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AAA: portale in CC si presenta e vi inta

by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it

Ciao a tutti/e sapete che da tre anni facciamo un portale della cultura in CC. Primo del suo genere per questa scelta e per l'offerta di strumenti di interazione aperti cittadini/amministratori. http://www.culturalazio.it Mercoledì 9 dicembre lo presentiamo alla stampa e a tutti gli stakeholder. E vi volevo invitare. http://bit.ly/8MB2sG Il portale è appena stato premiato al Compa e la filosofia sottostante è esplicitata in due pubblicazioni che di certo conoscete visto che ci sono contributi di altri appartenenti alla lista: http://bit.ly/6BJeVe http://bit.ly/8otWQo Mi pare tutto, un salutone e grazie dell'attenzione.

Dec. 4, 2009

Re: [nexa] [Fwd: [A2k] Spanish activists issue manifesto on the rights of Internet users]

by Dr. Peter Troxler

there is a related facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=186879394498 / Peter On 3 Dec 2009, at 07:48 , Philippe Aigrain (perso) wrote: > A very concise and "to the point" manifesto. Philippe A. > > From: Judit Rius Sanjuan <judit.rius(a)keionline.org> > Date: 2 December 2009 23:23:17 GMT+01:00 > To: a2k discuss list <A2k(a)lists.essential.org> > Subject: [A2k] Spanish activists issue manifesto on the rights of > Internet users > > > > Spanish activists issue manifesto on the rights of Internet users > By Cory Doctorow > POSTED AT 1:32 AM December 2, 2009 > http://boingboing.net/2009/12/02/spanish-activists-is.html > > Javier "Barrapunto" Candeira writes, "Last Monday the Spanish > Government sent the parliament the latest draft for the Ley de > Economia Sostenible (Sustainable Economy Act), which contained riders > modifying the current laws on copyright and interactive services. > These amendments give the Spanish > Ministy of Culture the administrative power to take down websites (or > order ISPs to block those hosted overseas), all without a court order > and in the name of 'safeguarding Intellectual Property Laws against > Internet Piracy'. For this reason some of us have written a manifesto > that is being published today all over Spanish weblogs and media." > > A group of journalists, bloggers, professionals and creators want to > express their firm opposition to the inclusion in a Draft Law of some > changes to Spanish laws restricting the freedoms of expression, > information and access to culture on the Internet. They also declare > that: > 1 .- Copyright should not be placed above citizens' fundamental rights > to privacy, security, presumption of innocence, effective judicial > protection and freedom of expression. > > 2 .- Suspension of fundamental rights is and must remain an exclusive > competence of judges. This blueprint, contrary to the provisions of > Article 20.5 of the Spanish Constitution, places in the hands of the > executive the power to keep Spanish citizens from accessing certain > websites. > > 3 .- The proposed laws would create legal uncertainty across Spanish > IT companies, damaging one of the few areas of development and future > of our economy, hindering the creation of startups, introducing > barriers to competition and slowing down its international projection. > > 4 .- The proposed laws threaten creativity and hinder cultural > development. The Internet and new technologies have democratized the > creation and publication of all types of content, which no longer > depends on an old small industry but on multiple and different > sources. > > 5 .- Authors, like all workers, are entitled to live out of their > creative ideas, business models and activities linked to their > creations. Trying to hold an obsolete industry with legislative > changes is neither fair nor realistic. If their business model was > based on controlling copies of any creation and this is not possible > any more on the Internet, they should look for a new business model. > 6 .- We believe that cultural industries need modern, effective, > credible and affordable alternatives to survive. They also need to > adapt to new social practices. > > 7 .- The Internet should be free and not have any interference from > groups that seek to perpetuate obsolete business models and stop the > free flow of human knowledge. > > 8 .- We ask the Government to guarantee net neutrality in Spain, as it > will act as a framework in which a sustainable economy may develop. > > 9 .- We propose a real reform of intellectual property rights in order > to ensure a society of knowledge, promote the public domain and limit > abuses from copyright organizations. > > 10 .- In a democracy, laws and their amendments should only be adopted > after a timely public debate and consultation with all involved > parties. Legislative changes affecting fundamental rights can only be > made in a Constitutional law. > > > _______________________________________________ > A2k mailing list > A2k(a)lists.essential.org > http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/a2k > > > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

Dec. 3, 2009

[Fwd: [A2k] Spanish activists issue manifesto on the rights of Internet users]

by Philippe Aigrain (perso)

A very concise and "to the point" manifesto. Philippe A.

Dec. 3, 2009

audio della conferenza NEXA 2009

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Buongiorno a tutti, vi segnalo che l'audio degli interventi della Conferenza nexa su Internet & Società di sabato 28 novembre e' gia' disponibile online sul sito di Radio Radicale: http://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/292048 Presto verra' reso disponibile anche sul sito del centro NEXA, http://nexa.polito.it., insieme alle registrazioni dell'OpenAccessDay del 27 novembre (http://openaccessday.biblio.polito.it) juan carlos

Dec. 2, 2009

V conferenza TOP_IX

by lorenzo benussi

Il 10 dicembre, a partire dalle ore 09:00, ci sarà la “V Conferenza Annuale Top-IX”: una giornata di discussione attorno ad un unico protagonista: Internet. L’evento si terrà al Centro Congressi Torino Incontra. La rete verrà osservata da quattro diversi punti di vista, da parte di quattro panel di esperti scelti ad hoc per approfondire i vari aspetti: Internet: nuove frontiere, Green Web,Government as a platform, Micro Apps. La partecipazione è libera, ma occorre registrarsi tramite il sito della conferenza - http://bit.ly/6nhuHi Durante l’evento, come ogni anno, sarà possibile seguire gli aggiornamenti attraverso il live blogging dell'account ufficiale su Twitter e porre domande ai relatori attraverso questo canale seguendo l’hashtag #topix09. In più lo studio di Intercation Design TODO ripropone, anche per questa edizione, THE VOICE, il format interattivo che integra, su un unico grande schermo presente in sala, domande e commenti che giungono via sms, web e Twitter sia dal pubblico presente sia dalla rete. Vi aspettiamo! ---- Lorenzo Benussi - Fellow ----------------------------------- Department of Economics, University of Turin www.de.unito.it ---- "Knowledge is like a candle. Even as it lights a new candle, the strength of the original flame is not diminished." Thomas Jefferson

Dec. 1, 2009

Presentazione romanzo ALTAI del collettivo di scrittori Wu Ming ( che licenzia opere in CC)

by diego acampora

Salve a tutt*, > Venerdi 4 dicembre alle ore 15, presso l'aula 2 di Palazzo Nuovo sede delle > facoltà umanistiche, si terrà la presentazione pubblica del nuovo romanzo > del collettivo di scrittori Wu Ming, che oltre a pubblicare per Einaudi, > licenzia le proprie opere sotto CC. Il romanzo collettivo si chiama Altai, > ed è uscito non più d due settimane fa nelle librerie. > L'evento è organizzato dal Laboratorio Corsaro di Torino, in collaborazione > con la Riserva Culturale di Lettere e Filosofia e il collettivo Bonobo di > Scienze Politiche. In allegato la locandina dell'iniziativa. Se volete, > inoltrate nelle vostre reti. > > Accorrete numerosi, > > D. >

Dec. 1, 2009

La Carta dei cento per il libero Wi-Fi

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*La Carta dei cento per il libero Wi-Fi* Alessandro Gilioli Su L'espresso in edicola domani (NdR: venerdi' 19.11) arriverà -- in un paio di pagine -- il risultato di un lungo scambio di mail che abbiamo messo in piedi insieme a Guido Scorza, Sergio Maistrello e Raffaele Bianco. L'obiettivo era creare una Carta per la liberazione dell'Wi-Fi italiano, soffocato dal decreto Pisanu. Alla fine il risultato è arrivato: imprenditori, politici, manager, blogger, giuristi e altro -- in una logica bipartisan -- hanno concordato il testo che potete leggere qui sotto. Oltre alla Carta e ai suoi firmatari, c'è il pezzo che uscirà domani e il testo della proposta di legge Cassinelli (e altri, è appunto bipartisan): per evitare che il Wi-Fi venga strozzato ancora dalle misure questurine in vigore. Ogni altra idea per portare avanti questa piccola battaglia civile è benvenuta. Continua qui: http://gilioli.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it/2009/11/26/la-carta-dei-ce…

Nov. 30, 2009

NY Times: "Google and News Corp. Do Need Each Other"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

November 30, 2009 Media Cache *Google and News Corp. Do Need Each Other* By ERIC PFANNER PARIS --- When a media industry insider last week floated the idea of an exclusive deal to list News Corp. content on Microsoft's Bing search engine, stiffing Google in the process, it drew some predictable responses. Bloggers and technology analysts crowed that Rupert Murdoch, News Corp.'s septuagenarian chief executive, had conclusively proved that he just didn't understand the Internet. Some people in the newspaper business said hooray for Uncle Rupert, standing up for the value of old-fashioned content and telling the geeks with their algorithms to get lost. Google, meanwhile, made the reassuring noises it does anytime anyone raises the possibility that its goals, and those of the media companies whose content it indexes, might not be 100 percent aligned. Google said it provided news organizations' Web sites with 100,000 clicks a minute, every one of which "offers a business opportunity for the publishers to show ads, win loyal readers and sell subscriptions." That is debatable, for the recession has exposed the folly of the idea that huge volumes of online traffic automatically translate into significant new ad revenue. Most news publishers have a glut of Web advertising space on their hands, and no amount of traffic is going to give them the pricing pressure they would need to make real money online. Even if the economy improves, the supply-demand imbalance in online advertising seems unlikely to improve much, because new Web businesses will spring up, too, and soak up increases in ad spending. Continua qui: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/business/media/30iht-cache30.html

Nov. 30, 2009

NY Times: "Open Source as a Model for Business Is Elusive"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

November 30, 2009 *Open Source as a Model for Business Is Elusive* By ASHLEE VANCE SAN FRANCISCO --- In many ways, MySQL embodies the ideals of the populist software movement known as open source, in which a program's creator releases it to the world free of charge, and legions of volunteers contribute improvements that are also freely shared. The start-up company came out of nowhere, building a database application beloved by vibrant, young Internet companies. Logging in from homes scattered around the globe, its workers seemed more a part of a virtual commune than a corporate monolith, and they relished taking on proprietary software giants like Microsoft. But like most open-source companies, MySQL's sales, tied to support deals, never matched the astronomical number of downloads for its product, about 60,000 a day. In January 2008, the founders decided to sell the company for $1 billion to Sun Microsystems. And this year, Sun agreed to sell itself to Oracle, which makes database software aimed at larger companies and tougher jobs, for $7.4 billion. Now, disagreement over the value of MySQL --- both as a stand-alone entity and as part of a big company --- lies at the heart of a bitter public battle between Oracle and the European Union over the Sun acquisition. The fight illuminates a larger truth about open-source companies: their societal and strategic importance far exceeds their financial value as operating businesses. Continua qui: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/technology/business-computing/30open.html

Nov. 30, 2009

Resoconto de La Stampa della conferenza NEXA 2009

by J.C. DE MARTIN

http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplrubriche/tecnologia/grubrica.asp?ID_b… juan carlos

Nov. 29, 2009