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Kopimism
by Luca Belli Jan. 19, 2012

Jan. 19, 2012

Mentre negli USA si discutono SOPA e PIPA, le autorità svedesi riconoscono il Kopimism, nuova religione che considera sacra l'informazione e la sua diffusione (i.e. file sharing) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16424659 http://www.numerama.com/magazine/21197-kopimism-la-religion-de-la-copie-pou… Buona lettura! Luca Belli Doctorant en Droit PublicCERSA,Université Panthéon-AssasSorbonne University

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SOPA: The Pirate Bay press release
by Paolo Brini Jan. 19, 2012

Jan. 19, 2012

<https://static.thepiratebay.org/legal/sopa.txt> Ciao, Paolo P.S. In caso viviate in paesi governati da regimi ostili alla libertà di espressione e/o servi dell'industria del copyright, potreste non riuscire ad accedere alla pagina sopra linkata. In questo caso potete clickare qui: <https://9000tunnels.appspot.com/static.thepiratebay.org/legal/sopa.txt>

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Lanier su Stop SOPA
by fabio chiusi Jan. 19, 2012

Jan. 19, 2012

come di consueto, prende una posizione tutta sua: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/opinion/sopa-boycotts-and-the-false-ideal… che ne dite? f.

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TechDirt: "Supreme Court Chooses SOPA/PIPA Protest Day To Give A Giant Middle Finger To The Public Domain"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Jan. 19, 2012

Jan. 19, 2012

Scusate il titolo, ovviamente non mio. juan carlos Supreme Court Chooses SOPA/PIPA Protest Day To Give A Giant Middle Finger To The Public Domain from the /ridiculous/ dept We've been talking about the Golan case, and its possible impact on culture <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110602/02304214514/why-golan-case-matter…>, for years. If you're unfamiliar with it, it's the third in a line of cases, starting with the Eldred case, to challenge aspects of copyright law as violating the First Amendment. The key point in the case was questioning whether or not the US could take works /out of the public domain/ and put them under copyright. The US had argued it needed to do this under a trade agreement to make other countries respect our copyrights. Of course, for those who were making use of those public domain works, it sure seemed like a way to unfairly lock up works that belonged to the public. It was difficult to see how retroactively taking works out of the public domain could fit into the traditional contours of copyright law... but today, on the day of the big SOPA/PIPA protests... that's exactly what happened <http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/10-545.pdf> (pdf). The ruling is ridiculously depressing. [...] Continua qui: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120118/09090217454/supreme-court-chooses…

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R: Rodotà: "IL VALORE DEI BENI COMUNI" (La Repubblica, 5 gennaio 2012)
by agatalotauro＠libero.it Jan. 19, 2012

Jan. 19, 2012

E' un tema che mi sta molto a cuore, grazie. Un esempio di bene comune me lo da anche www.avsi.org (vi piace come esempio?) Ad maiora, Agata demartin(a)polito.it wrote on 19-gen-2012 1.45 A: "nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it"<nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> Ogg: [nexa] Rodotà: "IL VALORE DEI BENI COMUNI" (La Repubblica, 5 gennaio 2012) Nel caso vi fosse sfuggito, importante intervento di Stefano Rodotà (garante NEXA) sul tema dei beni comuni. juan carlos IL VALORE DEI BENI COMUNI 05 gennaio 2012 — pagina 26 sezione: COMMENTI Si può dire che il 2011 sia stato l' anno (anche) dei beni comuni. Espressione, questa, fino a poco tempo fa assente nella discussione pubblica, del tutto priva d' interesse per la politica, anche se il premio Nobel per l' economia era stato assegnato nel 2009 a Elinor Ostrom proprio peri suoi studi in questa materia. Poi, quasi all' improvviso, l' Italia ha cominciato ad essere percorsa da quella che Franco Cassano aveva chiamato la "ragionevole follia dei beni comuni". E questo è avvenuto perché la forza delle cose ha imposto un mutamento dell' agenda politica con il referendum sull' acqua come "bene comune". Da quel momento in poi è stato tutto un succedersi di iniziative concrete e di riflessioni teoriche, che hanno portato alla scoperta di un mondo nuovoe all' estensione di quel riferimento ai casi più disparati. Si parla di beni comuni per l' acqua e per la conoscenza, per la Rai e per il teatro Valle occupato, per l' impresa,e via elencando. Nelle pagine culturali di un quotidiano campeggiava qualche mese fa un titolo perentorio: "I poeti sono un bene comune". L' inflazione non è un pericolo soltanto in economia. Si impone, quindi, un bisogno di distinzionee di chiarimento, proprio per impedire che un uso inflattivo dell' espressione la depotenzi. [...] Continua qui: http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2012/01/05/il-v…

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CFP: Wikipedia Academy: Research and Free Knowledge
by J.C. DE MARTIN Jan. 19, 2012

Jan. 19, 2012

*Wikipedia Academy: Research and Free Knowledge.* *June 29 - July 1 2012, Berlin.* http://wikipedia-academy.de/2012/wiki/Main_Page The free online Encyclopedia Wikipedia answers questions of millions of users every day. Wikipedia's mere existence, growth, (social and technical) functioning and quality also raises an enormous number of research questions. The "Wikipedia Academy 2012: Research and Free Knowledge" provides a platform for the research community and the Wikipedia community to connect, present, discuss and advance research on Wikipedia in particular and on free knowledge in general. The Wikipedia Academy 2012 is organized by Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. in collaboration with the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society and Freie Universität Berlin. The conference will take place in Berlin, June 29 to July 1, 2012. The event will be open to all interested parties and features a variety of session formats, ranging from panel discussions and tracks with traditional paper presentations to break-out sessions, lightning talks, poster presentations and a science fair. We particularly encourage young doctoral and postdoctoral researcher to participate and to submit extended abstracts. For research paper and poster sessions, we encourage the submission of extended abstracts addressing issues in the overall nexus of Wikipedia and free knowledge. Find our *Call for Papers <http://wikipedia-academy.de/2012/wiki/Submission_process>* here. Topics of interest Wikipedia Analytics * Wikis and Wikipedia as a research tool * Analyzing Wikipedia as a source of "Big Data" * Assessing and measuring the quality of Wikipedia articles Wikipedia Global * Relations and Differences between different Wikipedia language versions * Differences between and critique of free/open knowledge ideologies * Regional studies of Wikipedia and free knowledge with global lessons Sharing Cultures and Practices * Sharing culture(s) in Wikipedia and other projects of commons-based peer production * Incentives, innovation and community dynamics in open collaborative peer production * Wiki theory and wiki practices Research on Users of and Contributors to Wikipedia * Diversity among users of and contributors to Wikipedia * Influencing participation by adapting user interfaces in open collaborative settings * Using information visualization as information instrument to users and contributors Economic and Regulatory Aspects of Free Knowledge * Economic, regulatory and societal implications of (increased) access to free knowledge * Different Modes of Governance: Emergence of Order and Coordination in Wikipedia * The role of licensing decisions for Wikipedia and other collaborative forms of knowledge production

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Rodotà: "IL VALORE DEI BENI COMUNI" (La Repubblica, 5 gennaio 2012)
by J.C. DE MARTIN Jan. 19, 2012

Jan. 19, 2012

Nel caso vi fosse sfuggito, importante intervento di Stefano Rodotà (garante NEXA) sul tema dei beni comuni. juan carlos IL VALORE DEI BENI COMUNI 05 gennaio 2012 --- pagina 26 sezione: COMMENTI Si può dire che il 2011 sia stato l' anno (anche) dei beni comuni. Espressione, questa, fino a poco tempo fa assente nella discussione pubblica, del tutto priva d' interesse per la politica, anche se il premio Nobel per l' economia era stato assegnato nel 2009 a Elinor Ostrom proprio peri suoi studi in questa materia. Poi, quasi all' improvviso, l' Italia ha cominciato ad essere percorsa da quella che Franco Cassano aveva chiamato la "ragionevole follia dei beni comuni". E questo è avvenuto perché la forza delle cose ha imposto un mutamento dell' agenda politica con il referendum sull' acqua come "bene comune". Da quel momento in poi è stato tutto un succedersi di iniziative concrete e di riflessioni teoriche, che hanno portato alla scoperta di un mondo nuovoe all' estensione di quel riferimento ai casi più disparati. Si parla di beni comuni per l' acqua e per la conoscenza, per la Rai e per il teatro Valle occupato, per l' impresa,e via elencando. Nelle pagine culturali di un quotidiano campeggiava qualche mese fa un titolo perentorio: "I poeti sono un bene comune". L' inflazione non è un pericolo soltanto in economia. Si impone, quindi, un bisogno di distinzionee di chiarimento, proprio per impedire che un uso inflattivo dell' espressione la depotenzi. [...] Continua qui: http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2012/01/05/il-v…

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Dan Gillmor: "Stop Sopa or the web really will go dark"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Jan. 18, 2012

Jan. 18, 2012

Stop Sopa or the web really will go dark /The corporations lobbying for Sopa know exactly what they want: control of online information for profit. This is a crossroads/ # <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/dangillmor> Dan Gillmor <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/dangillmor> guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/>, Tuesday 17 January 2012 # 16.11 EST As thousands of websites, including the English version of Wikipedia, prepare to "go dark" Wednesday in protest against internet <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/internet> censorship <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/censorship>, a new explanation is emerging for the would-be censors' acts: they simply don't understand how the internet works. The evidence suggests otherwise. Search on the these terms -- "don't understand" Sopa Congress <https://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=pfwl&tok=LRLN7v05C40XGDzrwCaXTA&cp=32&…> -- and you'll find a lots of blogposts and news stories making this point. Sopa <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/sopa>, of course, stands for the Stop Online Piracy <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/piracy> Act, which may or may not be stalled at the moment. Change "don't" to "doesn't' and "Congress" to "Rupert Murdoch <http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/rupert-murdoch>" in that search and you'll find a bunch of new ones stemming from Murdoch's spate of Tweets over the weekend, in which he denounced Sopa opponents and took special aim <http://twitter.com/rupertmurdoch/status/158321072943542272> at his longstanding object of loathing, Google. Two of the resulting "he doesn't understand" pieces came from people whose work I greatly respect: see this post at the Guardian by Jeff Jarvis <http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/16/rupert-murdoch-internet…>, and this one by Mathew Ingram at the GigaOm technology blog <http://gigaom.com/2012/01/16/murdoch-shows-he-doesnt-understand-how-content…>. I beg to differ. What we're seeing does not derive from any misunderstanding. Rather, I'm convinced, this concerted push to censor the internet, through measures that would fundamentally break it, stems from a very clear understanding of what's at stake. [...] Continua qui: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/17/stop-sopa-or…

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"A technical examination of SOPA and PROTECT IP"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Jan. 18, 2012

Jan. 18, 2012

A technical examination of SOPA and PROTECT IP <http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/technical-examination-of-sopa-and.html> Posted byJason Harvey [alienth]at10:02 <http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/technical-examination-of-sopa-and.html> | <http://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=13407979&postID=5179225939329427…> Labels:2 bills 1 engineer <http://blog.reddit.com/search/label/2%20bills%201%20engineer>,blackout <http://blog.reddit.com/search/label/blackout>,pipa <http://blog.reddit.com/search/label/pipa>,sopa <http://blog.reddit.com/search/label/sopa> As you have probably heard, there are two pieces of legislation currently pending that we, and others like us, believe seriously threaten the internet. I wanted to take some time to delve into the text of both of these bills, and outline their potential consequences as I am able to understand them. As you can imagine, this is a complex issue, and as a result this is going to be a complex post. I*highly encourage you to set some time aside to read this thoroughly*. Grab some caffeine, we are going to be here for a while. As a disclaimer, I am not a lawyer, I'm a sysadmin. The following is not legal advice, but rather an outline and personal interpretation of critical portions of the legislation. If you own or operate a site that may be affected by this legislation, I suggest having your legal counsel look at these bills. If you're a brand new startup with little to no money for legal counsel, well, best of luck to you. The internet may no longer be a friendly place. Note: In recent news, several legislators have suggested that they will be removing the DNS provisions from both SOPA and PROTECT IP. However, those provisions still exist in the bills today, and they are likely to still be debated. For these reasons, I'm going to include the DNS provisions in this discussion. [...] Continua qui: http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/technical-examination-of-sopa-and.html

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Fwd: [ISOC] SOPA and the Internet Society in the News
by J.C. DE MARTIN Jan. 18, 2012

Jan. 18, 2012

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ISOC] SOPA and the Internet Society in the News Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:53:26 -0500 (EST) From: cover(a)isoc.org To: isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org All -- The ramifications of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) continue to draw media attention, and especially today with the blackout by Wikipedia and actions of other high-profile websites, including Google. The Internet Society posted the following news headline on our home page, "Internet Society Supports Actions to Raise Awareness of the Consequences of Proposed U.S. Legislation, SOPA." The headline links to our December statement that expressed opposition to SOPA and the Protect-IP Act (PIPA), and provides a link to details on DNS filtering and our white paper, http://www.internetsociety.org/internet-society-perspectives-domain-name-sy… We continue to pursue opportunities to express our views on this important topic, and we have very exciting news to share. A bylined article from our Chief Internet Technology Officer, Leslie Daigle, was just published on Forbes. Here is a link to this article, http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/01/18/beyond-sopa-why-easy-solu… . Forbes provides a high-visibility platform to share our concerns on this serious issue. The Internet Society stands ready to defend our stance that sustained, global collaboration amongst all parties is needed to find ways that protect the global architecture of the Internet while combating illegal online activities. We will keep you posted on further developments. Regards, Wende Cover Wende Cover, Director of Media and Communications Internet Society 1775 Wiehle Ave., Suite 201 Reston, VA 20190 +1 703 439 2773 www.isoc.org

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