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Nòva 24 - Il Sole 24 Ore (Arcagni): "La seconda vita globalizzata dei Commons"

by Giuseppe Futia

09.12.2013 La seconda vita globalizzata dei Commons SIMONE ARCAGNI Quando nascono le licenze Creative Commons (CC), la mission evidente è quella di trovare delle forme alternative, o quantomeno differenti, al pubblico dominio (Pd) e al copyright (C) che prevede la formula "Tutti i diritti riservati". Assecondando un certo modo di intendere soprattutto Internet e lo scambio di dati che lì avviene, nel 2001 Lawrence Lessig crea Creative Commons, proponendo un modello "Alcuni diritti riservati" e creando così un "movimento" e una comunità internazionale che si riconosce nella libera circolazione dei saperi, pur nel mantenimento di alcuni diritti d'autore. [...] Continua qui: http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/tecnologie/2013-12-08/la-seconda-vita-global… [All'interno dell'articolo un'intervista a Federico Morando, Lead di Creative Commons Italia] <http://www.lastampa.it/2013/03/28/cultura/speciali/biennale-democrazia-2013…>

Dec. 9, 2013

Re: [nexa] Legal basis for generalized surveillance in France

by Philippe Aigrain

Here is a list of links : Press release of La Quadrature last Tuesday before first reading vote in National Assembly where the Socialists and Radicaux "de Gauche" unanimously voted for the text while all other partie unanimously voted against (purely party-line vote without any consideration for the issue): A Move Towards Generalised Internet Surveillance in France? https://www.laquadrature.net/en/a-move-towards-generalised-internet-surveil… The "opinion" of the (consultative) Conseil National du Numérique requesting deletion of article 13 : http://www.cnnumerique.fr/libertes-numeriques/ The position statement of ASIC ("community" sites) that first spotted the danger : http://www.lasic.fr/?p=598 The minister of digital economy discarded it on the basis of membership of Google and similar NSA-related companies. Gilles Babinet's interview: « Nous sommes à deux doigts de la dictature numérique » http://www.lesechos.fr/entreprises-secteurs/tech-medias/interview/020317635… and as I wrote previously, the bottom party of my post http://paigrain.debatpublic.net/?p=8446 contains an analysis of the core susbstantive changes that would be introduced if the infamous article 13 were to be adopted. Philippe On 09/12/2013 08:36, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote: > Dear Philippe, > > Thank you for posting this (horrifying) piece of news, which is clearly relevant > for all Europeans, Italians very much > included. > > Is there a URL on the topic (even if in French) that is well suited > to present the issue? It would be useful > to raise awareness in Italy, too. > > Thanks! > > Juan Carlos > > > > (Sent from my tiny-screen wireless device; excuse brevity or typos) > > On 09/dic/2013, at 08:13, Philippe Aigrain <philippe.aigrain(a)sopinspace.com> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> I have been too busy to keep you posted before this morning, but an epic >> fight is taking place in France around provisions that were injected in >> the Loi de programmation militaire and that would create a legal basis >> for a real-time, administratively ordered, generalized to all >> information and documents, to hosting as well as to access services, >> non-judiciary, open finality including "economic and scientific >> potential of France". >> >> Civil society was slow in spotting and reacting this extreme danger, but >> is catching back. The press has now extensive coverage of the issue. >> Yesterday evening an interview by the French "digital champion" Gilles >> Babinet declaring that "this is law is the most offensive attack on >> democracy since exception courts during the Algerian war" and my post >> "Les parlementaires vont-ils consentir à la démocrature ?" were >> compering in Internet buzzing with the announcement that Hollande and >> Sarkozy will go together to Mandela's funeral. The governement is >> rushing the legislative process, using the urgency of adoption of the >> rest of the law (on which the continued budget of the military rests) to >> force the surveillance part. >> >> Any contribution to our fight from the French-connnected subscribers to >> this list will be appreciated. I take the freedom to use the list in >> this manner because I doubt that anybody on it could desire the adoption >> in a European country (or any other) of such provisions. >> >> Best, >> >> Philippe >> _______________________________________________ >> nexa mailing list >> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >>

Dec. 9, 2013

Re: [nexa] Legal basis for generalized surveillance in France

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Dear Philippe, Thank you for posting this (horrifying) piece of news, which is clearly relevant for all Europeans, Italians very much included. Is there a URL on the topic (even if in French) that is well suited to present the issue? It would be useful to raise awareness in Italy, too. Thanks! Juan Carlos (Sent from my tiny-screen wireless device; excuse brevity or typos) On 09/dic/2013, at 08:13, Philippe Aigrain <philippe.aigrain(a)sopinspace.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > I have been too busy to keep you posted before this morning, but an epic > fight is taking place in France around provisions that were injected in > the Loi de programmation militaire and that would create a legal basis > for a real-time, administratively ordered, generalized to all > information and documents, to hosting as well as to access services, > non-judiciary, open finality including "economic and scientific > potential of France". > > Civil society was slow in spotting and reacting this extreme danger, but > is catching back. The press has now extensive coverage of the issue. > Yesterday evening an interview by the French "digital champion" Gilles > Babinet declaring that "this is law is the most offensive attack on > democracy since exception courts during the Algerian war" and my post > "Les parlementaires vont-ils consentir à la démocrature ?" were > compering in Internet buzzing with the announcement that Hollande and > Sarkozy will go together to Mandela's funeral. The governement is > rushing the legislative process, using the urgency of adoption of the > rest of the law (on which the continued budget of the military rests) to > force the surveillance part. > > Any contribution to our fight from the French-connnected subscribers to > this list will be appreciated. I take the freedom to use the list in > this manner because I doubt that anybody on it could desire the adoption > in a European country (or any other) of such provisions. > > Best, > > Philippe > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >

Dec. 9, 2013

Legal basis for generalized surveillance in France

by Philippe Aigrain

Dear all, I have been too busy to keep you posted before this morning, but an epic fight is taking place in France around provisions that were injected in the Loi de programmation militaire and that would create a legal basis for a real-time, administratively ordered, generalized to all information and documents, to hosting as well as to access services, non-judiciary, open finality including "economic and scientific potential of France". Civil society was slow in spotting and reacting this extreme danger, but is catching back. The press has now extensive coverage of the issue. Yesterday evening an interview by the French "digital champion" Gilles Babinet declaring that "this is law is the most offensive attack on democracy since exception courts during the Algerian war" and my post "Les parlementaires vont-ils consentir à la démocrature ?" were compering in Internet buzzing with the announcement that Hollande and Sarkozy will go together to Mandela's funeral. The governement is rushing the legislative process, using the urgency of adoption of the rest of the law (on which the continued budget of the military rests) to force the surveillance part. Any contribution to our fight from the French-connnected subscribers to this list will be appreciated. I take the freedom to use the list in this manner because I doubt that anybody on it could desire the adoption in a European country (or any other) of such provisions. Best, Philippe

Dec. 9, 2013

Stiglitz scrive ai negoziatori TPP

by J.C. DE MARTIN

URL (PDF): http://t.co/VBOUkuCEIT December 6, 2013 Dear TPP negotiators, As trade negotiators, you are being asked to resolve a large number of important issues that have divided Parties in the negotiations for a Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. The decision to make the negotiating text secret from the public (even though the details are accessible to hundreds of advisors to big corporations) makes it difficult for the public to offer informed commentary. But the recent publication of the negotiating text for the intellectual property rights chapter by Wikileaks, and an earlier leak of the investor state dispute resolution proposals, as well as numerous reports in the business press, make it clear that the agreement presents grave risks on all sorts of topics. As regards the provisions on intellectual property, negotiators should resist text that would, among other things: * ? weaken the 2001 Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health * ? mandate extensions of patents terms * ? mandate lower standards for granting patents on medicines * ? mandate granting patents on surgical procedures, * ? mandate monopolies of 12 years on test data for biologic drugs * ? narrow the grounds for granting compulsory license on patents, * ? increase damages for infringements of patents and copyrights, * ? reduce space for exceptions as regards limits on injunctions, and * ? narrow copyright exceptions * ? requiring life+ 70 years of copyright protection, * ? mandate excessive enforcement measures for digital information, and * ? otherwise restrict access to knowledge. At this point in time, we do not need a TRIPS plus trade agreement, we need a TRIPS minus agreement. The TPP proposes to freeze into a binding trade agreement many of the worst features of the worst laws in the TPP countries, making needed reforms extremely difficult if not impossible. Columbia University Uris Hall 3022 Broadway, Room 814 New York, NY 10027-6902 T. 212 854 0671 F. 212 662 8474 Jes322(a)columbia.edu Joseph E. Stiglitz University Professor Finance and Economics www.josephstiglitz.com The investor state dispute resolution mechanisms should not be shrouded in mystery to the general public, while the same provisions are routinely discussed with advisors to big corporations. Sincerely, Joseph Stiglitz University Professor

Dec. 7, 2013

Human Choice and Computer Conference, Turku, Finland, 30JUL-1AUG 2014

by Norberto Patrignani

Carissim*, segnalo la call for paper --- The 11th IFIP TC9 Human Choice and Computers Conference - HCC 11 July 30th - August 1st, 2014, Turku, Finland ICT and Society http://www.hcc11.net/ --- un caro saluto Norberto

Dec. 6, 2013

R: Consultazione EU su regole Copyright (deadline: 5 febbraio 2014)

by marco.ricolfi＠studiotosetto.it

non avrei dubbi; va fatta. m.r.

Dec. 5, 2013

How the NSA is tracking people right now

by gianluca

How the NSA is tracking people right now Documents obtained by The Washington Postindicate that the National Security Agency iscollecting billions of records a day to track thelocation of mobile phone users around the world.This bulk collection, performed under the NSA'sinternational surveillance authority,taps into the telephony links of majortelecommunications providers including somehere in the United States. continua qui http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/national/how-the-nsa-is-tracking-peop…

Dec. 5, 2013

Felice Casson e Gianni Cuperlo intervengono su Agcom e diritto d'autore

by Fulvio Sarzana

Casson: Un ddl per diritto d'autore, Agcom sospenda iter regolamento "Il Parlamento si modifichi la normativa sul diritto d'autore sulla Rete e l'Agcom sospenda l'iter del suo regolamento in materia". A chiederlo è il sen. Felice Casson, vicepresidente della commissione Giustizia e primo firmatario di un ddl in materia sottoscritto da altri 9 senatori del Pd. "Appare ormai urgente e necessario - spiega - modificare la disciplina vigente, contemperando adeguatamente i diritti degli autori ed editori con i diritti di libertà degli utenti della rete che non svolgano attività lucrativa, al fine di cogliere appieno le opportunità del digitale e restituire così al mercato un settore delleconomia come quello dellinnovazione e della conoscenza, che può fare dellItalia un caso di eccellenza nel panorama europeo". "In particolare - aggiunge - occorre circoscrivere in maniera chiara le violazioni del diritto dautore che avvengono sul web, limitando la repressione solo ai fatti che mettono in pericolo il legittimo sfruttamento del diritto dautore, con esclusione delle attività meramente non lucrative. In secondo luogo, bisogna perseguire più duramente le violazioni relative alla attività di pirateria sul web, attraverso lidentificazione dei soggetti che realmente realizzano i profitti legati alla pirateria, adottando lo standard internazionale del cd follow the money. E in terzo luogo, è necessario liberare il più possibile gli usi delle opere tutelate dal diritto dautore per finalità di didattica, ricerca scientifica, critica e discussione e riconoscere e promuovere i diritti dei consumatori di opere protette da diritto dautore anche e soprattutto nel contesto digitale, al fine di renderli soggetti attivi nel mercato dei contenuti online". "E' bene chiarire - sottolinea - che il testo, discusso con le associazioni provenienti dal mondo del consumo, delle imprese e per la tutela dei diritti civili, è volto a tutelare le libertà fondamentali delle e nella Rete, senza mettere in discussione la necessità di remunerare il lavoro intellettuale. L'era digitale impone infatti di aggiornare una normativa che appartiene ad una stagione superata". "Per questo - conclude Casson - Sarebbe opportuno che l'Agcom sospendesse l'iter del suo regolamento in materia. Le più ampie prerogative del legislatore consentiranno infatti di adottare una riforma del diritto dautore armonica ed equa, che tratti quindi entrambi gli aspetti relativi allenforcement e alla promozione del mercato legale, senza dimenticare in primis di precisare, dettagliare, riconoscere e promuovere i diritti dei consumatori nel nuovo contesto digitale, perchè altrimenti parlare di sviluppo del mercato legale dei contenuti risulterebbe veramente velleitario se non ingannevole". See more at: http://www.senatoripd.it/doc/3420/casson-un-ddl-per-diritto-dautore-agcom-so spenda-iter-regolamento.htm#sthash.nkn3ptXT.dpuf Gianni Cuperlo: L AGCOM è nata per garantire i diritto costituzionali dei cittadini ma è fortemente deficitaria nella tutela del pluralismo sia in periodo elettorale che fuori da questo periodo. Non solo le regole sul copyright (lAgcom ha assunto in questi mesi una posizione limitativa della libertà della rete fortemente criticata), ma anche sulla net neutrality, sul ruolo e le forme di responsabilità dei provider, sulle garanzie di accesso ad internet. http://www.agenparl.it/articoli/news/politica/20131205-ra-cuperlo-azienda-de ve-restare-pubblica --- Questa e-mail è priva di virus e malware perché è attiva la protezione avast! Antivirus. http://www.avast.com

Dec. 5, 2013

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Molto interessante. juan carlos Deadline: 5 febbraio 2014 *Public Consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules** * http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/consultations/2013/copyright-rules/inde… Consultation document: ec.europa.eu/internal_market/consultations/2013/copyright-rules/docs/consultation-document_en.pdf

Dec. 5, 2013