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Freedom of Internet Act
by fabio chiusi Feb. 26, 2012

Feb. 26, 2012

Segnalo questa interessante - e ambiziosa - iniziativa della community di Reddit: http://www.linkiesta.it/dalla-protesta-alla-proposta-scriviamoci-noi-la-leg… f.

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Fwd: Call for papers - Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom
by Angela Daly Feb. 26, 2012

Feb. 26, 2012

Dear all, On the occasion of the visit in Italy of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Mr. Frank la Rue, the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies is co-organizing, together with the Open Society Foundations (OSF), a visit at the EUI. In particular the CFPM and OSF are scheduling an international conference on hate speech and the role of the media in balancing freedom of expression and ensuring diversity, which will take place in Florence the 26-27 March 2012. This will be the first official event of the CMPF and we are very glad to have the opportunity to do it in such a frame. The Centre welcomes the submission of papers on topics related to this conference, and we would be more than thankful if you could circulate this information among your colleagues who might be interested in submitting a paper. Papers can be sent to this email address: centre.mpf(a)eui.eu The deadline for the submission is 15 March 2012 Paula Gori Research Assistant Area Communications & Media Florence School of Regulation European University Institute tel: +39 055 4685 803 fax: +39 055 4685 755 email: Paula.Gori(a)EUI.eu

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The dark side of digital distribution
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 25, 2012

Feb. 25, 2012

The dark side of digital distribution <http://wosland.podgamer.com/the-dark-side-of-digital/> Posted on February 24, 2012 by RevStu As a concept, digital distribution -- particularly of videogames -- is a wonderful thing. It should, and sometimes does, reduce prices dramatically by cutting out the need for physical manufacture, stock inventory, distribution and retail middleman. (Which in turn can also make niche genres economically viable.) It can be, and usually is, much more convenient too -- there's no need to mess around with noisy, slow-loading discs or worry about getting them scratched or losing them if all your content is right there on an instantly-accessible hard drive. The only problem with digital is that cedes control of your software library (and therefore all the money you've invested in it) to business, and business is evil. Many of the facts supporting that assertion are well demonstrated. [...] Continua qui: http://wosland.podgamer.com/the-dark-side-of-digital/

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Germania, Corte costituzionale: “I dati personali su internet sono sacri”
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 25, 2012

Feb. 25, 2012

*Germania, Corte costituzionale: “I dati personali su internet sono sacri” * /I magistrati hanno bocciato una parte della legge tedesca sulle telecomunicazioni: polizia e servizi segreti non potranno più accedere ai codici Pin dei cellulari o alle password delle e-mail senza prima chiedere l'autorizzazione di un giudice. Prevista anche una maggiore difesa dell'anonimato dei navigatori / In Germania password, codici PIN e indirizzi IP dinamici sono sacri: le norme che obbligano i provider e le compagnie telefoniche a girarli alla polizia e ai servizi segreti sono incostituzionali. Lo ha stabilito la *Corte costituzionale di Karlsruhe*, che ha bocciato una parte della legge tedesca sulle telecomunicazioni. Finora inquirenti, polizia e servizi segreti potevano accedere senza grossi problemi ai codici PIN dei cellulari o alle password delle e-mail, ad esempio per leggere il contenuto di uno smartphone sequestrato a una persona sospettata di aver commesso un reato o un’infrazione, anche minima, oppure per visionare i suoi messaggi di posta elettronica. Per farlo non era necessario munirsi prima dell’autorizzazione di un giudice: provider e compagnie telefoniche devono salvare tali informazioni e metterle a disposizione degli inquirenti su richiesta. [...] Continua qui: http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2012/02/25/germania-corte-costituzionale-da…

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NPR: "Is The 'Right To Be Forgotten' The 'Biggest Threat To Free Speech On The Internet'?"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 25, 2012

Feb. 25, 2012

Is The 'Right To Be Forgotten' The 'Biggest Threat To Free Speech On The Internet'? 09:06 am February 24, 2012 by ROBERT KRULWICH This Is Yesica, the tipsy one on the right. She's a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model from Argentina. She is very nice to look at. But if you live in Argentina, you can't look at her. Put Yesica's name in Yahoo Argentina and what do you get? You get nothing. A blank. She's not there. Yesica and her lawyers have exercised a legal right now dubbed the "Right to Be Forgotten" that allows you to remove embarrassing pictures or information you put on the Web — and do it permanently, totally. Which means you can tell Yahoo or Google or Facebook, "I don't want that there anymore. I want this to be forgotten. You have the image or the email or whatever in your computers. Remove it. And if you don't, you are breaking the law." [...] Continua qui: http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/02/23/147289169/is-the-right-to-be-f…

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"Open source politics: Reddit drafts “The Freedom of Internet Act”
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 25, 2012

Feb. 25, 2012

Open source politics: Reddit drafts “The Freedom of Internet Act” By Anthony De Rosa February 24, 2012 Unsatisfied with allowing Washington politicians, who seem to have shown a willful ignorance of how the Internet actually works, have taken it upon themselves to draft legislation in place of SOPA and PIPA. Using a Google Doc open for anyone to help write and edit, they’ve come up with a draft version of “The Freedom of Internet Act” <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nei0Q_-th2J0fkqZU0hyBrSKklQqoc-8eXpXEwo…> The act addresses some basic tenants they’ve set forth. Note that these proclamations are subject to change as this is a living document and only reflect the content at the time of this publication: [...] Continua qui: http://blogs.reuters.com/anthony-derosa/2012/02/25/open-source-politics-red…

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Sony Music Boss: Censored YouTube Videos Cost Us Millions
by Paolo Brini Feb. 24, 2012

Feb. 24, 2012

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Guardian: "Facebook's nudity and violence guidelines are laid bare"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 24, 2012

Feb. 24, 2012

Facebook's nudity and violence guidelines are laid bare Nipples are rude but crushed limbs are OK -- a document leak has revealed the social network's attitudes to sex and violence # Charles Arthur <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/charlesarthur> # guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk>, Tuesday 21 February 2012 16.36 EST Facebook bans images of breastfeeding if nipples are exposed -- but allows "graphic images" of animals if shown "in the context of food processing or hunting as it occurs in nature". Equally, pictures of bodily fluids -- except semen -- are allowed as long as no human is included in the picture; but "deep flesh wounds" and "crushed heads, limbs" are OK ("as long as no insides are showing"), as are images of people using marijuana but not those of "drunk or unconscious" people. The strange world of Facebook's image and post approval system has been laid bare <http://gawker.com/5885836/facebook-releases-new-content-guidelines-now-allo…>by a document leaked from the outsourcing company oDesk to the Gawker website, which indicates that the sometimes arbitrary nature of picture and post approval actually has a meticulous -- if faintly gore-friendly and nipple-unfriendly -- approach. [...] Continua qui: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/feb/21/facebook-nudity-violence-c…

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Fwd: [ NNSquad ] Judge awards iPhone user $850 in throttling case
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 24, 2012

Feb. 24, 2012

Begin forwarded message: > From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren(a)vortex.com> > Date: 24 febbraio 2012 17:34:04 GMT-05:00 > To: nnsquad(a)nnsquad.org > Subject: [ NNSquad ] Judge awards iPhone user $850 in throttling case > > > Judge awards iPhone user $850 in throttling case > > http://j.mp/zp3bLj (AP / Yahoo) > > "Pro-tem Judge Russell Nadel found in favor of Spaccarelli in Ventura > Superior Court in Simi Valley on Friday, saying it wasn't fair for the > company to purposely slow down his iPhone, when it had sold him an > "unlimited data" plan. Spaccarelli could have many imitators. AT&T > has some 17 million customers with "unlimited data" plans who can be > subject to throttling. That's nearly half of its smartphone users. > AT&T forbids them from consolidating their claims into a class action > or taking them to a jury trial. That leaves small claims actions and > arbitration." > > - - - > > --Lauren-- > NNSquad Moderator > _______________________________________________ > nnsquad mailing list > http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad >

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Il fondo di solidarietà (o previdenza) della Siae: 87 milioni di euro "segregati" nelle casse SIAE...
by deborah de angelis Feb. 24, 2012

Feb. 24, 2012

http://www.rockol.it/news-344396/Blandini-(SIAE)---Ripristinare-le-pensioni… Vi inoltro questo articolo che esplora una delle tante questioni che stanno attanagliando la società di gestione del diritto d'autore italiana in questo periodo. A breve, vi invierò anche la rettifica a mano dell'Avv.Renato Recca, il quale ha deciso di chiarire alcune imprecisioni presenti nella intervista del Direttore Generale dell'Ente, dott. Blandini. Buona lettura, Deborah -- DDA Studio Legale ------------------------------------------------ Avv. Deborah De Angelis via Pietro da Cortona 8, 00196 Roma (RM) <http://g.co/maps/emca9> Tel. +39 06 397 456 22 Fax +39 06 390 388 33 www.ddastudiolegale.it info(a)ddastudiolegale.it skype deb.dda Il presente messaggio, corredato dei relativi allegati contiene informazioni da considerarsi strettamente riservate, ed è destinato esclusivamente al destinatario sopra indicato. Chiunque ricevesse questo messaggio per errore o comunque lo leggesse senza esserne legittimato è avvertito che trattenerlo, copiarlo, divulgarlo, distribuirlo a persone diverse dal destinatario è severamente proibito e, nel caso, è pregato di rinviarlo immediatamente al mittente distruggendo l'originale. This message, together with its annexes, contains information to be deemed strictly confidential and is destined only to the addressee(s) identified above. If anyone received this message by mistake or reads it without entitlement is forewarned that keeping, copying, disseminating or distributing this message to persons other than the addressee(s) is strictly forbidden and is asked to transmit it immediately to the sender and to erase the original message received.

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