The workshop that will explore, in as wide a possible a way, the nexus between information, knowledge, and property, taking as point of departure the fact that information and knowledge have become valuable resources of the knowledge-based society. What are the possible ramifications for civil society and public institutions such as libraries in this scenario, where both increased access and increased control struggle for domination? The workshop should be of interest to all graduate students whose work touch upon information access, dissemination, and control within this larger social/economic/cultural context.
Expression & Censorship
BBC Online archive moves step closer
Free internet access to thousands of clips from public service radio and TV programmes is a step closer after the launch of the Creative Archive Licence.
The BBC, Channel 4, the British Film Institute (BFI) and The Open University (OU) launched the scheme on Wednesday.
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | Online archive moves step closer
Upphovsrätt och källkod
Upphovsrätt, tillgång till källkod och rätt att ändra i datorprogram
En skrivning i en offert om att en beställare av ett datorprogram skulle ha rätt att ?komma i besittning av källkod och använda denna för landet Sverige? har inte ansetts innebära en överlåtelse av upphovsrätten till programmet. Uttrycket har inte heller ansetts grunda en mer långtgående rätt för kunden att ändra programmet än vad som följer av 26 g § första stycket upphovsrättslagen (Svea hovrätts dom 2004-04-08, mål nr T 1958-03).
Upphovsrätt och källkod
Daniel Westman Ur Lov&Data nr 78 juni 2004, s. 17.
Han släpper sin musik under Creative Commons – Internetworld – En del av IDG.se
Musikern Björn Kleinhenz släpper sin nya cd under Creative Commons för fri nedladdning
Han släpper sin musik under Creative Commons – Internetworld – En del av IDG.se
UK gets its own Creative Commons – ZDNet UK News
A version of the Creative Commons licensing scheme adapted for the UK’s legal landscape will be formally launched in London on Wednesday evening.
Antipiratbyrån Hack
“Vi har flyttat in här efter de förra ägarna blev utstötta från internet likt en kropp som stöter bort döda och oönskade organ.”
Orginal
http://www.antipiratbyran.com/
Free Software/Open Source: Political Science Course
The deadline for applying to the Free Software/Open Source: Political Science Course has now passed and with almost 200 students from all over the world the course promises to be an exiting example of collaborative distance learning.
Here is the blurb on the course:
The purpose of this course will be to study the effects of technology on the political process by studying how the free software/open source movements organises itself and acts to lobby and affect political decisions in favour for the fundamental messages and ideologies. The course has the intention to help the participant to achieve a greater understanding of the political goals of the free software/open source movements. In addition the course will look at the political and economic conditions for the development of open source and free software.
The course will study the development of politics, policy and law in relation to the role of software in society. Subjects which will be treated in depth are the role of free software/open source in relation to property theory, the politics of technology, community governance and the economic foundations for the assessment of free software/open source development.
SvD: Varför anmäler ni Antipiratbyrån?
Mp3-leverantören Jens of Sweden och bredbandsleverantören Bredband2 anmäler Antipiratbyrån till Datainspektionen.
Human Rights in the Digital Age – First Review
The Society for Computers and Law has reviewed Human Rights in the Digital Age by Stephen Mason
Unfortunately the review is password protected.
The Society for Computers and Law
For more information about the book see www.digital-rights.net.
Iran jails blogger for 14 years
An Iranian weblogger has been jailed for 14 years on charges of spying and aiding foreign counter-revolutionaries.
Arash Sigarchi was arrested last month after using his blog to criticise the arrest of other online journalists.