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"Occupy the public domain"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Occupy the public domain Jennifer E. Rothman Monday, February 6, 2012 If you celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by watching the "I Have a Dream" speech on YouTube, you broke the law. Or at least that's what the Martin Luther King Jr. estate contends. It claims that if you want to legally watch a video of the Rev. King's copyrighted speech - one of the most important speeches in our country's history - you need to pay its foundation $10. Instead of providing for sharing such important moments, our government has been complicit in endorsing a vision of copyright law in which nothing is free for use by the public. [...] Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/05/EDT01N30MS.DTL#…

Feb. 22, 2012

Re: [nexa] Se diffamazione e ingiurie non saranno più perseguite...il web saà più libero?

by MANTELERO ALESSANDRO

On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:11:28 +0100 a.dicorinto(a)uniroma1.it wrote: > Un altro colpo messo a segno dai cavalieri della libertà >;-P > http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2012/02/22/news/addio_piccoli_reati-30294… > > Per estensione, varrà anche per il web, o no? > > ********************** > “The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes >around it.” > – John Gilmore La norma pare interessante, anche se dovrebbero intervenire i penalisti in lista (tocca diversi aspetti delicati di bilanciamento di interessi ed azione penale). Sulla parte diffamazione non mi pare però innovativa, la ricostruzione fatta dal giornalista della potenziale applicazione a tale caso non mi pare innovativa (verità, continenza ed interesse pubblico, pur con qualche variante interpretativa sono da anni parametri base nella valutazione le lesioni dell'onore da parte dei media). Semmai bisognerebbe riflettere sull'idea di attendibilità delle fonti, ma non mi pare che la norma vada così nell'analitico. AM -- Avv. Alessandro Mantelero, PhD Confirmed Assistant Professor http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero Department of Production Systems and Business Economics Nexa Center for Internet and Society Politecnico di Torino Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 10129 Torino - Italy in libertate fortitudo

Feb. 22, 2012

Se diffamazione e ingiurie non saranno più perseguite...il web saà più libero?

by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it

Feb. 22, 2012

R: Rif: ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission

by G.Battista Frontera

.......anch'io, l'ho spammato dappertutto! ;--) _____ Da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it [mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it] Per conto di a.dicorinto(a)uniroma1.it Inviato: mercoledì 22 febbraio 2012 15.51 A: pancini(a)google.com Cc: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it Oggetto: [nexa] Rif: ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission grazie Marco-- ho trovato fantastico il piracy act name generator ;-) http://www.piracyactnamegenerator.com/ ********************** The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. John Gilmore -----nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it ha scritto: ----- Per: nexa <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it> <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> Da: Marco Pancini Inviato da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it Data: 22/02/2012 02.39PM Oggetto: [nexa] ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=778 Try again: http://www.piracyactnamegenerator.com/ -- Marco Pancini | Senior Policy Counsel | pancini(a)google.com | +32.28948492 +32.473531203 This email may be confidential or privileged. If you received this communication by mistake, please don't forward it to anyone else, please erase all copies and attachments, and please let me know that it went to the wrong person. Thanks. _______________________________________________ nexa mailing list nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by <http://www.mailscanner.info/> MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

Feb. 22, 2012

Rif: ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission

by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it

Feb. 22, 2012

Fwd: [opennetcoalition] ECJ Referral: No Legal Debate Will Make ACTA Legitimate

by Paolo Brini

-------- Messaggio originale -------- Oggetto: [opennetcoalition] ECJ Referral: No Legal Debate Will Make ACTA Legitimate Data: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:04:40 +0100 Mittente: La Quadrature du Net <jz(a)laquadrature.net> Rispondi-a: opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net A: opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net Themes: La Quadrature du Net - For immediate release Permanent link: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/ecj-referral-no-legal-debate-will-make-acta… ECJ Referral: No Legal Debate Will Make ACTA Legitimate *** Paris, February 22nd – The European Commission just announced its intent to ask the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for an opinion on the conformity of ACTA with fundamental freedoms. Beyond the obvious intent to defuse the heated debate currently taking place, this move aims to make the ACTA discussion a mere legal issue, when the main concerns are political by nature. *** While the EU Commission has consistently refused to undergo an impact assessment of ACTA on fundamental freedoms, it is now scared of the growing citizen opposition to ACTA and has decided to buy time. Even if the the ECJ referral text has not yet been published, its announced framing is narrow and legalistic in nature. Important questions will not be asked, and therefore be left unanswered: * Can a wide-ranging interpretation of ACTA's criminal sanctions (for “infringement on a commercial scale”, including “aiding and abetting”) be used as a bullying weapon by the copyright industry, to force Internet actors into deploying contract-based repressive measures? * What will be the impact on EU policy-making and public debate of casting in stone current repressive policies for which an impact study is still expected, and that are heavily criticized (such as the EUCD and IPRED)? * Can such a body of policies, impacting EU policy-making, the free flow of information and the freedom to conduct business on the Internet be negotiated instead of democratically debated, and yet be legitimate? * Is ACTA necessary as we are facing an open conflict between repressive copyright policies and fundamental freedoms, and that other paths could be taken, such as a positive reform taking into account new cultural practices? “The European Commission asks the wrong questions, because it is afraid of getting the right answers. It tries to prevent the Court from assessing ACTA's impact on fundamental rights by also looking at how it will interact with existing EU law and the announced revisions of the IPRED and “Online Services” directives. With this wider perspective, ACTA's harmful effects on fundamental rights become so obvious that a referral is not even needed.” declared Philippe Aigrain, co-founder of La Quadrature du Net. “ACTA is dangerous because it aims at circumventing democracy, and because its vague wording can be interpreted in so many repressive ways by the signatories and judges. The Commission seems afraid that the heated ACTA debate and the growing recognition that the present system is broken will lead to a highly needed copyright reform for the benefit of art, culture and innovation in the digital era. No legal debate can fix ACTA or give it a legitimacy that by design it cannot have.” concluded Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesperson for the citizen organization. ** About la Quadrature du Net ** La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that defends the rights and freedoms of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates for the adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the founding principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation of knowledge. In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a better understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through specific and pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net hopes to encourage citizens' participation in the public debate on rights and freedoms in the digital age. La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and international NGOs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Society Institute and Privacy International. List of supporting organisations: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-la-quadrature-du-net ** Press contact and press room ** Jérémie Zimmermann, jz(a)laquadrature.net, +33 (0)615 940 675 http://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room _______________________________________________ Opennetcoalition mailing list Opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net https://laquadrature.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/opennetcoalition

Feb. 22, 2012

Re: [nexa] R: ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission

by Paolo Brini

Feb. 22, 2012

R: ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission

by Blengino

Non sono affatto convinto che sia cosa buona. Il rischio di ottenere un salvacondotto "tecnico" che vanifichi il dibattito politico è alto. Non mi piace... E lasciatemi dire che hanno davvero una faccia di bronzo sorprendente: "...the European Commission has a responsibility to provide our parliamentary representatives and the public at large with the most detailed and accurate information available". -----Messaggio originale----- Da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it [mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it] Per conto di Paolo Brini Inviato: mercoledì 22 febbraio 2012 15.04 A: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it Oggetto: Re: [nexa] ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission Il 22/02/2012 14:39, Marco Pancini ha scritto: > http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=778 I rischi secondo FFII (articolo scritto prima della decisione della Commissione): <http://acta.ffii.org/?p=1185> Ciao, Paolo _______________________________________________ nexa mailing list nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

Feb. 22, 2012

Re: [nexa] ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission

by Paolo Brini

Il 22/02/2012 14:39, Marco Pancini ha scritto: > http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=778 I rischi secondo FFII (articolo scritto prima della decisione della Commissione): <http://acta.ffii.org/?p=1185> Ciao, Paolo

Feb. 22, 2012

Re: [nexa] ACTA referred to the CJEU by the EU Commission

by Luigi Di Liberto

Quindi credo che mettere ACTA dinanzi alla Corte di giustizia europea è un passo necessario. Questo dibattito deve basarsi su fatti e non sulla disinformazione o voce che ha dominato siti di social media e blog nelle ultime settimane. Karel De Gucht, ma va.... 2012/2/22 Marco Pancini <pancini(a)google.com> > http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=778 > > Try again: > http://www.piracyactnamegenerator.com/ > > -- > > Marco Pancini | Senior Policy Counsel | pancini(a)google.com | > +32.28948492 +32.473531203 > This email may be confidential or privileged. If you received this > communication by mistake, please don't forward it to anyone else, please > erase all copies and attachments, and please let me know that it went to > the wrong person. Thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >

Feb. 22, 2012