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Neelie Kroes: "Internet Governance: I want your views!"
by Andrea.GLORIOSO＠ec.europa.eu Oct. 10, 2013

Oct. 10, 2013

[ Apologies if you receive duplicates. Please do share this message widely ] Dear colleagues, dear friends, I would like to share with you the recent blog post by Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, on Internet Governance. The blog post is accessible at http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/content/internet-governan… and also reproduced below for ease of reference. Vice-President Kroes highlights some of her key thoughts on the main challenges for the governance of the Internet and calls upon everyone to share their views on how the Internet should be governed and what Europe's role should be. Such online engagement will take place via the Digital Agenda website at https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/content/europe-and-internet-global-c…. Importantly, as part of this online engagement a discussion paper was produced and put online at https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/sites/digital-agenda/files/131007%20pub…. I would encourage all of you to express your views. +++ Internet Governance: I want your views! <http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/users/neelie-kroes> Published by Neelie KROES<http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/users/neelie-kroes> on Wednesday, 09/10/2013 As digital agenda commissioner I have long fought hard to keep the Internet driving positive change - helping Europe's economy and society. And now we are asking for your views on internet governance<https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/content/europe-and-internet-global-c…>. I have fought especially hard for an open Internet. As a network of networks, no one person or country owns the Internet, but we do need a clear set of rules that everybody needs to play by. I have defended such rules at international conferences on the Internet, most recently at the Internet Governance Forum in Baku - and, in particular, resisted attempts<http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-12-922_en.htm> by others to push for significant increases to the scope of International Telecoms Regulations at the recent WCIT meeting in Dubai. But since then a lot of things have happened. We have heard about massive surveillance operations by secret services, within Europe as well as the US. Of course we are extremely concerned by what that means for personal data protection. But this also has deep implications for the governance of the Internet. It is clearly influencing how some international partners are thinking<http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45955&Cr=General+Debate&Cr1=>. And it is even more important now that we agree on common principles for Internet governance, and how decisions are made in all Internet-related matters. This autumn will be crucial in many ways. In Europe, I am proposing ambitious measures to bring down barriers within our connected continent<http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/content/building-connecte…>. That's a priority for me, and a priority for our economic future, which I hope EU leaders will take seriously at their forthcoming summit<http://www.european-council.europa.eu/council-meetings?meeting=760391ff-5b5…>. But, at the same time as we bring those barriers down, I want to avoid new ones going up. Later this month, Internet world leaders are meeting at the Internet Governance Forum<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/> in Bali. I am sorry that, for the first time, I cannot be there in person myself. But I would like to contribute, both to make clear how closely and seriously we are watching this debate, and to stress the importance of having a clear and robust framework for Internet Governance and policy-making as soon as possible. As it stands today, the conclusions of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) are the only international-level political agreement on Internet governance; and they are the subject of several consultations. Particularly important among those consultations are the discussions in the "WSIS+10" High-Level Event<http://www.itu.int/wsis/review/mpp/>, and the UN Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation<http://unctad.org/en/Pages/cstd.aspx>; I hope many of you will be contributing. The Internet is increasingly the forum for so much of our lives; from transacting through commerce or banking; to interacting through social networks; to communicating with governments or pushing for democratic change. It's clear to me that the Internet is a European strategic domain - and, although the internet is a different kind of place to the "real world", our stance towards it should be underpinned by just the same values, priorities and interests as everything else. This digital age needs a new social contract. Decisions that affect the Internet shouldn't be taken just by politicians, companies or technicians alone, without any reference to common principles. So I believe that the new social contract must be based on sound principles. My starting point here are those in the Compact<http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/blog/i-propose-a-compact-…> I first floated a couple of years ago; like that the Internet should remain open, unified, pro-democratic, enabling trust and confidence, and based on transparent, multi-stakeholder governance. Recent news shows just how fragile this balance of values can be; important efforts to tackle terrorist threats cannot be at the expense of fundamental freedoms. But we also must have a clearer view of what we mean when we speak of "multi-stakeholder processes". I worry that without a clear definition, everyone will claim that their decision processes are inclusive and transparent, when in practice they are not - as was shown recently, when the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN pressed on regardless - in spite of the EU's legitimate concerns<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/kroes-to-chehade-crocker-12sep1…> on new domain names. As you may have seen, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff recently set out her strong belief in multi-lateral cooperation<http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45955&Cr=General+Debate&Cr1=> as a basis for Internet governance. I am looking forward to seeing further details - but in principle I very much support that line. Plus, our future Global Internet Policy Observatory<http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/blog/gipo> will help give a more balanced view of how the Internet should be governed. And I know many of these issues will also be discussed in Bali. But I want to take this seriously. These are my thoughts: but I want yours too; your ideas on how the Internet should be governed and what Europe's role should be. For the next four weeks, please share your views on the dedicated web page<https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/content/europe-and-internet-global-c…>. +++ 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. Be transparent - Sign up to the European Commission's Register of Interest Representatives http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regrin

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Barabasi: "Scientists must spearhead ethical use of big data"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 10, 2013

Oct. 10, 2013

Ecco l'appello di A-L Barabasi citato dal grande Ciro Cattuto ieri al "mercoledì di Nexa": http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/scientists-must-spearhead-ethical-use… juan carlos

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Rete, bene comune, o strumento di sorveglianza collettiva? - Articolo e video La Stampa
by Francesco Nachira Oct. 9, 2013

Oct. 9, 2013

Si è svolto a Roma al Teatro Valle il seminario di 3 giorni sul tema "Internet bene comune o cattura e sorveglianza dell'intelligenza collettiva?", seminario realizzato con il supporto del W3C e dell'ISOC ( ISOC HQ ha partecipato Lucy Lynch direttore del "Identity and Trust Initiative" ) e con il supporto del Teatro Valle (per la sua competenza, lavoro teorico ed esperienza concreta sul tema dei beni comuni) e organizzato da un comitato organizzatore multidisciplinare sparso per l'Europa (di cui 3 italiani, espatriati da lungo tempo). Il seminario pubblico ha avuto sessioni di straordinario interesse, quali il dibattito fra Rodotà, Morozov e Zimmermann, o l'elaborazione di Maria rosaria Marella sulle istituzioni del comune applicate al Teatro Valle ma che potrebbero essere applicate alla gestione di eventuali applicazioni quali reti sociali alternative e ai dati raccolti con esse. Iniziativa anomala per la volontà di affrontare il tema in modo multidisciplinare, comprendendo gli aspetti tecnici, economici, giuridici e sociali. Per il gruppo di lavoro (con partecipanti da Europa, Stati Uniti e America Latina), che ha messo in contatto e a confronto attivisti, docenti, intellettuali, hacker, portatori di culture e linguaggi diversi. Un inizio di dibattito e di interazione, un inizio di scambio di competenze e di interazione, che ha insegnato molto a tutti i partecipanti che lo hanno definito straordinario e utilissimo. Ed è stata espresso il desiderio di continuare a lavorare insieme. Vi segnalo l' ottimo articolo su la Stampa http://www.lastampa.it/2013/10/06/tecnologia/il-futuro-della-rete-bene-comu… il video relativo http://www.lastampa.it/2013/10/06/multimedia/tecnologia/a-roma-si-discute-d… Il Teatro Valle http://www.teatrovalleoccupato.it/ metterà fra qualche giorno i video delle 3 sessioni del dibattito pubblico. Qui la presentazione dell'iniziativa e una introduzione http://www.liberosapere.org/iie-2013.pdf Chi è interessato ad avere maggiori informazioni o a partecipare e ad essere coinvolto in future iniziative , mi scriva. Francesco Nachira

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57° Mercoledì di Nexa - 9 ottobre 2013
by Giuseppe Futia Oct. 9, 2013

Oct. 9, 2013

Se non visualizzi correttamente questo messaggio clicca qui <http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-57> NEXA 57° Mercoledì di Nexa Mercoledi 9 ottobre 2013, ore 18.00 - 20.00 Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (primo piano) http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-57 Data Science: dati, modelli, decisioni Speaker Ciro Cattuto Ingresso libero This event will be webcast live: http://nexa.polito.it/upcoming-events La disponibilità crescente di dati generati direttamente o indirettamente da una varietà di infrastrutture informative ha aperto una nuova finestra per l'*indagine quantitativa del comportamento umano*. Ciro Cattuto <http://people.isi.it/%7Ecattuto/>, direttore della ricerca presso Fondazione ISI <http://www.isi.it/> di Torino, discuterà alcuni dei processi che, in questo contesto, portano dai *dati* ai *modelli descrittivi o predittivi*, fino alle *decisioni* che vengono prese sulla base dei modelli, toccando temi di analisi statistica dei dati, apprendimento automatico, e complessità. Le reti sociali on-line, i motori di ricerca, i telefoni cellulari, e molti altri sistemi forniscono una mole di informazioni che non ha precedenti in termini di scala e di risoluzione dei comportamenti individuali. La disponibilità di questi dati in forma digitale, combinata con la capacità di manipolarli delle attuali piattaforme computazionali, offre *grandi opportunità in campo scientifico, applicativo e sociale*, e pone al tempo stesso nuove sfide per i ricercatori, le industrie, e gli enti regolatori. Durante l'incontro verranno illustrati alcuni casi specifici legati alle attività della Fondazione ISI. Un elenco dei precendenti Mercoledì di Nexa è disponibile alla pagina: http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi. BIOGRAFIA - e informazioni supplementari [Cattuto] CIRO CATTUTO è direttore della ricerca presso la Fondazione ISI di Torino, di cui guida il laboratorio di Data Science. Ha conseguito il dottorato di ricerca in Fisica teorica presso l'Università di Perugia. In seguito ha lavorato presso il Dipartimento di Fisica di University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, USA), il Frontier Research System del RIKEN Institute (Tokyo, Giappone), il Centro Studi e Ricerche "Enrico Fermi" (Roma) e il Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università Sapienza. È un fondatore del consorzio SocioPatterns per lo studio delle reti sociali con sensori indossabili. I suoi interessi di ricerca riguardano la struttura e la dinamica di sistemi, come le reti sociali on-line, che intrecciano inscindibilmente comportamenti e significati umani, fenomeni sociali, e infrastrutture tecnologiche. Letture consigliate: * "The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discover" http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/fourthparadigm/ * "Dealing with Data", Science special issue, 11 February 2011 http://www.sciencemag.org/site/special/data/ Ulteriori letture consigliate sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-57 Per maggiori informazioni su Ciro Cattuto: http://people.isi.it/~cattuto/ <http://people.isi.it/%7Ecattuto/> Che cosa sono il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società e il ciclo di incontri "i Mercoledì di Nexa" Il Centro Nexa su Internet e 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" secondo il Premio Nobel Rita Levi Montalcini. Maggiori informazioni all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it. Durante "i Mercoledì di Nexa <http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi>", che si tengono ogni 2° mercoledì del mese alle ore 18, 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 al web e al suo sempre più ricco mondo: motori di ricerca, Creative Commons, social networks, open source/software libero, neutralità della rete, libertà di espressione, privacy, file sharing e molto altro. A partire da maggio 2012, ogni 4° mercoledì del mese dalle ore 13 alle ore 14, si svolgono "i Nexa Lunch Seminar <http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-seminars>", un nuovo ciclo di incontri proposto dal Centro Nexa. 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. 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 Mercoledì di Nexa e i Nexa Lunch Seminar, 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

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R: I: DETAILED PROGRAM: BUCERIUS IP CONFERENCE, October 11, 2013, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany
by Nicola Bottero Oct. 8, 2013

Oct. 8, 2013

Per chi fosse da quelle parti… imperdibile! nb Da: Bucerius IP Center [ <mailto:ipmedia-law.bucerius@law-school.de> mailto:ipmedia-law.bucerius@law-school.de] Inviato: lunedì 7 ottobre 2013 22:08 A: Windler, Karsten Oggetto: DETAILED PROGRAM: BUCERIUS IP CONFERENCE, October 11, 2013, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany <image001.png> INVITATION: SECOND CONFERENCE OF THE BUCERIUS IP CENTER INNOVATION, COMPETITION, COLLABORATION OCTOBER 11, 2013 BUCERIUS LAW SCHOOL, HAMBURG, GERMANY CENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL IP, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY LAW AND POLICY There are still a few free spots available! Registration information below and at http://ipcenter.law-school.de/conference/registration.html The shift away from purely exclusionary uses of IP to increasingly collaborative modes of doing business demand new perspectives on the intersection between IP and competition laws. The topics discussed include the contractual exploitation of patents in light of competition law, patent essential standards and FRAND terms, the coexistence between open and proprietary IP models, redefining the public domain as a positive space, private ordering in the trademark field and its impact on competition and transparency, confidential know-how as the basis for creating and disseminating new technologies, exhaustion in connection with online transmission of data, as well as related developments in the telecommunications and biotechnology areas. PROGRAM: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2013 8.00 - 9.00 Registration 9.00 - 9.30 Welcome 9.30 - 11.00 SESSION I: EXCLUSION AND INCLUSION - INTERDEPENDENCE BETWEEN CLOSED AND OPEN PARADIGMS Moderator: Prof. Jerome H. Reichman Panel: Prof. Gustavo Ghidini – Coopetition: The Role of IPRs Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Annette Kur – Openness in Trademark Law: A Viable Paradigm? Prof. Dr. Jacques de Werra – Managing the Risks of IP Interdependence in the Age of Open Innovation 11.00 - 11.30 Coffee Break 11.30 - 13.00 SESSION II: BUSINESS MODELS AND IP LAW - AN (UN)EASY RELATIONSHIP Moderator: Prof. Dr. Graeme Dinwoodie Panel: Prof. Dr. Hanns Ullrich – Open Innovation: The Many Forms of Exclusion and Inclusion and the Know-how Hurdle Prof. Dr. Ansgar Ohly – Exhaustion of Rights: A Concept for the Digital World? Prof. Dr. Dana Beldiman – Where Technology and Design Meet Reputation: A Place for IP law? 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch Break (Buffet Lunch will be provided) 14.00 - 15.30 SESSION III: THE INTERSECTION OF STANDARDS, FRAND AND COMPETITION LAW Moderator: Prof. Dr. Theo Bodewig Panel: Dr. Michael Holzhäuser – Patent Wars: The Commission Strikes Back Thomas Vinje – Enforcement of Standard-essential Patents: Standardizing FRAND Prof. Dr. Timo Minssen – Standardization and Open Innovation in Synthetic Biology 15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break 16.00 - 17.30 SESSION IV: ALLOWING SPACE FOR INNOVATION Moderator: Prof. Dr. Axel Metzger Panel: Prof. Michael W. Carroll – Limiting Secondary Liability to Make Space for Innovation Prof. Dr. Séverine Dusollier – Designing a Positive Status for the Public Domain Prof. Dr. Christophe Geiger – More Enforcement = More Innovation? Lessons from the Failure of Repressive Solutions 17.30 - 18.00 CONCLUSION 18.00 - 20.00 Closing Reception (Buffet Dinner will be provided) FEES: 30 € students (upon presentation of a student card) 100 € regular registration for academics, researchers, government and NGO 150 € all others Attendance certificates for purposes of compliance with §15 FAO will be issued. FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: Bucerius Law School Center for Transnational IP, Media and Technology Law and Policy Jungiusstrasse 6 20355 Hamburg Germany Tel.: +49 (0)40 30706 – 2920 Fax: +49 (0)40 30706 – 2906 e-mail: ipcenter(a)law-school.de Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vt3jOPTJHCO6LfdlIyc4izrBA98iHRAaFGIhX1xEvG… SPONSORS: The conference is generously sponsored by DIVSI (Deutsches Institut für Vertrauen und Sicherheit im Internet), Google Germany GmbH and DLA Piper, Founding Partner of the Center for Transnational IP, Media and Technology Law and Policy.

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Call For Papers. Philosophy and Technology Special Issue: The Ethical and Legal Aspects of Digital Security
by ugo.pagallo＠unito.it Oct. 8, 2013

Oct. 8, 2013

** apologies for cross-posting ** CALL FOR PAPERS: PHILOSOPHY AND TECHNOLOGY, SPRINGER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: LUCIANO FLORIDI CALL FOR PAPERS FOR A SPECIAL ISSUE ON "THE ETHICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF DIGITAL SECURITY" GUEST EDITORS: Pompeu Casanovas and Ugo Pagallo Security is one of the main issues of contemporary societies, and so are transparency and the preservation of civil rights. New trends in the field of governance —such as Privacy Impact Assessment methodology and Data Protection by Design— require a more careful analysis of the social knowledge and ethical aspects implied in the enactment of soft law, principles, rules and best practices, as recently highlighted by the drafting of new European regulations. Recent political turmoils fuel this intellectual need. Ethical and legal challenges of the balance between security (e.g. procedures, content and boundaries of police interoperability) and data protection (as defined e.g. by legal provisions and enacted by national agencies) will be faced in this Special issue. TOPICS: · Access control, Trust & Security · Security, Data Protection and Privacy by Design (PbD) · Privacy and Data Protection Impact Assessment (PIA, DPIA) · Application, implementation, and enforcement of national, international and EU statutes and regulations · Ethical and legal aspects of Open Source Information (OSI) and Social Intelligence · Globalization, cyber-criminality and organized crime · European policies, state policies and deliberative models of democracy · Organization, transfers and police interoperability · Multi-level governance, best practices, ethical codes, and ethical principles · Complexity and regulatory models · Emergencies, Crisis, Conflict Resolution, Crowdsourcing and Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) · Linked Open Data (LOD), Transparency and Open Government Linked Data (OGLD) · Surveillance, video-surveillance, protection of citizens, and preservation of rights · Mobile technologies, platforms, and storage and management of personal information · Digital Rights Management (DRM) · Smart data, social networks and Semantic Web tools Please notice that papers submitted for this Call must not have been published previously in academic journals or article collections.However, submissions may be new elaborations of ideas previously developed in such publications, as long as they represent new, original papers (philosophically, legally or ethically oriented). TIMETABLE January 15, 2014: Deadline papers submissions February 15, 2014: Deadline reviewed papers February 28, 2014: Deadline revised papers April 2014: Publication of the special issue SUBMISSION DETAILS To submit a paper for this special issue, authors should go to the journal’s Editorial Manager http://www.editorialmanager.com/phte/ [1] The author (or a corresponding author for each submission in case of co-authored papers) must register into EM. The author must then select as article type: "Special Issue on The Ethical and Legal Aspects of Digital Security” from the selection provided in the submission process. This is needed in order to assign the submissions to the Guest Editors. Submissions will then be assessed according to the following procedure: New Submission => Journal Editorial Office => Guest Editors => Reviewers => Reviewers’ Recommendations => Guest Editors’ Recommendation => Editor-in-Chief’s Final Decision => Author Notification of the Decision. The process will be reiterated in case of requests for revisions. For any further information please contact: Ugo Pagallo ugo.pagallo(a)unito.it Pompeu Casanovas pompeu.casanovas(a)uab.cat [2]

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Open access: l'inchiesta Bohannon riassunta dalla Repubblica
by Maria Chiara Pievatolo Oct. 7, 2013

Oct. 7, 2013

Salve. Qui, per chi fosse interessato, ho aggiunto alcune informazioni di contesto, per nulla originali http://minimacademica.wordpress.com/2013/10/05/chi-ha-paura-dellaccesso-ape… visto che sul giornale non c'erano. Buonanotte, MCP -- Maria Chiara Pievatolo Dipartimento di Scienze politiche Università di Pisa Via Serafini 3 56126 Pisa (Italy) http://ssrn.com/author=870353 http://btfp.sp.unipi.it https://twitter.com/btfp1 http://www.sp.unipi.it/index.php/en/docenti-top/122-pievatolo-maria-chiara

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cancellazione mailing list
by Elisabetta Notarnicola Oct. 7, 2013

Oct. 7, 2013

buongiorno, vorrei cancellarmi dalla mailing list nexa cordiali saluti Elisabetta Notarnicola -- CeRGAS - Bocconi Dipartimento di Analisi delle Politiche e Management Pubblico Via Roentgen 1, 20136 Milano Ufficio 2-c1-06 Tel: (+39) 02 - 5836 5247 Fax: (+39) 02 - 5836 2598 --- Help save paper - do you really need to print this email? ---

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Re: [nexa] R: Article19: "Italy: Draft Regulation on Copyright Protection on Electronic Communication Networks"
by lilo Oct. 7, 2013

Oct. 7, 2013

On 07/10/2013 12:29, Fulvio Sarzana wrote: > L’avevo visto, non li conosco, ma mi sembra ottimo! -------- Messaggio originale -------- Oggetto: Italian copyright bill has problems Data: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 15:20:55 -0400 Mittente: Richard Stallman <rms(a)gnu.org> Rispondi-a: rms(a)gnu.org See http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/37271/en/italy:-draft-regul… and please spread the word. > Da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it > [mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it] Per conto di J.C. DE MARTIN > Inviato: lunedì 7 ottobre 2013 12.27 > A: NEXA List > Oggetto: [nexa] Article19: "Italy: Draft Regulation on Copyright Protection > on Electronic Communication Networks" > > > > Legal analysis > > Italy: Draft Regulation on Copyright Protection on Electronic Communication > Networks > > 01 Oct 2013 -- lilo http://wiki.debian.org/LILO #### -Da grande faro' il cattivo esempio, questo e' uno stage formativo- bit in rebels GnuPG/PGP Key-Id: 0x5D172559 FINGERPRINT: AB62 DC0E 3CB3 2B83 6333 5DF4 9674 A4B3 5D17 2559 server: pgp.mit.edu

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Article19: "Italy: Draft Regulation on Copyright Protection on Electronic Communication Networks"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 7, 2013

Oct. 7, 2013

Legal analysis *Italy: Draft Regulation on Copyright Protection on Electronic Communication Networks* 01 Oct 2013 *In this analysis, ARTICLE 19 examines the Italian Draft Regulation on Copyright Protection on Electronic Communication Networks (Draft Regulation), which was published by the Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) on 25 July 2013. It seeks to contribute to the public consultation, which was opened to evaluate the proposed provisions of the Draft. Our analysis is based on international freedom of expression standards and the best practices in this area.* In our view, the Draft Regulation contains some positive elements in terms of freedom of expression, particularly the exclusion of Internet users who download content on peer-to-peer networks from the scope of the Draft. It also puts emphasis on the promotion of legal content and education of consumers. At the same time, the Draft Regulation falls short of international standards on freedom of expression in key respects. We are especially concerned that the Draft Regulation provides for the blocking of entire websites, domain names or IP addresses. These measures are both ineffective and deeply inimical to free expression due to the high risks of over-blocking. We are also concerned that blocking powers would be entrusted to a regulator rather than the courts. ARTICLE 19 urges AGCOM to consider the recommendations outlined in this analysis in the final draft of the Regulation and make sure that the copyright regime in Italy fully compliance with international human rights standards. - See more at: http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/37271/en/italy:-draft-regul… In this analysis, ARTICLE 19 examines the Italian Draft Regulation on Copyright Protection on Electronic Communication Networks (Draft Regulation), which was published by the Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) on 25 July 2013. It seeks to contribute to the public consultation, which was opened to evaluate the proposed provisions of the Draft. Our analysis is based on international freedom of expression standards and the best practices in this area. In our view, the Draft Regulation contains some positive elements in terms of freedom of expression, particularly the exclusion of Internet users who download content on peer-to-peer networks from the scope of the Draft. It also puts emphasis on the promotion of legal content and education of consumers. At the same time, the Draft Regulation falls short of international standards on freedom of expression in key respects. We are especially concerned that the Draft Regulation provides for the blocking of entire websites, domain names or IP addresses. These measures are both ineffective and deeply inimical to free expression due to the high risks of over-blocking. We are also concerned that blocking powers would be entrusted to a regulator rather than the courts. ARTICLE 19 urges AGCOM to consider the recommendations outlined in this analysis in the final draft of the Regulation and make sure that the copyright regime in Italy fully compliance with international human rights standards. Key recommendations *Key recommendations ** * Key recommendations [...] Continua qui: http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/37271/en/italy:-draft-regul…

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