Tech.Law: "Apple iBooks, and overzealous lawyers"

On Tue, February 7, 2012 in Articles , Copyright , Tech.Law , by Ernesto Belisario

In Italy he's said little, but in recent weeks Apple has enjoyed a # EpicFail in connection with iBooks Author (IBA), software for creating ebook presented in January. The problem, in this case did not concern either the functionality of the program (which also seem very good) or the communication strategy, but [...]

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File sharing: open letter to Minister Maroni

On Tue, April 13, 2010, in Copyright , read old and new , Notifications , by Ernesto Belisario

Over the last few days, the age-old debate on legislative initiatives on file sharing has been reopened by the authoritative statement of the Minister Roberto Maroni (which have been widely reported outside of national boundaries), who has admitted using systems file sharing to download music from the Web [...]

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A moratorium for fair compensation

On Mon, 5 April 2010, Copyright & Open Source , Copyright , Institute for Policy Innovation , read old and new , Notifications , by Ernesto Belisario

Over the last few months there has been much talk of the Decree of the Minister for Cultural Assets and Activities December 30, 2009 on "fair compensation for private copying" under copyright law. Well, after the concerns advanced by experts and users and having already seen the first price increases [...]

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Save the date: March 26, 2010 - Annual Conference of the Circle of Jurists Telematic

On Mon, March 8, 2010, in Copyright & Open Source , Copyright , E-government , Notifications , by Ernesto Belisario

As demonstrated in the chronicles of recent weeks, the legal profiles linked to the Web are still highly topical. The increased popularity of the info-telematic technologies poses, in fact, important critical issues regarding the suitability of the existing rules but also as to whether the solutions being examined by the legislature and the impact of some egregious judicial decisions. Cade then [...]

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The Pirate Bay, seizing 2.0

On Tue, 9 February 2010, in Copyright , Reports , Judgments interesting , by Ernesto Belisario

Sunday, commenting on the news last decision of the Court of Review of Bergamo on the case "The Pirate Bay," had been easy prophet in predicting that it would not take much to see a new sequestration popoarissimo torrent tracker file. In fact, after the necessary time to fulfill the obligations of ritual, "thepiratebay.org" was [...]

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The copyright wars no signs of ending: Italy is still obscure The Pirate Bay

On Sun, February 7, 2010 in Copyright , Reports , Judgments interesting , by Ernesto Belisario

Site subject to seizure. This could be the screen that in a few days the Italian users see when they try to reach The Pirate Bay, a popular torrent tracker file, long been the focus of numerous reviews around the world for copyright issues. In Italy, you will recall, the legal battle began [...]

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Internet and Journalism: What does the law? - UPDATED

On Tue, January 26, 2010 in Blogging , Copyright , Privacy , Notifications , by Ernesto Belisario

Tonight, at 23, on Current TV (Sky Channel 130), to Vanguard Tech, in a special hosted by Andrea Cairola, we discuss how the Internet has changed journalism. The transmission will further technical difficulties, trade secrets, doubts and risks of investigative journalist. It is in relation to those who [...]

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Wolfram Alpha: read the terms of service

On Sun, 31 May 2009, Copyright & Open Source , Copyright , Miscellaneous , by Ernesto Belisario

In recent weeks the Web has been much talk about the news of the launch of Wolfram Alpha, the new semantic computational knowledge engine. After months of waiting, many (including myself) were quick to try what has already been defined as the main rival Google. Obviously you will not find reviews [...]

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The law on copyright takes 68 years, but it is a good birthday

On Sat, 25 April 2009, Copyright & Open Source , Copyright , read old and new , interesting Judgments , by Ernesto Belisario

In these days falls on an anniversary: ​​the Copyright Law (Law 22 April 1941, n. 633) has turned 68, yet there is little to celebrate. And not just because the years are taking their toll, but also because the "tweaks" to which the Act has undergone in recent years do not seem well [...]

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Telecoms Package: the EU does not want a free network?

On Sun, March 1, 2009, in Copyright , read old and new , Notifications , by Ernesto Belisario

In recent weeks the European Parliament is examining the so-called "Telecom Package", a set of provisions which could revolutionize the use of the Internet and the entire telecommunications market. This video sums up effectively the greatest dangers that the Internet would run if the "Telecoms Package" was approved without modification. For these reasons the Institute [...]

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