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UNESCO Study on EU implementation of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
by J.C. DE MARTIN June 7, 2010

June 7, 2010

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [fcf_discussion] "Too much copyright is detrimental to cultural expression" Unesco report (From EDRI gram, Christiana Mauro) Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 15:13:16 +0200 From: david(a)davidhammerstein.org <david(a)davidhammerstein.org> Reply-To: fcforum_discussion(a)list.fcforum.net To: IP wg <ip(a)tacd.org>, fcforum_discussion(a)list.fcforum.net ** Copyright and cultural diversity** The conclusions of a study completed by a Geneva-based lawfirm, which summarises the state of implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (ratified by the EC in 2007),was presented to the Culture and Education Committee (CULT). The study focused on fields where the EU would be expected to provide leadership. A good deal of attention is paid to the regulatory implications of digital media and the research team adopts an emphatically critical approach to the idea of enhancing copyright. During the workshop, the head of the study, Christophe Germann, said that while some copyright is necessary, the research team had come to the conclusion that too much copyright “is detrimental to diversity of cultural expression” and that policy-makers in the EU are generally overly exposed to lobbyists that “repeat the prevailing dogma about the need for better copyright law”. According to the assessment, policy-makers who only listen to the loudest and strongest voice fail to implement the parts of the Convention they consider most valuable; diversity of cultural expression is particularly threatened by IPRs “in markets that are dominated by big corporations exercising collective power as oligopolies”. The study considered selective state aid mechanisms in the audiovisual field risky insofar as they not only represent an incentive to clientelism but also serve as a bad model for authoritarian regimes with regard to the possibility of covert censorship and inhibiting cultural entrepreneurship. Dr. Germann was highly critical of the the fact that so far there had not been any formal discussions between the EU and WTO on questions of trade and culture, and he pointed out that during recent international trade negotiations the issue of “cultural exceptions” was not even raised by the EU. He also indicated that culture-related aspects of intellectual property rights might have translated into increasingly well-articulated norms of law. The need to distinguish between patents and public health was also mentioned, and the EU was admonished for negotiating TRIPS-plus, which would “export regulations to jurisdictions that don't have proper competition law to balance protection with IPR”. Mira Burri (World Trade Institute) presented the assessment of implementation of the UNESCO Convention in EU internal policies, and reminded the Commission that mainstreaming a culture obligation into all relevant policy decisions is one of the obligations under the Convention. Ms. Burri said the Commission should be particularly cautious when pushing for extending copyrights “which could also //reduce// creativity” and “have an important impact on freedom” - especially with respect to the implementation of rules such as "3 strikes" and the enforcement of copyright through intermediaries. Overall, she declared, the interests and rights of users are not duly protected in negotiations. Doris Pack (EPP, Germany and CULT Chairwoman) closed the session with a sharp rebuke of the authors' inclusion of the oft cited Jean Monnet quote “If I had to start all over I would start with culture” (referring to the coal and steel agreements that initially formed the basis of the European Community), calling it “nonsense” (“How could anyone imagine that he ever said that?”), and asking the authors to delete it from an otherwise good study. The UNESCO Study on EU implementation of the 2005 UNESCO Convention is available here: bit.ly/aIPdJr <http://edri.jottit.com/bit.ly/aIPdJr> (French and German translations forthcoming). A summary of the UNESCO Study is available here: bit.ly/9XyuKZ <http://edri.jottit.com/bit.ly/9XyuKZ>.

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Conference tomorrow in Brussels on Financing culture in the digital era
by Philippe Aigrain June 7, 2010

June 7, 2010

Should be a landmark event. Thanks for relaying the information as soon as possible to your correspondents in Brussels (or anybody relevant who can be there tomorrow) as the event was publicised only very late. Beware the compulsory free-of-charge registration in order to enter the EP. Best, Philippe Financing culture in the digital era: A Greens/EFA conference Public conference European Parliament - Brussels Tuesday 8 June 2010 09:30-13:00 European Parliament - Room ASP 01G3 - 60, Rue Wiertz - 1047 Brussels - Belgium INTRODUCTION The environmental and social crisis and an ever increasing pressure on natural resources have triggered a renewed reflection on the notion of property. Faced with a rampant privatisation of the access, management and distribution of the planet's common goods, we must rethink our categories. The same kind of reflection applies to "Intellectual Property" rights. In this regard, a restrictive approach of patent rights and copyright can increasingly become an obstacle for access to knowledge. Whereas the digital era has made knowledge and culture accessible for the greater public and contributes to bring about a worldwide knowledge society, the sustainability of the creative class is in question. The aim of this conference is to explore the different ways out of this paradox and find a mutually beneficial solution. How can we guarantee a fair remuneration of authors and creators together with the universal access and circulation of knowledge and culture? PROGRAMME 9:00 Registration at the entrance of the ASP Building rue Wiertz 9:30 Introduction by Eva Lichtenberger MEP, Greens/Efa, coordinator of the Internet Core Group 10:00 Panel II : Presentation of the different models Moderated by Karima Delli MEP * Maja Bogataj Jançiç (Slovenia): Creative Common Q&A * Volker Grassmuk (Germany) : the concept of Culture flat rate Q&A * Philippe Aigrain (France) : Internet and Creation Q&A * Peter Sunde (Sweden) : FLATTR : social micropayments Q&A * Ofelia Tejerina (Asociación de Internautas, Spain) Q&A * Cay Wesnigk (Germany) : Digital rights fair trade Q&A 11:15 Debate between the experts 12:30 Debate with the audience 12:45 Conclusion by Daniel Cohn-Bendit MEP, Co-President of the Greens/Efa in the European Parliament MORE INFORMATION: - The conference will be followed by a working meeting to prepare a position for the Green/Efa group. - Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in EN-FR-DE-NL-DN-SP. - Registration is free but mandatory : please send your name, first name, date of birth, nationality and place of residence to laurence.vandewalle(a)europarl.europa.eu and come to the ASP building at 9:00 with a picture ID.

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Meeting the author(s) - The political meanings of institutional deliberative experiments
by Anna Carola Freschi June 4, 2010

June 4, 2010

Dear Colleagues, here attached you will find the call for participating to the "Meeting the Author" events of SocioLogica, Italian Journal of Sociology, published by the main social sciences publisher in Italy, Il Mulino. The first meeting will be on June 15^th. The authors of the essay "The political meanings of institutional deliberative experiments" will chat with PhD students. The essay and related debate is available full text (after free registration) on: http://www.sociologica.mulino.it/journal/issue/index/Issue/Journal:ISSUE:8 I would be very thankful if you could circulate it to all potentially interested participants. Kind regards, Anna Carola Freschi

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Endorsement for Iceland new "media haven" bill
by Paolo Brini June 4, 2010

June 4, 2010

Iceland new media haven bill before parliament in days. We NEED statements of endorsement NOW or NEVER to core(a)immi.is http://twitter.com/wikileaks

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Rapporto Gallo approvato da JURI
by J.C. DE MARTIN June 2, 2010

June 2, 2010

Ieri mattina 1 giugno 2010 la Commissione JURI del Parlamento Europeo ha approvato il cosiddetto Rapporto Gallo sul copyright. Analisi di Scambio Etico: http://blog.tntvillage.scambioetico.org/?p=6210 Analisi della Quadrature du Net: http://www.laquadrature.net/en/gallo-report-copyright-dogmatism-wins-a-batt… /*"The Gallo report shows how powerful the lobbying of a few anachronic industries can be on the European Parliament. Their influence on policy-making runs counter to the general interest and prevents the EP from exploring paths to a new creative economy. It must be offset in the next fights: the upcoming discussion of the ACTA agreement, the discussions on new criminal sanctions with the future revival of the IPRED2 directive1 <http://www.laquadrature.net/en/gallo-report-copyright-dogmatism-wins-a-batt…>, etc. Measures designed to enforce obsolete business models at the expense of fundamental freedoms won't bring any good to authors or to their public and must be continuously opposed"*/ concludes Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesperson for citizen initiative La Quadrature du Net. juan carlos

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Digital Agenda for Europe: consultazione
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 31, 2010

May 31, 2010

http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=DigitalAgenda The digital world brings high-speed change to the daily lives of everyone, everywhere. The leaders of EU Member states have decided to work together to ensure that Europe benefits fully from the digital revolution and that all citizens enjoy the fruits of the digital age. On 19th May, therefore, the European Commission launched the Digital Agenda for Europe, an ambitious action plan for a digital economy. The Digital Agenda will contribute significantly to the EU's economic growth and spread the benefits of the digital era to all sections of society. The Digital Agenda for Europe proposes a number of collective actions which must start now and continue over the next decade if we are to make "every European digital" –a digitally-empowered individual, with secure online rights and privacy protection, equipped to benefit from a vibrant and integrated digital EU market-place. Making this happen will require the active involvement of national, regional and local actors from all parts of society: government and business, citizen groups in all sectors from health and education to transport and energy, thinkers and - above all - doers. If you believe that you and the organisation in which you work or cooperate have a stake in the digital future, now is the time for action. If you decide to do something, anything that supports the many important goals set out in the Digital Agenda, then we would like to ask you to register your intentions below. The European Commission office in each country will be holding at least one session on the Digital Agenda for Europe. The information you provide will allow us to better prepare the sessions and shape them according to your interests. //////////////// juan carlos

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Internet and Voting Conference: European University Institute (3-4 June)
by Andrea Calderaro May 28, 2010

May 28, 2010

sorry for any cross-posting 8<------------------------- On 3-4 June, EUDO will hold a conference entitled "Internet and Voting" at the European University Institute The conference is jointly organized by Alexander H. Trechsel and Mark Franklin, EUDO at the EUI and Bernie Grofman, University of California, Irvine, and coordinated by Andrea Calderaro, EUI The Conference will explore new theoretical and/or empirical insights into the linkage between voting and internet based information and communication technologies. The Conference is organised by the Observatory on Public Opinion at the EUI, in partnership with the University of California, Irvine. For further details: http://bit.ly/9yRVDc See the program: http://www.eui.eu/Projects/EUDO/Documents/201005-EUDO-INternet-Voting-Prog.… List of presenters: - Alex Trechsel (EU, Italy) - Andrea Calderaro (EUI, Italy) - Bernie Grofman (University of California Irvine, US) - Da-Chi Liao (National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan) - Daniel Bochsler (Central European University, Hungary) - Esteban Romero Frías and Liwen Vaughan (University of Granada, Spain/University of Western Ontario, UK) - Kenneth M. Winneg (Annenberg Center, UPenn, US) - Kristjan Vassil (EUI, Italy) - Luana Russo and Michela Natilli (Sant’Anna University, Italy) - Mark Franklin (EUI, Italy) - Nele Leosk (e-Governance Academy, Estonia) - Shoichiro Ishibashi and Tetsukazu Okamoto (Kansai University, Japan) _________________________________ Andrea Calderaro Department of Social and Political Sciences European University Institute Italy Lecturer "New Media and International Relations" Department of Communication University "La Sapienza" of Rome ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERSONAL PAGE: http://www.eui.eu/Personal/Researchers/calderaro CV: http://www.eui.eu/Personal/Researchers/calderaro/CalderaroCV.pdf Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.

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Fw: [Creis_Terminal] Vice premier ministre contre la surveillance
by Mariella Berra May 25, 2010

May 25, 2010

affettuosi saluti mb ----- Original Message ----- From: daniel Naulleau To: creis_terminal(a)lecreis.org Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 9:56 PM Subject: [Creis_Terminal] Vice premier ministre contre la surveillance Ah ces anglais ! http://bugbrother.blog.lemonde.fr/2010/05/25/la-grande-bretagne-enterre-la-… Daniel Naulleau -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Creis_terminal mailing list Creis_terminal(a)lecreis.org https://listes.globenet.org/listinfo/creis_terminal

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DOMANI ore 18:30: Michael Billinger, "Information, Privacy, and Policing in Canada"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 25, 2010

May 25, 2010

Vi ricordiamo che domani * Mercoledì 26 maggio, alle ore 18.30 * al Centro NEXA su Internet & Società (corso Trento 21, Torino) si terrà l'incontro: *"Information, Privacy, and Policing in Canada: What Can We Learn from Local, National, and International Comparison?"* Ospite del Centro NEXA sarà l'antropologo canadese Michael Billinger <http://sites.google.com/site/michaelbillinger/>, che da tempo si occupa di tutela dei dati personali e libertà di informazione in Canada, sia a livello federale sia provinciale, con una speciale attenzione per i sistemi informativi della polizia (come i /criminal databases/). Autore di numerose pubblicazioni, il dott. Billinger collabora attualmente con il /Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Office/ della Polizia di Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) e si confronterà con gli esperti del Centro NEXA, nonché il pubblico presente, sui temi sopra citati. Per maggiori dettagli: http://nexa.polito.it/Billinger.

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PI: "DARPA finanzia l'anomimato"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 25, 2010

May 25, 2010

*PUNTO INFORMATICO* martedì 25 maggio 2010 di Alfonso Maruccia <http://punto-informatico.it/cerca.aspx?s=nick%3a%22Alfonso+Maruccia%22&t=4> DARPA finanzia l'anonimato La celebre agenzia del Pentagono vuole mettere le mani su nuove tecnologie in grado di oltrepassare le censure del Web. Per sconfiggere la deep packet inspection un click alla volta Roma - Per i comuni mortali che vogliano oltrepassare i filtri e la censura su Internet ci sono Tor <http://punto-informatico.it/cerca.aspx?s=TOR&t=4> e le altre darknet <http://punto-informatico.it/2791641/PI/News/ipredator-libera.aspx> commerciali <https://www.relakks.com/?cid=gb%E3%80%88=en>, ma *se a porsi lo stesso (discutibile?) obiettivo* sono gli ufficiali di /DARPA/ (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) allora la tecnologia deve assurgere necessariamente all'adeguato livello "militare". E tale livello si chiama /Safer Warfighter Communications/ anche noto come /SAFER/, un progetto che mira appunto a sviluppare tecnologie e sofisticazioni idealmente capaci di "bypassare tecniche che sopprimono, localizzano e/o corrompono le informazioni" online. [...] Continua qui: http://punto-informatico.it/2892911/PI/News/darpa-finanzia-anonimato.aspx

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