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[Fwd: NEW DEADLINE - AICOL-2011 (IVR XXV FRANKFURT 15-16AUGUST 2011)]
by ugo.pagallo＠unito.it May 5, 2011

May 5, 2011

FYI AICOL 2011 HTTP://WWW.AICOL.EU/ NEW DEADLINE: June 1st Half day Workshop of the XXV. World Congress of Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 15-16 AUGUST 2011 Call for papers: OBJECTIVES After a first experience in Beijing (IVR XXIV - September 15-20, 2009 Beijing,China), and the successful second edition in Rotterdam (JURIX-09 - Rotterdam November 16-18, The Netherlands) we are now announcing the third edition of AICOL (AI Approaches to the Complexity of Legal Systems) as a thematic workshop of the IVR XXV Frankfurt am Main,15-20 August 2011. Work on Artificial Intelligence and Law has been particularly fruitful in the last decade. Besides providing advanced computer applications for the legal domain such as knowledge based systems and intelligent information retrieval, research on AI and law has developed innovative interdisciplinary models for understanding legal systems and legal reasoning, which are highly significant for philosophy of law and legal theory. Among such models, we can mention, for instance, logical frameworks for defeasible legal reasoning and dialectical argumentation, logics of normative positions, theories of case-based reasoning,and computable models of legal concepts. Today there is a strong need not only to integrate research in AI and law within legal theory, but also to encompass the different branches of research in AI and law. When different branches are developing quickly, the risk is in fact missing the opportunities to exchange knowledge and methodologies. This is particularly so in the case of 'multiagent systems'-approach and social network analysis, that share concepts and objects of study, but often present merely superficial convergences in practice as well as in theory. Multilingual ontologies provide an important opportunity for integrating different trends of research in AI and law. The domain of multi-system and multi-lingual ontologies not only offers the opportunity to integrate artificial intelligence with legal theory, but also with comparative legal studies. Complexity theory,graph theory, game theory and any other contributions from the mathematics disciplines could help both to formalize the dynamics of legal systems and to capture the relationships between norms. Cognitive science could help the legal ontology modelling by taking into account not only the formal features of the law, but social behaviour, subjective beliefs, and cultural factors as well. The aim of the workshop is thus to offer effective support for the exchange of knowledge and methodological approaches between scholars from different scientific fields, by highlighting their similarities and differences. We are expecting to have contributions that are able to capture this interdisciplinary aspect and prepare the scientific community to a common ground beyond the state of the art of any individual discipline. TOPICS * Law and Science * Law and Cognitive Science * Law and Complexity Theory * Complex Systems * Legal Theory * Legal Culture * Computer Ethics * Artificial Societies * Argumentative Frameworks * Legal Ontologies * Legal Concepts * Legal Thesauri * Taxonomies * Natural Language Processing (NLP) * Legal Knowledge Acquisition * Legal Knowledge Representation * Knowledge Management * Cognitive schemas * Law and Robotics * Law and Mathematics * Legal Graphic Representation * Game Theory * Formalization of Legal Systems and Norms * Rules and Standards * Agreement technologies * Electronic Institutions * Legal Information Retrieval * Online Dispute Resolution * Trends in e-Discovery, e-Courts, e-Administration * Users' studies IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: NEW DEADLINE! June 1st 2011 Peer Review Communications: July 6th, 2011 Camera Ready: July 30th, 2011 AICOL Workshop: August 16th, 2011 Publication: November/December 2011 (LNAI volume) SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Authors are invited to submit original contributions of practical relevance and technical rigor in the field, experience reports and show case/use case demonstrations of effective, practical, deployable rule-based technologies or applications in distributed environments. Papers must be in English and may be submitted at: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aicol2011 Full Papers (15 pages in the proceedings) Short Papers (8 pages in the proceedings) Min.3000 words and max. 15000 words. Please upload all submissions as PDF files in LNCS format (http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html) To ensure high quality, submitted papers will be carefully peer-reviewed by at least 3 PC members based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. PUBLICATIONS The selected papers will be published in book form in the Springer LNAI Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series. PROGRAM CHAIRS Danièle Bourcier (CERSA-CNRS, Paris, France) Pompeu Casanovas (UAB Institute of Law and Technology, Barcelona, Spain) Monica Palmirani (CIRSFID - University of Bologna, Italy) Ugo Pagallo (University of Turin, Italy) Giovanni Sartor (European University Institute and University of Bologna, Italy)

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LAPSI primer and public conference streamed - channel
by Cristiana Sappa May 4, 2011

May 4, 2011

Dear All, This is to inform you that it is possible to access the streaming of the LAPSI primer and public conference of May 5th and 6th here: http://stream.sdabocconi.it/direttaweb/bocconi/lapsi.htm Kind Regards, Cristiana Sappa Project Manager, LAPSI, www.lapsi-project.eu, and EVPSI, www.evpsi.org Postdoctoral Researcher, Torino Law School Research Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet and Society, http://nexa.polito.it

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USA 2011 Special 301 Report
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 3, 2011

May 3, 2011

E' uscito il solito rapporto annuale dell'Office of the United States Trade Representative, il cosiddetto "Rapporto 301": http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/reports-and-publications/2011/201… A seguire la scheda sull'Italia (ancora in "Watch List"). Notate il vivo incoraggiamento all'AGCOM. juan carlos ITALY Italy remains on the Watch List with an Out-of-Cycle review to be conducted this year. Italy continued to make progress in improving its IPR protection and enforcement in 2010, including by increased cooperation among law enforcement officials and improved enforcement actions against certain types of IPR violations. The United States remains concerned that, overall enforcement against copyright piracy continues to be inadequate and that piracy over the Internet continues to grow, severely damaging the legitimate market for distribution of copyrighted works. The United States welcomes recent efforts to address piracy over the Internet, and looks forward to measures to help ameliorate this problem. Specifically, proposed regulations by the Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) could provide rights holders with an avenue to curb IPR violations online in an effective manner. The United States encourages Italy to ensure that the AGCOM regulations are swiftly promulgated and implemented, that these regulations create an effective mechanism against copyright piracy over the Internet, and that they address all types of piracy that takes place online. The United States also encourages Italy to address other IPR issues, including a troubling Data Protection Agency ruling prohibiting the monitoring of peer-to-peer networks. While rights holders report good efforts by the Finance Police and the Customs Police, few cases reach final sentencing and courts still fail to impose deterrent level sentences. The United States will continue to work with Italy to address these and other matters.

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Copyright e leggi - offerte in denaro
by Paolo Brini May 3, 2011

May 3, 2011

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Dati/letteratura su relazioni tra industria del copyright, proprietari di mass-media, proprietari di aziende di telecomunicazioni
by Andrea Glorioso May 3, 2011

May 3, 2011

Cari tutti, mi rivolgo all'intelligenza collettiva dei membri della lista: siete a conoscenza di dati/letteratura affidabile circa le relazioni tra industria del copyright, proprietari di mass-media, proprietari di aziende di telecomunicazioni? Sono interessato in particolare ad informazioni relative ad eventuali "compromprieta`" ("cross-ownership"?). Grazie a tutti in anticipo, Andrea

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[NEXA]Billionaire Bose Founder Gives Majority Of Company To MIT - Brian Caulfield - Shiny Objects - Forbes
by vale.it.newsletters＠gmail.com May 3, 2011

May 3, 2011

Un modo notevole per finanziare la ricerca: http://blogs.forbes.com/briancaulfield/2011/04/29/billionaire-bose-founder-… V

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Lessig: "The Architecture of Access to Scientific Knowledge"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 2, 2011

May 2, 2011

Dopo esser venuto a Torino per Biennale Democrazia, Lawrence Lessig e' andato al CERN dove ha dato per la prima volta uno splendido talk dal titolo: *The Architecture of Access to Scientific Knowledge* Le slide con audio (sottotitolato in inglese) sono disponibili qui: http://www.universalsubtitles.org/it/videos/jD5TB2eebD5d/ Vivamente consigliato. juan carlos

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The Commission shows a lack of basic reading skills
by Paolo Brini May 2, 2011

May 2, 2011

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LAPSI Primer & Public Conference - Milan 5th/6th May 2011
by Giuseppe Futia May 2, 2011

May 2, 2011

LAPSI Primer & Public Conference *A two-days LAPSI meeting will be held at the Bocconi University in Milan (Italy) on 5th and 6th May 2011* http://www.lapsi-project.eu/milan The second LAPSI Primer /"How technology may enhance PSI re-use"/, and the first LAPSI Public Conference /"PSI at the Crossroads: Current Challenges and New Opportunities"/ will take place during the meeting. The second day activities will also include presentations of previously submitted papers on major PSI topics (see here <http://www.lapsi-project.eu/cfpapers> for details on the Call for Papers and the submission application) and the first LAPSI Award for the best dissertation on legal aspects of PSI re-use (see here <http://www.lapsi-project.eu/call> for details on the Award and the submission application). *The on-line registration form is available here <http://lapsi-conf01.eventbrite.com/>*. *The meeting Agenda is available here <http://www.lapsi-project.eu/lapsifiles/lapsi_bocconi.pdf>*. The meeting has been accredited by the Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili di Milano (16 CFP). The meeting is being accredited by the Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano. Should it be accredited, the corresponding CFP will be recognized.

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Economist: "Anonymous no more"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 2, 2011

May 2, 2011

Enfasi mia (i veri liberali si riconoscono anche per la coerenza). juan carlos / /*Anonymous no more* /The internet: It is becoming ever more difficult to browse the internet without leaving behind digital footprints that reveal your identity / Mar 10th 2011 | from the print edition WAY back in the early days of the web, in 1993, the /New Yorker/ ran a cartoon featuring two dogs sitting in front of a computer. The internet-savvy canine is saying to its friend: "On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog." This joke captured the freewheeling anonymity of the early stages of internet adoption, but it doesn't work now. Today websites often know a great deal about their visitors, including their names and interests. The ability to use the internet anonymously is being eroded on several fronts. Some popular websites, including Facebook, the leading social network, and Quora, a popular question-and-answer site, require users to give their real names, and block people who are suspected of using pseudonyms. Other sites ask that users provide their real names in order to be able to leave comments, in the hope that discussions will be more civil if people have to reveal their identities. [...] *But anonymity is freeing. It lets people go online and read about fringe political viewpoints, look up words they are embarrassed not to know the meaning of, or search for a new job without being thought extremist, stupid or disloyal. In America some judges have recognised that browsing habits will change if people feel that they are being watched. In rejecting a government demand for book-purchase data from Amazon, an online retailer, a judge wrote that the release of the information would create a chilling effect that would "frost keyboards across America". Librarians have long understood this, which is why they keep readers' files confidential. But many of the new custodians of people's reading records do not seem inclined to do the same.* Full article here: http://www.economist.com/node/18304046

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