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Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call (AP)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:04:08 GMT

AP - Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.

Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany (AP)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:28:56 GMT

AP - Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies.

Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call (AP)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:04:57 GMT

Star Wars, Ferris Bueller drive Super Bowl ad buzz (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:39 GMT

Reuters - The Super Bowl is still two days away but some advertisers already are looking like winners as their yet-to-be-aired commercials score millions of hits online and rack up pre-game buzz.

Cuban blogger says government bars trip to Brazil (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:27:32 GMT

Reuters - The Cuban government has denied a request by dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez to travel to Brazil, her 19th failed effort to obtain a permit to leave the country, she said on Friday.

Law enforcement websites under attack by hackers (AP)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:04:33 GMT

AP - Saboteurs have hacked into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective called Anonymous, including in Boston and in Salt Lake City, where police say personal information of confidential informants and tipsters was accessed.

Anonymous publishes FBI call on hacking (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:28:16 GMT

Reuters - Internet activist group Anonymous published a recording on Friday of a confidential call between FBI agents and London detectives in which the law-enforcement agents discuss action they are taking against hacking.

Apple to resume full online sales in Germany (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:50:50 GMT

Reuters - Apple Inc said it was cleared to resume selling older models of its iPhone and 3G-based iPads via its German online store on Friday, after the suspension of an injunction won by Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc in December.

Sharing: Culture and the Economy in the Internet Age - By Philippe Aigrain

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:04:27 GMT

Paris, February 3rd, 2012 – Sharing: Culture and the Economy in the Internet Age is out! Philippe Aigrain, co-founder of La Quadrature du Net, in collaboration with Suzanne Aigrain, describes the creative contribution, a financial model designed to sustain an expanding creative economy in a context where sharing is recognized as a right.

To break away from the repressive war on the sharing of culture online, exemplified by the SOPA/PIPA bills in the US or the ACTA agreement on a global scale, Sharing makes a case for the legitimacy and usefulness of non-market sharing between individuals of digital works.

Taking stock of recent economic knowledge about the culture economy, it models and describes a financing model (coined as the “creative contribution”) designed to sustain an expanding creative economy in a context where sharing is recognized as a right. Philosophical, legal, and institutional aspects are also discussed.

The creative contribution (a term that Aigrain has been using since 2008) is a flatrate mechanism with original features based on social rights, rewards and remuneration for artists as well as financing of future works, data collection for rewards based on voluntary provision using automated recording on user machines and under their sole control, and more.

Sharing is published under a hybrid publishing model with 4 components:

The paper book, available globally,
a commercial eBook in Epub format,
an open access electronic version,

all under a CC-By-NC-ND license,

and a dedicated “live book“ website at http://www.sharing-thebook.net where you can comment on the book chapters, download source code and datasets, and interactively run models with parameters of your choice.

“At a time when the copyright lobbies stick to ruthless repression, this book is a contribution to the democratic debate on how to positively reform copyright and paves the way for a new cultural economy. It should serve as a wake-up call to all the policy-makers who keep advocating brutal copyright enforcement, and as a source of inspiration for those looking for constructive proposals to foster access to culture and cultural diversity on the Internet while protecting fundamental freedoms.” said Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesperson for citizen advocacy group La Quadrature du Net.

Useful links:

Book site: http://www.sharing-thebook.net
Amsterdam University Press book page: http://www.aup.nl/do.php?a=show_visitor_book&isbn=9789089643858&l=2
Chicago University Press (US distributor) book page: http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/S/bo13742081.html

House ready to consider insider trading ban (AP)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:07:36 GMT

AP - With members of Congress convinced their political survival depends on their image, the House is wasting no time in considering a Senate-passed bill that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and thousands of executive branch officials. Stock trades would have to be posted online within 30 days.

Megaupload founder refused bail in New Zealand (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:57:01 GMT

Reuters - A New Zealand court refused an appeal by the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com to be freed on bail, Friday, agreeing with prosecutors there was a risk he would attempt to flee before an extradition hearing.

Madonna launching video on billboards, online (AP)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:34:42 GMT

AP - Clear Channel is giving Madonna all its luvin'.

Google tightens security in Android app store (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:50:25 GMT

Reuters - Google Inc has been quietly policing its online store for months now in an acknowledgement of malware's growing threat to its increasingly popular Android mobile software.

Facebook filing lifts Zynga, other recent IPOs (AP)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:45:28 GMT

AP - Facebook's long-awaited IPO filing lifted the stocks of many Internet companies, including recent laggards Zynga and Groupon. But analysts said the halo effect may fade, because some companies basking in Facebook's glow just aren't as financially sound as the world's largest social network.

AOL's Huff Post to launch live streaming network (AP)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:38:59 GMT

AP - AOL and the Huffington Post are launching a live video network that aims to combine broadcast news with social media.

U.S. shuts 16 sports piracy websites pre-Super Bowl (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:03:20 GMT

Reuters - Three days before Super Bowl XLVI, U.S. prosecutors said they seized 16 websites that illegally streamed live sports and pay-per-view events over the Internet, and charged a Michigan man with running nine of those websites.

Update for Google Docs app adds offline support, amps up tablet features (Appolicious)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:24:00 GMT

Appolicious - Google has done an admirable job of providing web apps that lots of people use every day. Gmail is firmly ensconced as a leader in web-based email, Google Reader provides easy RSS feed access, and Google Docs allows users to create word processing documents in their browser windows and share them with other users.

Analysis: Facebook's daunting Asian challenge (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:11:10 GMT

Reuters - Facebook aims to connect all two billion Internet users. So far it has captured 845 million of them. Of the rest, nearly 60 percent live in Asia and hooking them is going to be a daunting challenge.

Facebook's Zuckerberg to keep iron grip after IPO (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:29:09 GMT

Reuters - Facebook unveiled plans for the biggest ever Internet IPO that could raise as much as $10 billion, but made it clear CEO Mark Zuckerberg will exercise almost complete control over the company, leaving investors with little say.

NY Times adds digital subscribers, but ad revenue shrinks (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:13:39 GMT

Reuters - The New York Times Co, which is grappling with sinking advertising revenue and a recent change in the top management, said it continued to add subscribers for its digital products in the fourth quarter.

New version of Showyou is a Flipboard for video (Appolicious)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Appolicious - While there is no shortage of video to consume online and via mobile devices - 60 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute! - finding clips and programs most relevant to you is challenging.

Amazon makes India debut with Junglee.com (AP)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:41:55 GMT

AP - Amazon.com is coming to India, with the Thursday launch of Junglee.com, a watered-down version of its global shopping portal.

Key Internet operator VeriSign hit by hackers (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:06:43 GMT

Reuters - VeriSign Inc, the company in charge of delivering people safely to more than half the world's websites, has been hacked repeatedly by outsiders who stole undisclosed information from the leading Internet infrastructure company.

Online video firm Youku sues rival Tudou: report (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:58:45 GMT

Reuters - Youku.com, China's largest online video company, filed a lawsuit against its No.1 rival, Tudou Holdings Ltd, saying it incurred losses because of claims by Tudou that Youku had misused copyrighted material, the government-run Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.

Amazon launches online shopping service in India (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:35:25 GMT

Reuters - The world's largest online retailer Amazon.com Inc entered India on Thursday with the launch of its shopping website junglee.com, in a major boost to the country's fast-growing e-commerce market.

Facebook's Zuckerberg to keep iron grip after IPO (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:11:08 GMT

All-time top 10 IPOs for Internet companies (AP)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:08:08 GMT

AP - Facebook is hoping to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering of stock. It would be the largest IPO ever for an Internet company. Here are the top 10 so far, according to Renaissance Capital, an IPO investment adviser:

Summary Box: Facebook to go public, raise $5B (AP)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:06:09 GMT

AP - GOING PUBLIC: Facebook files paperwork for its much-anticipated initial public offering of stock. It hopes to raise $5 billion, the most ever for an Internet IPO.

Microsoft slams Google user data policy in new ads (AP)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:11:07 GMT

AP - Microsoft Corp. slammed search rival Google Inc. with full-page newspaper ads Wednesday, saying that recent changes at Google that allow it to internally merge the data it collects on user activity across services such as YouTube and Gmail are meant to allow advertisers to better target customers.

EA sells 2 million units of "Star Wars", shares up (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:47:43 GMT

Reuters - Electronic Arts' told investors on Wednesday that its highly anticipated "Star Wars" game was off to a strong start and dismissed reports that players were leaving the new Internet game in droves, and its shares rose 6 percent after the market closed.

All-time top 10 IPOs for Internet companies (AP)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:08:46 GMT

AP - Facebook said Wednesday that it hopes to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering of stock. It would be the largest IPO ever for an Internet company. Here are the top 10 so far, according to Renaissance Capital, an IPO investment adviser:

Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B (AP)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:03:04 GMT

AP - Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University.

Microsoft slams Google user data policy in new ads (AP)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:38:18 GMT

AP - Microsoft Corp. slammed search rival Google Inc. with full-page ads Wednesday, saying that recent changes at Google that allow it to internally merge the data it collects on user activity across services such as YouTube and Gmail are meant to allow advertisers to better target customers.

Mint.com’s updated app brings better functionality for Android tablet users (Appolicious)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Appolicious - When it comes to apps that help you manage your money, Mint.com Personal Finance has been a popular fixture in the Android Market (as well as online and via iOS devices) for a few years now. Today, the folks at Intuit released a great update which makes the app optimized for Android Honeycomb tablets and increases its usefulness too.

Washington D.C. steps back from Internet gambling launch (Reuters)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:01:06 GMT

Reuters - A city panel in the U.S. capital voted on Wednesday to repeal a first-in-the-nation Internet gambling law for Washington, D.C., a spokeswoman said.

Google defends change to privacy policies (Reuters)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:57:53 GMT

Reuters - Planned changes to Google Inc's privacy policies that have caught the attention of U.S. lawmakers would not take away the control its customers have over how data is collected and used, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday

Shopkick app combats barcode readers through loyalty offers (Appolicious)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:29:00 GMT

Appolicious - When it comes to shopping, most mobile apps offer options. RedLaser from eBay, for example, is used for scanning barcodes on products in order to comparison shop between brick-and-mortar retailers and online offers. Amazon Mobile, another example, also contains a barcode reader and allows users to purchase products directly from the online retailer.

Hackers attack Brazil's largest state-run bank (AP)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:01:14 GMT

AP - A group of Internet hackers said Wednesday it took down the website of the Banco do Brasil, Brazil's largest state-run bank. It's the third such attack against financial institutions in a week.

Ukraine government websites attacked after piracy crackdown (Reuters)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:34:57 GMT

Reuters - The websites of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich and the former Soviet republic's interior ministry were put out of action on Wednesday as disgruntled Internet users hit back at the government after it shut down a popular file sharing site.

Petition asks for ‘ethical’ iPhone 5 from Apple (Appolicious)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:49:00 GMT

Appolicious - Apple is still feeling backlash from recent negative attention directed at factories in its device-making supply chain overseas, with the most recent fallout centering around customers creating an online petition asking for an “ethical” iPhone.

Ukraine shuts down leading file-sharing site (AP)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:26:25 GMT

AP - Ukrainian authorities say they have shut down a popular file-sharing website, saying it violated copyright laws.

ACTA: Commissioner De Gucht Lies to the EU Parliament

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:11:13 GMT

Paris, February 1st 2012 – The EU Commission “Trade” Directorate-General is lobbying the EU Parliament, presenting a one-sided and plainly distorted view of ACTA to face the growing citizen opposition. The EU's executive branch, which negotiated ACTA behind citizens' backs, is now shamelessly relaying the copyright industries' lobbying pitch, in yet another sign of its collusion with business interests.

EU Commissioner for International trade, Karel De Gucht, has sent a letter to members of the EU Parliament (MEPs)1. Once again, he downplays the legitimate concerns expressed against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, ACTA. Attached to this letter is a “Question & Answer” document meant to help MEPs “reassure” their constituents2.

In response, La Quadrature du Net has created a participative document3 to help citizen debunk one after the other the lies of the EU Commission, which keeps denying the evidence that ACTA is a dangerous and illegitimate agreement.

The opposition to ACTA is not mere media hype, as Commissioner De Gucht seems to believe. For months, its dangers have been repeatedly stressed by leading legal scholars4, an independent study commissioned by the EU Parliament itself5, winners of the Sakharov Prizes6, the Senate of Mexico7, broadcasters and telecoms trade associations8, global NGOs such as OXFAM9, Doctors Without Border10 or Article 1911, but also some of the EU's main trading partners and many others (see our wiki page compiling the criticism of ACTA12).

“By pretending that ACTA is inoffensive, Commissioner De Gucht is trying to hide the European Commission's immense responsibility in initiating a negotiation process circumventing democratic arenas. The 18 July 2007 discussion paper submitted in interservice consultation in the European Commission for the negotiating mandate13 included the criminalization of non-for-profit sharing by individuals. This is the truth behind ACTA and European citizens are taking to the streets because they have understood it.” , declared Philippe Aigrain, co-founder of the citizen advocacy group La Quadrature du Net.

“EU Commissioner Karel De Gucht is so close to the global copyright industry's lobbies that he remains blind to the legitimate concerns that have been expressed against ACTA for years. To get ACTA ratified, he is ready to lie to the European Parliament, dismissing all evidence showing that ACTA is actually a threat to free speech online, access to medicine, but also to innovation and competition. Such obscurantism clearly brings into question his ability to work for the EU's public interest and should resonate as a call for the Parliament to reject ACTA.” , said Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesperson for La Quadrature du Net.

1. http://lists.act-on-acta.eu/pipermail/hub/attachments/20120130/038edab1/...
2. See the document: http://lists.act-on-acta.eu/pipermail/hub/attachments/20120130/038edab1/...
3. https://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Counter-Arguments_Against_ACTA
4. http://www.iri.uni-hannover.de/acta-1668.html
5. http://www.laquadrature.net/files/INTA%20-%20ACTA%20assessment.pdf
6. http://en.rsf.org/union-europeenne-online-freedoms-threatened-by-15-12-2...
7. http://www.senado.gob.mx/index.php?ver=sp&mn=2&sm=2&id=9376&lg=61
8. http://www.euroispa.org/files/101126_pr_joint_x20industry_x20statement_x...
9. http://www.oxfamfrance.org/L-acces-aux-medicaments-generiques,1273
10. http://www.msfaccess.org/content/secret-treaty-anti-counterfeiting-trade...
11. http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/2901/en/european-parliam...
12. http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Against_ACTA
13. The latter includes the repression of: “significant willful infringements without motivation for financial gain to such an extent as to prejudicially affect the copyright owner (e.g., internet piracy)”. See: https://www.laquadrature.net/files/ACTA%20Discussion%20Paper%20July%2018....

Amazon 4Q results, outlook sends stock lower (AP)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:21:04 GMT

AP - Shoppers spent more money online this holiday season than ever before, and yet, Amazon _the world's largest Internet retailer_ failed to meet Wall Street's sales expectations with its latest financial results.

Mexico broadband project stuck in stalemate (Reuters)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:57 GMT

Reuters - An ambitious private project to unlock wireless access across Mexico appears to be stuck in a stalemate with the developer and the government unable to agree on terms.

Amazon 4Q results disappoint, stock tumbles (AP)

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:23:58 GMT

AP - Amazon's fourth-quarter net income dropped sharply, weighed down by higher operating expenses even as its revenue grew. Investors punished the online retailer's stock in after-hours trading, as the company also gave a disappointing forecast for the current period.

VC firm Andreessen Horowitz raises $1.5B to invest (AP)

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:12:32 GMT

AP - Silicon Valley entrepreneur-turned-venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and his partners have raised another $1.5 billion to invest in technology startups as they prepare to profit from a previous bet on Internet social network Facebook.