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Sondaggio
by athos gualazzi Nov. 13, 2011

Nov. 13, 2011

Abbiamo aperto un sondaggio su: "Il Partito Pirata deve occuparsi prevalentemente della Rete?" <http://www.partito-pirata.it> grazie per il vostro contributo Athos -- Athos Gualazzi presidente Associazione Partito Pirata http://www.partito-pirata.it http://www.piratpartiet.it http://www.anonet.it

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Se Facebook ci ripensa e si converte all'opt-in
by MANTELERO ALESSANDRO Nov. 12, 2011

Nov. 12, 2011

http://goo.gl/anHyT Avv. Alessandro Mantelero, PhD Confirmed Assistant Professor http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero Department of Production Systems and Business Economics Politecnico di Torino Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 10129 Torino - Italy

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Intervista a John Clancy su ACTA
by fabio chiusi Nov. 12, 2011

Nov. 12, 2011

Ho tradotto il video di LQDN (ci sono anche i sottotitoli in italiano nel video, così può circolare meglio) e fatto qualche domanda al portavoce UE per il Commercio John Clancy su ACTA. Qui le sue risposte: http://www.valigiablu.it/doc/607/accordi-segreti-con-le-multinazionali-mina… Vi convincono? Buon w/e Fabio Chiusi

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Paper: "Network Operators and Content Providers: Who Bears the Cost?"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 11, 2011

Nov. 11, 2011

Network Operators and Content Providers: Who Bears the Cost? J. Scott Marcus <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=333755> Wissenschaftliches Institut für Infrastruktur und Kommunikationsdienste (WIK) September 13, 2011 *Abstract: * A number of network operators have recently claimed (1) that their costs are exploding due to increased Internet broadband traffic associated with video; (2) that, due to market defects, consumers need not and do not pay the increased costs of the broadband service; and (3) that it may therefore become necessary for content providers to subsidise the cost of the consumer's Internet service - especially as networks evolve to fibre-based Next Generation Access (NGA). Under close scrutiny, none of these claims is persuasive. (1) Internet traffic is indeed increasing, but usage-based cost per subscriber in the fixed network is fairly constant - technological improvements are in balance with the growth in traffic (which is in fact considerably less, in percentage terms, than it was in past years). (2) Prices for fixed broadband service are stable because costs are stable - this is a success of the competitive market, not a failure. In those instances where costs truly are increasing, network operators seem to be able to raise prices accordingly. (3) The argument for cross-subsidies rests on the theory of two-sided markets, but that theory does not necessarily imply that subsidies should be flowing from content providers to network operators. If the greatest challenge to NGA migration is that the incremental willingness of consumers to pay for ultra-fast broadband is insufficient to fund the corresponding network upgrades, then what is apparently needed is more high value high bandwidth content. One could just as well argue that subsidies should flow into the content provision industry as out of it - a detailed examination would be needed. *Number of Pages in PDF File:* 85 *Keywords:* Internet, content provider, network operator, two-sided market *JEL Classifications:* H54, L51, L86, L91 Working Paper Series http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1926768

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US Senate Votes to Uphold FCC Net Neutrality Rules
by Paolo Brini Nov. 10, 2011

Nov. 10, 2011

Bocciata la risoluzione di "disapproval" sulle norme e la competenza di FCC. Free Press Action Fund is pleased that the Senate sided with Internet users in halting "resolution of disapproval" FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: November 10, 2011 Contact: Jenn Ettinger, 202-265-1490 x 35 WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, the Senate rejected a motion to proceed on its "resolution of disapproval" of the Federal Communications Commission’s Net Neutrality rules. The resolution failed by a margin of 52 - 46. The measure was an effort by Senate Republicans to reverse the FCC’s December 2010 rules intended to prevent Internet service providers from blocking or discriminating against content and applications on the Web. <http://www.freepress.net/press-release/2011/11/10/senate-votes-uphold-fcc-n…> Ciao, Paolo

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link tra copyright liability e cloud computing
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 9, 2011

Nov. 9, 2011

The Impact of Copyright Policy Changes on Venture Capital Investment in Cloud Computing Companies By Josh Lerner (Harvard University) 1. Introduction This paper examines the effect of copyright policy changes on venture capital (VC) investment in cloud computing companies. To do this, we analyze the effect on venture investment in cloud computing firms of the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals' August 2008 decision in The Cartoon Network, et al. v. Cablevision, which was widely seen as easing certain ambiguities surrounding the intellectual property standing of these firms in the U.S. Our findings suggest that decisions around the scope of copyrights can have significant impacts on investment and innovation. We find that VC investment in cloud computing firms increased significantly in the U.S. relative to the EU after the Cablevision decision. Our results suggest that the Cablevision decision led to additional incremental investment in U.S. cloud computing firms that ranged from $728 million to approximately $1.3 billion over the two-and-a-half years after the decision. When paired with the findings of the enhanced effects of VC investment relative to corporate investment, this may be the equivalent of $2 to $5 billion in traditional R&D investment. Full paper qui: http://www.ccianet.org/CCIA/files/ccLibraryFiles/Filename/000000000559/Cabl…

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Fwd: IGF al via: partecipare e seguire i lavori, anche in livestreaming
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 9, 2011

Nov. 9, 2011

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: IGF al via: partecipare e seguire i lavori, anche in livestreaming Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 18:45:26 +0100 From: Laura Abba <Laura.Abba(a)IIT.CNR.IT> Reply-To: Gruppo di confronto e lavoro sul processo dell'IGF Italia <IGF(a)IGF-ITALIA.IT> To: IGF(a)IGF-ITALIA.IT *IGF al via: partecipare e seguire i lavori, anche in livestreaming* Tutto pronto per l'inaugurazione dell'edizione*italiana 2011 dell'Internet Governance Forum* http://igfitalia2011.it. *Domani dalle 9.00*la tre giorni dedicata al futuro della Rete*aprirà ufficialmente* i battenti con oltre 20 seminari e circa 100 relatori coinvolti. *Per quanti non potranno essere a Trento e partecipare in prima persona all' IGF, sarà comunque possibile seguire i diversi convegni grazie al servizio di livestreaming.* Il sito della manifestazione, infatti, ospiterà una sezione apposita per seguire in diretta tutti gli eventi previsti in programma a partire dalla 9.00 di domani. Inoltre, nelle giornate seguenti le giornate dell'IGF, saranno messi online anche i video on demand dei diversi panel succedutesi a Trento. Per tutti coloro che invece saranno a Trento per seguire i lavori di IGF, all'interno delle Gallerie di Piedicastello - sede che ospiterà i valori dell'evento - sarà operativa una connessione SSID BandaLarga (al desk di registrazione e negli spazi dei seminari saranno illustrate le istruzioni per la registrazione e l'accesso). Non mancheranno uno spazio dedicato alle pubblicazioni e ai libri e un punto bar-ristoro. Trentino network e l'organizzazione di IGF, inoltre, mettono gratuitamnete a disposizione il servizio di emebedd per seguire l'evento. Di seguito rendiamo pubblici i codici da inserire nelle pagine Html, così da permettere ad altri siti, blog, piattaforme, social network di diffondere in diretta streaming i lavori di Igf Italia 2011. **************************************************** Stream A:http://player.ymir.eu/osmf/test-livea.html **************************************************** <body> <object width="460? height="345?> <param name="movie" value="http://player.ymir.eu/osmf/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="src=rtmp%3A%2F%2Flive01.tn.ymir.eu%2Flive%2FliveA&poster=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.ymir.eu%2Fosmf%2Fposter.jpg&endOfVideoOverlay=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.ymir.eu%2Fosmf%2Fposter.jpg&streamType=live&autoPlay=true&scaleMode=zoom&controlBarMode=floating"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed src="http://player.ymir.eu/osmf/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf"type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="460? height="345? flashvars="src=rtmp%3A%2F%2Flive01.tn.ymir.eu%2Flive%2FliveA&poster=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.ymir.eu%2Fosmf%2Fposter.jpg&endOfVideoOverlay=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.ymir.eu%2Fosmf%2Fposter.jpg&streamType=live&autoPlay=true&scaleMode=zoom&controlBarMode=floating"></embed> </object> **************************************************** Stream B:http://player.ymir.eu/osmf/test-liveb.html **************************************************** <object width="460? height="320?> <param name="movie" value="http://player.ymir.eu/osmf/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="src=rtmp%3A%2F%2Flive01.tn.ymir.eu%2Flive%2FliveB&poster=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.ymir.eu%2Fosmf%2Fposter.jpg&endOfVideoOverlay=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.ymir.eu%2Fosmf%2Fposter.jpg&streamType=live&autoPlay=true&scaleMode=zoom&controlBarMode=floating"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed src="http://player.ymir.eu/osmf/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf"type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="460? height="320? flashvars="src=rtmp%3A%2F%2Flive01.tn.ymir.eu%2Flive%2FliveB&poster=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.ymir.eu%2Fosmf%2Fposter.jpg&endOfVideoOverlay=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.ymir.eu%2Fosmf%2Fposter.jpg&streamType=live&autoPlay=true&scaleMode=zoom&controlBarMode=floating"></embed> </object> -- _______________________________________________ *LAURA ABBA* Technical Executive (Dirigente Tecnologo) *CNR IIT Internet Governance Secretariat* CNR Italian National Research Council IIT Institute for Informatics and Telematics Via G. Moruzzi, 1- 56126 Pisa, (ITALY) _______________________________________________ phone: +39 050 3152633 mobile: +39 348 7981001 fax: +39 050 3152593 e-mail: laura.abba(a)cnr.it webpage:*http://www.iit.cnr.it/en/node/201* _______________________________________________

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Fwd: [ NNSquad ] F.C.C. Push to Expand Net Access Gains Help
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 9, 2011

Nov. 9, 2011

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ NNSquad ] F.C.C. Push to Expand Net Access Gains Help Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 09:18:47 -0800 From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren(a)vortex.com> To: nnsquad(a)nnsquad.org F.C.C. Push to Expand Net Access Gains Help http://j.mp/tS1Lms (New York Times) "On Wednesday, the F.C.C. will announce commitments from most of the big cable companies in the United States to supply access for $9.99 a month to a subset of low-income households. The low introductory price is meant to appeal to new customers who have not had broadband in the past." - - - Two years, minimum downstream speed 1 Mb/s. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

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In: Tutela dei diritti nell’era digitale, incontro ISIMM il 16 novembre a Roma
by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it Nov. 9, 2011

Nov. 9, 2011

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Fwd: [report-release-list] Berkman Paper Release: Yochai Benkler's Working Paper on "Unlicensed Wireless vs. Licensed Spectrum: Evidence from Market Adoption"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 8, 2011

Nov. 8, 2011

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [report-release-list] Berkman Paper Release: Yochai Benkler's Working Paper on "Unlicensed Wireless vs. Licensed Spectrum: Evidence from Market Adoption" Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:04:10 -0500 From: Amar Ashar <ashar(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu> To: report-release-and-press-list(a)eon.law.harvard.edu Good Morning, The Berkman Center is pleased to share a working paper from Harvard Law School Professor and Berkman Center Faculty Co-Director Yochai Benkler on "*Unlicensed Wireless vs. Licensed Spectrum: Evidence from Market Adoption*." *Find the abstract below and download the full working paper here: <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/7211> * The paper reviews evidence from eight wireless markets: mobile broadband; wireless healthcare; smart grid communications; inventory management; access control; mobile payments; fleet management; and secondary markets in spectrum. Yochai Benkler finds that markets are adopting unlicensed wireless strategies in mission-critical applications, in many cases more so than they are building on licensed strategies. Eighty percent of wireless healthcare; seventy percent of smart grid communications; and forty to ninety percent of mobile broadband data to smartphones and tablets use unlicensed strategies. Unlicensed technologies are entirely dominant in inventory management and access control. For mobile payments, current major applications use unlicensed, and early implementations of mobile phone payments suggest there is no particular benefit to licensed strategies in this space. Fleet management is the one area where licensed technologies are predominant. However, UPS, owner of the second largest commercial fleet in the U.S., has implemented its fleet management system purely with unlicensed wireless, suggesting that even here unlicensed may develop attractive alternatives. By contrast to these dynamic markets, secondary markets in licensed spectrum have been anemic. Market evidence suggests that unlicensed wireless strategies are becoming the primary approach for implementing wireless communications technology. As Congress and the FCC seek ways to transition away from older technologies, the paper recommends that they should adopt policies explicitly designed to assure that unlicensed wireless innovation has at least as much room to grow as licensed wireless approaches. Comments on the paper can be sent to <yochai_benkler(a)harvard.edu>. Benkler also writes on "Selling Our Wireless Future" on the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yochai-benkler/selling-our-wireless-futu_b_10… We welcome you to share this research with colleagues, students, friends, and others that may be interested. Best, Amar Ashar Berkman Center for Internet & Society Harvard University

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