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FINAL CALL: call for contributions for Torino 28-30 June 2010 (breakout sessions)

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Dear All, Those who might be interested in briefly presenting or discussing a case study or an idea related one of the track themes of the "University and Cyberspace" conference, please add your proposals to the conference wiki <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/communia2010/Main_Page>. Track leaders will identify salient topics and ask 2-4 individuals with proposals to participate in breakout sessions taking place on day 2 or day 3 of the conference. To add your idea to our list, you can find pages related to each breakout session here <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/communia2010/Main_Page#Breakout_Sessions>. Please be sure to include a short description of your idea or case study, any relevant links or resources, and your contact information. The tracks are: DIGITAL NATIVES - Lead: Urs Gasser INFORMATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE (open access, the evolution of the library, OERs, etc.) - Lead: Alma Swan SPATIAL INFRASTRUCTURE - PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL (architecture, virtual classrooms, virtual campus, etc.) - Lead: Jef Huang Many thanks, best regards, juan carlos de martin on behalf of the organizing committee *University and Cyberspace: Reshaping Knowledge Institutions for the Networked Age* http://university-and-cyberspace.org

June 21, 2010

Re: [nexa] Speakers e call for contributions per "University & Cyberspace" (Torino, 28-30 giugno 2010)

by J.C. DE MARTIN

puo' essere, vedremo cosa riusciremo a fare. per il momento, pero', "be there or be square" :-) jc Simone Aliprandi wrote (on 16/06/10 15:21): > Forse non riuscirò ad essere a Torino il 28-29... > Ci sarà uno streaming dell'evento o almeno delle registrazioni? > Ho cercato sul sito ma non ho trovato alcun riferimento. > Un caro saluto. >

June 16, 2010

Re: [nexa] Speakers e call for contributions per "University & Cyberspace" (Torino, 28-30 giugno 2010)

by Simone Aliprandi

Forse non riuscirò ad essere a Torino il 28-29... Ci sarà uno streaming dell'evento o almeno delle registrazioni? Ho cercato sul sito ma non ho trovato alcun riferimento. Un caro saluto. -- Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org

June 16, 2010

Re: [nexa] licenza standard per dati regione piemonte

by Simone Aliprandi

Ho letto bene la licenza e mi sembra davvero ben fatta. C'è solo una frase su cui sono perplesso. In chiusura del punto 4 (Estrazione) si dice "è comunque esclusa ogni utilizzazione fatta in concorrenza con i diritti di utilizzazione economica spettanti all'autore". Ma... in che senso??? Un caro saluto. Simone Il 11 giugno 2010 12.16, Simone Aliprandi <simone.aliprandi(a)gmail.com> ha scritto: >> E' questa, almeno al momento: >> >> http://www.regione.piemonte.it/geopiemonte/documenti/dwd/2009/dgr31_116791.… > > Grazie mille. > Certo... non facevano fatica a mettere un link nel documento stesso. > Giusto per restare in tema di accessibilità e reperibilità dei dati... > Va beh. ciao, Simone > > -- > Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org > -- Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org

June 16, 2010

Sulla Dichiarazione Scritta 12/2010: raccolta firme MEP oggi

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Appello di Paolo Brini a proposito della dichiarazione scritta 12/2010: oggi e' il giorno per chiamare i propri rappresentanti al Parlamento Europeo a Strasburgo per chieder loro di firmare. Qui chi deve ancora firmare: http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Written_Declaration_12/2010_signatories_li… Ci sono molti italiani. juan carlos -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [FrontiereDigitali] Dichiarazione Scritta 12/2010 Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:37:20 +0200 From: Paolo Brini <paolo.brini(a)iridiumpg.com> Reply-To: Frontiere Digitali <digitalfreedomweek(a)linux-club.org> To: Frontiere Digitali <digitalfreedomweek(a)linux-club.org> Salve! Un piccolo aggiornamento sulla Dichiarazione Scritta 12/2010 del Parlamento Europeo contro ACTA. Non mi dilungo in dettagli perché sono già stati riportati ampiamente in questa mailing list diverse volte, dico solo che è un'opportunità che potrebbe non ripetersi per fermare ACTA, e comunque tutti i dettagli dell'ultima campagna iniziata il 6 giugno sono qui: http://blog.tntvillage.scambioetico.org/?p=6227 Purtroppo dall'inizio della plenaria del 14 giugno hanno firmato solo 5 (avete letto bene: cinque) nuovi MEP. E' vero che le firme tendono a concentrarsi negli ultimi 2 giorni, ma qui siamo a livelli stranamente bassi. http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Written_Declaration_12/2010_signatories_li… Avremmo bisogno di sapere, se volete comunicarlo naturalmente, quante persone / associazioni di Frontiere Digitali hanno aderito a questa campagna (ho visto che c'è molta ottima attività intorno al DDL intercettazioni, che, per quanto concerne Internet e il suo ex art. 28, è come un bicchiere di acqua liscia rispetto all'alcool puro se paragonato ad ACTA) e quante telefonate agli europarlamentari sono state effettuate, anche perché abbiamo la sensazione, che non fa bene al morale, di essere soli in questa campagna. Vi ricordo che non è ancora troppo tardi, domani è possibile chiamare i propri europarlamentari italiani a Strasburgo (importante, NON a Bruxelles), trovate nell'articolo linkato tutti i numeri telefonici e gli argomenti tecnici e politici per indurre a firmare la dichiarazione. Mancano solo 145 firme (ne sono state raccolte 224 e la maggioranza assoluta, per far trasformare la dichiarazione nella posizione ufficiale del Parlamento, è 369) e ripeto, si tratta di un'occasione che potrebbe non ripetersi più vista l'intenzione di ratificare ACTA subito dopo il meeting in Svizzera fra poche settimane (quindi entro la fine dell'anno). Scusate se sottolineo ancora l'importanza di opporsi ad ACTA, ma la situazione appare abbastanza seria al momento, i giochi si stanno compiendo. Una telefonata di 5 minuti può fare la differenza. Ciao, Paolo _______________________________________________ DigitalFreedomWeek mailing list DigitalFreedomWeek(a)linux-club.org http://linux-club.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/digitalfreedomweek

June 16, 2010

Fwd: [fcf_discussion] FTA Study Programme 2011 published and registrations open

by J.C. DE MARTIN

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [fcf_discussion] FTA Study Programme 2011 published and registrations open Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:25:53 +0200 From: Wouter Tebbens <wouter(a)freeknowledge.eu> Reply-To: fcforum_discussion(a)list.fcforum.net Organization: Free Knowledge Institute To: fcforum_discussion(a)list.fcforum.net From the Free Knowledge Institute about the Free Technology Academy Permanent link: http://ftacademy.eu/announce/7 FTA Announcement #7: "Study Programme 2011 published and registrations open" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Free Technology Academy does not only continue after the initial period supported by the EC's Lifelong Learning Programme, we also expand the number of courses available! We hope to keep growing and are working towards a complete International Masters Programme. In this newsletter the tentative programme for 2011, our discount policies, news on the fascinating lecture by Jon 'maddog' Hall and an introduction to our future plans. == 1. FTA Programme 2011 == The Free Technology Academy offers three rounds of courses in 2011. Registrations for these courses are now open! The programme is tentative and subject to changes. Should a module be cancelled by the FTA, tuition fees will of course be fully refunded. In the following list you will find all the courses available: * The Concepts of Free Software& Open Standards * GNU/Linux Basic * GNU/Linux Advanced * Free Software Utilities * Network Technologies * Web Applications * Software Development * Implementation of Free Software and Case Studies * Economic Aspects of Free Software * Legal Aspects * Software Architecture * Assessment of Free Software Projects (Quality Metrics) * Free Software in Public administrations * Software Engineering in Free Software Environments For the full details, including trimester starting dates, please visit: http://ftacademy.org/courses/programme/2011 == 2. Discounts available! == To facilitate the participation of a great number of students, we offer a range of discounts that are described below: * Course Package deal: register now for at least 3 courses of the 2011 programme and you get 1 course fee waived for a course in 2010 (for the third trimester, i.e. from September till December 2010). We appreciate it if you already commit to follow FTA courses next year and in return we offer you this special package deal. We hope you like it! * Early bird registration: 10% discount for registrations up to 2 months before the scheduled start of the FTA 2011 courses. If you want to participate in the third run of 2010, you can register now and receive 25% discount on available courses: "The Concepts of Free Software and Open Standards", "Legal aspects of the Information Society" and "Network Technologies". The discount counts for completed registrations up to 2 months before the scheduled start of each course. Notice that different discounts are not cummulative. See for more details the General Conditions: http://ftacademy.org/general-conditions == 3. Jon 'maddog' Hall lecture and interview == The famous Jon 'maddog' Hall recently popped in and gave a really interesting lecture for the FTA students. Now we present the lecture to you and anyone is able to watch it and re-use it. Jon 'maddog' Hall is the Executive Director of Linux International, a non-profit organisation of computer vendors who wish to support and promote Linux-based operating systems. The nickname 'maddog' was given to him by his students at Hartford State Technical College, where he was the Department Head of Computer Science. He now prefers to be called by this name. According to Hall, his nickname "came from a time when I had less control over my temper". The video lecture is available to watch and download from our site, under a Creative Commons BY-ND-NC 3.0 license. You can access the material by visiting: http://ftacademy.org/materials/videos/gl1 We have also published an interview with Jon in which he gives us his opinions on the "Open Source" term, Free Software specialists, markets and the future. Read it and spread it! http://ftacademy.org/interview-with-Jon-maddog-Hall == 4. Working towards a complete International Master Programme == The FTA has as a long term goal to offer a complete International Master Programme in Free Software. For that purpose it has recently set up a taskforce with representatives from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Open Universiteit Netherlands, Universitat Rey Juan Carlos, University of Agder and the Free Knowledge Institute. The study programme for 2011 has been established in collaboration with the taskforce and forms an important step towards a complete programme. See for more information: http://ftacademy.org/taskforce-international-master-programme-free-software == 5. About the Free Technology Academy == A Consortium formed by the Open University of Catalonia (Spain), the Open University of the Netherlands and the University of Agder (Norway) and led by the Free Knowledge Institute (FKI), the FTA has received the support from the EC's Lifelong Learning Programme to set up an international educational programme on Free Software. The courses are taught completely online in a virtual campus based on the Campus Project interoperability framework. Following the Open Educational Resources movement, all learning materials are freely available through the Internet. The use of Free Software (also referred to as Open Source software or Libre Software) is rapidly expanding in governmental and private organisations. However, still only a limited number of ICT professionals, teachers and decision makers have sufficient knowledge and expertise in these new fields. The Free Technology Academy aims to address this gap by providing high level courses that fit into larger Master Programmes at the participating universities. * More information: http://www.ftacademy.org * Contact information: contact(a)ftacademy.org * Digital version: http://ftacademy.eu/announce/7 _______________________________________________ For more info about the Free Knowledge Institute: http://freeknowledge.eu

June 15, 2010

WikiLeaks may be under attack

by Paolo Brini

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: WikiLeaks <wl-office(a)sunshinepress.org> Date: Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:56 PM Subject: [Announce] WikiLeaks may be under attack To: announce(a)immi.is WikiLeaks may be under attack. You were generous enough to write to us, but we have not had the labor resources to respond. Your support is important to us. Please read all of this email to understand what is going on. We apologize for not getting back to you before. It is not through any lack of interest on our part, but an enforced lack of resources. One of our alleged sources, a young US intelligence analyst, Bradley Manning, has been detained and shipped to a US military prison in Kuwait, where he is being held without trail. Mr. Manning is alleged to have acted according to his conscious and leaked to us the Collateral Murder video and the video of a massacre that took place in Afghanistan last year at Garani. The Garani massacre, which we are still working on, killed over 100 people, mostly children. Mr. Manning allegedly also sent us 260,000 classified US Department cables, reporting on the actions of US Embassy's engaging in abusive actions all over the world. We have denied the allegation, but the US government is acting as if the allegation is true and we do have a lot of other material that exposes human rights abuses by the United States government. Mr. Manning was allegedly exposed after talking to an unrelated "journalist" who then worked with the US government to detain him. Some background on the Manning case: http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2010/06/11/transcript-daniel-ellsberg-says… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Manning http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/06/leak/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/06/wikileaks-chat/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/06/state-department-anxious/ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2010/06/143011.htm [ note that there are some questions about the Wired reportage, see: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/13/video-wikileaks-foun.html#comment-8096…] WikiLeaks a small organization going through enormous growth and operating in an adverserial, high-security environment which can make communication time consuming and the acquisition of new staff and volunteers, also difficult since they require high levels of trust. To try and deal with our growth and the current difficult situation, we want to get you to work together with our other supporters to set up a "Friends of WikiLeaks" group in your area. We have multiple supporters in most countries and would like to see them be a strong and independent force. Please write to friends(a)sunshinepress.org if you are interested in helping with Friends of WikiLeaks in your area. You will receive further instructions. We also have significant unexpected legal costs (for example flying a legal team to Kuwait, video production. Collateral Murder production costs were $50,000 all up). Any financial contributions will be of IMMEDIATE assistance. http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Special:Support Please donate and tell the world that you have done so. Encourage all your friends to follow the example you set, after all, courage is contagious. Julian Assange Editor in Chief WIKILEAKS

June 15, 2010

WIPO Report: SCOPING STUDY ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Scoping Study on Copyright and Related Rights and the Public Domain *7 May 2010* *http://www.wipo.int/ip-development/en/agenda/news/2010/news_0007.html It is recalled that the Thematic Project on Intellectual Property and the Public Domain, dealing with the Development Agenda Recommendations 16 and 20 (document CDIP/4/3 Rev) includes the preparation of a "Scoping Study on Copyright and Related Rights and the Public Domain" (Activity 1.3). The Study has been completed and the English version of the Study is available <http://www.wipo.int/ip-development/en/agenda/pdf/scoping_study_cr.pdf>. Other language versions will be made available in due course. Member States and observers to the CDIP are invited to provide their comments, if any, on this Study. A deadline for providing comments will be set once other language versions are available, enabling the Secretariat to present the Study and the comments to the sixth session of the CDIP. *SCOPING STUDY ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN * PREPARED BY Séverine Dusollier, Professor, University of Namur, Belgium URL: http://www.wipo.int/ip-development/en/agenda/pdf/scoping_study_cr.pdf juan carlos

June 14, 2010

Re: [nexa] art. 41 costituzione, monopoli, brevetti

by giorgio.giunchi＠cctld.it

----- Original Message ----- From: marco.berte(a)dirittodellarete.net >Per quel che riguarda quelli che tu chiami come "debiti >della sinistra", io non sono nella posizione di esprimere >opinioni a riguardo anche se noto che a distanza di anni >(decenni) questi nodi sono ancora ben presenti, rendendo >clamorosamente attuali le affermazioni che hai riportato. Visto che non abbiamo nulla da perdere se non le nostre catene, tanto vale dirlo :-} Se si vuol brutalmente "tirar una riga sotto" la POLITICA delle telecomunicazioni nella nazione "piu' vecchia del mondo" come ricorda provocatoriamente Gertrude Stein, "perche' per prima entro' nel XX secolo", il momento chiave e' 1l 1984, quando il monopolio privato AT&T viene piallato [prima presidenza Regan, per la cronaca] E se si vuol brutalmente "tirar una riga sotto" la POLITICA delle telecomunicazioni nella patria degli eroi, poeti, navigatori, il momento chiave e' 1l 1997, quando il monopolio privato Telecom viene istituito [primo governo Prodi, per la cronaca] Da allora la POLITICA delle telecomunicazioni e' [ma va ?!] "in stallo", come recita amaramente Quintarelli in una sequenza da divulgare http://blog.quintarelli.it/blog/2010/06/fibra-per-litalia-perch%C3%A9-%C3%A… P.S. Per via degli scherzetti della storia, erano DUE i costituenti che avevano introdotto Marx in Italia; sulla "Critica Sociale" di Turati; mezzo secolo prima http://cctld.it/storia/fonti/mat_stor/1896_croce.html http://cctld.it/storia/fonti/eco_pol/1897_einaudi.html Il presidente della Assemblea Costituente [Terracini] era tra i i superstiti della splendida visione Gramsciana di una molecolare "democrazia economica" : i Consigli di Fabbrica torinesi ["utenti", si dice oggi, e tanto per cambiare il lessico e' peggiorato]. Ciao, Giorgio :::::::

June 14, 2010

Tschmuck: "The recession in the music industry – a cause analysis"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Peter Tschmuck's blog "Music Business Research" http://musicbusinessresearch.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/the-recession-in-the-… Finalmente qualcuno va oltre al grafico delle vendite decrescenti di CD usato come mazza ferrata per spiegare (?) tutto quello che succede all'industria musicale. Mancano ancora diversi fattori importanti (alcuni menzionati nel commento al blog post), ma la direzione e' quella giusta. Lettura vivamente consigliata. juan carlos

June 13, 2010