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Utenti iPhone e Android spiati: Apple e Google nella bufera
by Marco Berte April 27, 2011

April 27, 2011

http://tg24.sky.it/tg24/mondo/2011/04/26/apple_android_privacy_spia.html

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Ancora sul DMCA usato contro l'open source
by Paolo Brini April 26, 2011

April 26, 2011

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EDPS: Data retention is the EU's most invasive tool
by Paolo Brini April 26, 2011

April 26, 2011

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PI: Btjunkie, accesso inibito
by Blengino April 25, 2011

April 25, 2011

http://punto-informatico.it/3140477/PI/News/btjunkie-accesso-inibito.aspx Qualcuno ha una copia del decreto del P.M.? Buona Pasqua Inviato da iPad2

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Wikileaks, sulle rivelazioni su Guantanamo è guerra tra i media...
by Masera Anna April 25, 2011

April 25, 2011

se sono fuori tema, perdonate l'intrusione, ma mi sembrava rilevante per chi studia Internet & Società... (sicuramente lo è per noi giornalisti su Internet...). ciao, anna http://www.lastampa.it/cmstp/rubriche/girata.asp?ID_blog=2&ID_articolo=1179…

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a qualcuno il pubblico dominio proprio non piace
by J.C. DE MARTIN April 25, 2011

April 25, 2011

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/293573191/open-goldberg-variations-sett… http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4774#p24688 Fa francamente un po' senso leggere certe cose. juan carlos

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Open Access: Lessig @ Cern vs Youtube copyright school... buona pasqua a tutti
by Masera Anna April 23, 2011

April 23, 2011

Open_access<http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Open_access>: Lessig<http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Lessig> @ Cern<http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Cern> vs YouTube<http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23YouTube> copyright<http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23copyright> school http://t.co/5JEXTxa

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EDRi-Gram: French Parliament issues a positive report on Net Neutrality
by J.C. DE MARTIN April 22, 2011

April 22, 2011

============================================================ 4. French Parliament issues a positive report on Net Neutrality ============================================================ Last week, a trans-partisan/cross party parliamentary mission set up by the Economic Affairs committee of the French National Assembly released a report on Net Neutrality. After working on the report for more than five months and conducting dozens of hearings, the mission led by Laure de La Raudière (UMP, conservative) and Corinne Erhel (PS, socialist) presented a 145-page document covering most aspects of Net Neutrality. Overall, the report is extremely positive - probably one of the most detailed ever issued on the matter by public authorities in Europe. Although it draws to a large extent on the French electronic communication regulatory authority's (ARCEP) 10 proposals from September 2010, the report goes further on several aspects. In particular, the report includes a call for the legislative protection of Net Neutrality, which is defined as "the ability of Internet users to send and receive any application of their choice, to connect any device and use the programmes of their choice, as long as they don't harm the network with a quality of service that is transparent, sufficient and non-discriminatory (...)". Interestingly, the non-discrimination criteria is interpreted strictly, as the the authors explain that all traffic should be treated equally, thereby rejecting the so-called traffic differentiation. Traffic differentiation would have allowed for different treatments according to types of traffic. The document confines acceptable management of Internet traffic to cases of legal obligations, unforeseen congestion or if the network's security is at risk. By doing so, it draws a clear line between the Internet and managed services, which are defined as all electronic communications for which operators guarantee a specific quality of service and manage traffic to that aim. To make sure the difference between the Internet and managed services is clear, the report further proposes to reserve the "Internet" label to offers abiding by the principle of Net Neutrality. The most political aspect of the report is its strong stance against content blocking, as the parliamentary mission calls for systematic judiciary oversight of mandatory blocking measures. The mission therefore opposes the recently adopted legislation which grants the police the power to block child abuse websites (LOPPSI law). The rapporteurs also suggest that instead of acting preventively to block "illegal" communications, a repressive logical approach -"whereby illegal activities supported by such communications are condemned"- should be pursued. One of the shortcomings of the report, however, lies in the fact that it leaves out the issue of network management techniques and whether these should be regulated. In February, a preliminary version suggested that techniques such as Deep Packet Inspection should be monitored so as to ensure that they are not used in a way that jeopardizes the privacy of Internet users. It is unknown why this issue was eventually dropped from the final version. The work of the mission and the reception of the report by other members of the Economic Affairs committee of the French National Assembly is a positive step. But it remains to be seen if and how the report will actually translate into actual policies. Rapporteur Laure de La Raudière has indicated that she is ready to table a legislative proposal to implement some of the recommendations of the report. But with the 2012 elections coming up in France and considering that the agenda of the French Parliament is already quite full, any vote on Net Neutrality before late 2012 is very unlikely. But the content of the report already gives a clear signal to telecoms operators that, for some lawmakers at least, the future of the Internet matters more than their narrow business interests. The proposals put forward in the document are the following: A. First axis: enshrine Internet Neutrality as a political goal Proposal #1: define the Net Neutrality principle Proposal #2: establish promotion of Net Neutrality as a political goal and give regulatory authorities the power to impose obligations suited for its promotion B. Second axis: strict supervision of Internet blocking Proposal #3: further question the justifications for legal blocking measures, despite their seeming legitimacy, due to their inefficiency and the adverse effects they may lead to Proposal #4: establish immediately a unified procedure which includes the intervention of a judge C. Third axis: protect the Internet's universality and guarantee its quality Proposal #5: reserve the "Internet" label to offers which respect the neutrality principle Proposal #6: create an Internet quality observatory Proposal #7: assign Arcep (national regulatory authority) the mission of guaranteeing an Internet of sufficient quality D. Fourth axis: ensure sustainable financing of the Internet Proposal #8: study the economic stakes attached to the Internet network Proposal #9: carefully assess the creation of a European "data call termination" The report (only in French, 13.04.2011) http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/13/rap-info/i3336.asp ARCEP has published ten proposals and recommendations for promoting a neutral and high quality Internet (15.11.2010) http://www.arcep.fr/index.php?id=8571&L=1&tx_gsactualite_pi1[uid]=1317&tx_g… Net Neutrality: An Encouraging Report From the French Parliament (14.04.2011) http://www.laquadrature.net/en/net-neutrality-an-encouraging-report-from-th… Parliamentary Report recommend introducing Net Neutrality into the law (only in French, 13.04.2011) http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2011/04/13/un-rapport-parlementa… (contribution by Félix Tréguer - La Quadrature du Net)

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New Licensing Models for Online Music Services in the EU
by giuseppe mazziotti April 22, 2011

April 22, 2011

Cari tutti, vorrei segnalarvi la pubblicazione di un mio articolo sulle questioni poste dai nuovi modelli di licenze per la musica online in Europa: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1814264 Mi auguro possa essere di vostro interesse. Saluti, Giuseppe

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NEXA Awards a dicembre?
by J.C. DE MARTIN April 22, 2011

April 22, 2011

Caro Francesco, a fine anno il Centro NEXA compie cinque anni (e' nato il 26.11.2006). Con Marco Ricolfi stiamo intrattenendo un'idea un po' americana, ovvero fare una serata (sabato 17 dicembre) in cui consegnare un certo numero di "Nexa Awards" a persone (tipicamente italiani) che si siano distinti per la loro attivita' a favore della Rete o per il loro impegno personale continuato (attivisti, intellettuali, ecc.) o tramite progetti Web con natura di "bene comune". L'ispirazione sono stati Berkman Awards del 2008 a cui ho avuto l'onore di presenziare. Ma anche l'Oxford Internet Institute fara' qualcosa di simile questo autunno. L'idea, sia pure impegnativa da realizzare a dovere, ci piace per diversi motivi. Il principale e' quello di rafforzare la comunita' torinese e italiana che ha cuore una Rete aperta, patrimonio comune, generativa (anche di ricchezza, non solo di liberta'). E i premi sono un mezzo potente in tal senso. Ma sarebbe anche una buona opportunita' per avvicinare un certo mondo, soprattutto imprenditoriale digitale, all'idea che avere un'entita' come il Centro NEXA, accademico e indipendente, e' anche nel loro interesse. Da questo punto di vista, non ci vedrei nulla di male, anzi, se delle imprese decissero di sponsorizzare dei premi. Naturalmente se l'idea andasse avanti ci sarebbe molto a cui stare attenti per calibrare bene l'iniziativa, ma mi sembra che possa valer la pena provarci. Tu cosa ne pensi? Il tuo appoggio mi sembra una conditio sine qua non per assicurare il successo dell'iniziativa. Grazie molte, un caro saluto, juan carlos

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