificate per informarli delle riprese in corso. In particolare, Google dovrà pubblicare informazioni sui luoghi di ripresa sul proprio sito web in italiano nei tre giorni antecedenti l'inizio dei lavori. Informazioni dettagliate dovranno essere pubblicate già sette giorni prima dell'inizio delle riprese anche sui siti web e, se esistenti, sulle newsletter o altre pubblicazioni informative dei partners, cioè degli enti, strutture, soggetti privati, fondazioni etc. coinvolti nel programma. Nei luoghi ad accesso controllato, Google o i suoi incaricati dovranno provvedere a informare le persone interessate – anche attraverso appositi avvisi o cartelli affissi all'ingresso dei siti - della imminente registrazione delle immagini, in modo da consentire ai visitatori di esercitare il diritto a non venire inquadrati. La multinazionale americana dovrà inoltre garantire la formazione del personale coinvolto circa il rispetto della normativa sulla protezione dei dati personali. Dovrà infine dotare gli operatori di adesivi o altri segni distintivi ben visibili da applicare sull'abbigliamento e sulle attrezzature, in modo da segnalare chiaramente che si stanno acquisendo immagini da pubblicare online su Google Maps mediante il servizio Google Special Collects nell'ambito di Street View. *Roma, 30 dicembre 2014* http://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/… ------------------------------

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https://trackography.org
by J.C. DE MARTIN Dec. 30, 2014

Dec. 30, 2014

Verso dove viaggiano i nostri dati quando visitiamo un sito? https://trackography.org jc

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"Leading copyright scholars: full unification of EU copyright now!"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Dec. 30, 2014

Dec. 30, 2014

Leading copyright scholars: full unification of EU copyright now! Posted on December 30, 2014 <http://www.communia-association.org/2014/12/30/leading-copyright-scholars-f…>by Paul Keller <http://www.communia-association.org/author/pkeller/> As part of thepublic consultation on a review of the EU copyright rules <http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/consultations/2013/copyright-rules/inde…> the EU commission included two questions related to a single EU copyright title. These questions refer to the fact that in the current situation all member states of the EU have their own copyright laws. These laws need to meet the requirements established by an increasing number of EU directives (such as the InfoSoc directive, the Copyright term directive, and the orphan work directive). This has resulted in a certain level of harmonization, but this does not take away the fact that in the EU the a copyrighted work is protected by 28 different copyright laws that apply to 28 different jurisdictions. Compared to this situation a single European title would mean having one single EU copyright law that confers EU-wide rights to rights holders and establishes EU-wide exceptions and limitations. Inour answer to the public consultation <http://www.communia-association.org/2014/03/05/communia-responds-to-eu-cons…> we urged the EU commission to start working on a single European copyright title: *Question 78: Should the EU pursue the establishment of a single EU Copyright Title, as a means of establishing a consistent framework for rights and exceptions to copyright across the EU, as well as a single framework for enforcement?* The establishment of a single EU Copyright Title would be a positive step forward for both rightholders and users of copyrighted content. It would help to harmonize the currently disjointed limitations and exceptions and copyright duration schemes across the EU. *Question 79: Should this be the next step in the development of copyright in the EU? Does the current level of difference among the Member State legislation mean that this is a longer term project?* Pursuing the establishment of a single EU Copyright Title should be the next step. Work on this should begin immediately. One of the other organisations that also advocated taking steps towards a single EU copyright title is the European Copyright Society (ECS). Inits response <http://infojustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ECS-answer-to-EC-consulta…> the ECS (which is made up of leading European copyright scholars and academics) argued for for the introduction of Union-wide copyright title and for the simultaneous abolishment of national copyright titles. Just before the holidays the European Copyright Society reaffirmed this position by sendinga letter to Commissioner Oettinger in which it once again advocates for a unification of EU copyright law <http://www.ivir.nl/syscontent/pdfs/78.pdf>. In their letter the members of the society briefly affirm the need to modernize the existing EU copyright rules (dryly noting that they “trust that [the European Copyright] Society’s opinions will be taken into account”) before they urge the Commissioner to go a step further: In this letter, however, we would like to go a step further and underscore the need for a more forward looking and further reaching reform of copyright in the EU – in the form of actual Union-wide unification (not further harmonization) of copyright. The Members of the European Copyright Society are convinced that the time is now ripe to start work on a European Copyright Law that would apply directly and uniformly across the Union. Further into the two-page letter <http://www.ivir.nl/syscontent/pdfs/78.pdf> they point to the fact that EU treaties already provide a mandate for the full unification of EU copyright law. While there are many septics such a step is not only needed to meet the requirements of a single digital market, but also probably inevitable: In the opinion of the European Copyright Society a more ambitious solution is now called for: true unification of copyright by way of a European Copyright Law (Regulation) that would replace national legal titles. Article 118 of the TFEU, introduced by the Lisbon Reform Treaty, creates a specific competence for the European legislature to establish intellectual property rights with direct Union-wide effect. While copyright unification may be considered undesirable, or perhaps too drastic, by certain stakeholders and national legislatures, this is in our opinion the only way a fully functioning Digital Single Market for copyright-based goods and services can ultimately be achieved. It is in fact the logical next step for the EU legislature to take in this field. As we have stated in our consultation response we could not agree more with the esteemed members of the ECS and we hope that Commissioner Oettinger and other lawmakers pay close attention to the advice provided by such a large number of pre-eminent copyright scholars. This entry was posted in EU policy <http://www.communia-association.org/category/eu-policy/>, general <http://www.communia-association.org/category/general/>. Bookmark the permalink <http://www.communia-association.org/2014/12/30/leading-copyright-scholars-f…>.

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AlJazeera: "Can Iceland become the 'Switzerland of data'?"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Dec. 30, 2014

Dec. 30, 2014

*Can Iceland become the 'Switzerland of data'?* /Amid government snooping, tiny Nordic nation hopes to brand itself as a safe haven for data privacy around the globe./ Felix Gaedtke Last updated: 28 Dec 2014 13:56 Reykjavík, Iceland - On a cold, windy December afternoon in the southern Icelandic town of Reykjanesbaer, this former NATO airbase looked like nothing more than a huge warehouse from the outside. But the barbed-wire fence surrounding it and surveillance cameras atop its gates betrayed its importance. This facility, which began operating in February 2012, is one of several data centres in Iceland. It's run by Verne Global, a company that allows its customers to store data on servers here. Tate Cantrell, the company's chief technical officer, explained why Verne Global favoured this tiny Nordic nation of all places. "In Iceland, you've got this ideal situation: energy, excellent connectivity for data, and a constant cool climate. So Iceland was an obvious choice." […] More: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/12/can-iceland-become-switze…

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"The Enormous Implications Of Facebook Indexing 1 Trillion Of Our Posts"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Dec. 29, 2014

Dec. 29, 2014

*The Enormous Implications Of Facebook Indexing 1 Trillion Of Our Posts* Posted 11 hours ago by Josh Constine (@joshconstine) A whole wing of the Internet just got added to our collective conscience, like websites by Google or knowledge by Wikipedia before it. Yet the news cruised by with analysis focused simply on what Facebook’s new keyword post search does today. Yes, any post by you or any of your friends can now be dug up with a quick search from mobile. But I don’t think people realize how big a deal it is for tomorrow. Facebook just went from data rich to Scrooge-McDuck-swimming-in-a-tower-full-of data rich. The ramifications for advertising, developers, and Facebook itself are tough to fathom. Our most vivid doppelgänger, our digital echoes can now be tracked. They don’t just say who we were, but where we’re headed, and what we’ll want next. First, the trillion post index gives us group memory. Each person can only search stories from their friends and surrounding network, but Mark Zuckerberg recently said those all add up to over 1 trillion posts. […] Continua qui: http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/28/mining-the-hive-mind/

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