Archive for 2011/06/07

You might get the impression that the big enemy these days is WikiLeaks and Anonymous

Posted: 2011/06/07 in Education / Awareness

http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2011/06/even-with-nuclear-weapons-nato-fears-anonymous.ars

Russian President Proposes Creative Commons-Style Rules Baked Directly Into Copyright

Posted: 2011/06/07 in Copyright, Education / Awareness, Public Policy

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110606/07525814563/russian-president-proposes-creative-commons-style-rules-baked-directly-into-copyright.shtml

Jobs announces Apple’s iCloud storage service – designed to make it simple to wirelessly share music, e-mail, photos, calendars, and other data between handheld gadgets and desktop computers

Posted: 2011/06/07 in Education / Awareness, New Business Models, Tech Evolution, The Cloud

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20068773-37/jobs-announces-apples-icloud-storage-service/

See also:

Apple iCloud will be free, iTunes Match replaces pirated songs
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/wwdc-2011-apple-icloud-will-be-free-itunes-match-replaces-pirated-songs/49999

Research and consultancy firm Considerati present their study Facts to share: digital content distribution in the Netherlands

Posted: 2011/06/07 in Education / Awareness, File Sharing, Illegal File Sharing, New Business Models, Stats / reports, Tech Evolution

Based on more than 200 scientific publications, the researchers provide a unique insight in the emergence of legal and illegal markets for digital entertainment content and new online business models.

“This report is aimed at politicians, policy makers and various stakeholders in the debate on downloading and provides more –factual- insight into the complex economic, legal and ethical questions that arise from legal and illegal content distribution online.”

http://www.futureofcopyright.com/nc/home/blog-post/2011/06/06/considerati-brings-clarity-into-the-download-debate.html

Recording Industry Steps Back From Piracy Disconnections

Posted: 2011/06/07 in Education / Awareness

http://torrentfreak.com/recording-industry-steps-back-from-piracy-disconnections-110606/

Over the last year a handful of lawyers have sued close to two hundred thousand alleged BitTorrent users in the United States

Posted: 2011/06/07 in Education / Awareness, Litigation, New Business Models

http://torrentfreak.com/the-anatomy-of-a-bittorrent-piracy-settlement-110606/

UK Government Backs Call for Broadband ISPs to Block Adult Websites

Posted: 2011/06/07 in Blocking, Filtering, Public Policy

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2011/06/06/uk-government-backs-call-for-broadband-isps-to-block-adult-websites.html