July 2001 - cypherpunks-legacy

Newsletter di Patnet
by info＠patnet.it 24 Jul '01

24 Jul '01

<http://www.patnet.it> IL PORTALE DELLA PROPRIETA' INTELLETTUALE Martedì 24 Luglio 2001 Anno 1°, release 1.2 _____ News Q&A Osservatorio Studio 3 Questions 2 ° Il cognome come un marchio: latino è cool ° Greenberg come Tasini: la riproducibilità su CDROM di foto pubblicate su riviste ° Le altre news... ° I segni distintivi di Internet: i nomi di dominio ° Sistema dei nomi di dominio (DNS) di Internet - Creazione del nome di dominio Internet di primo livello .EU ° Notizie dalla stampa scelte per voi ° Studio Barzanò & Zanardo di Roma, Milano e Torino <http://www.barzano-zanardo.com> Vedi la vetrina dello studio su Patnet <http://www.patnet.it/vetrina.asp?RagioneSociale=Barzan%F2+%26+Zanardo+R oma+S%2Ep%2EA%2E&Indirizzo=Via+Piemonte%2C+26&CAP=00187&Citta=ROMA> ° Intervista a Paolo Ardemagni, Presidente della B.S.A. (Business Software Alliance) Il cognome come un marchio: latino è cool dalla Redazione di Patnet Abbiamo più volte scritto su queste pagine di come il marchio stia assumendo sempre maggiore importanza anche per quelle realtà che non sono tradizionalmente legate al commercio in senso proprio [si veda ad esempio il redazionale: Roma promuove il marchio della città <http://www.patnet.it/articoli.asp?articolo=266> ]. La forza espansiva del marchio pare inarrestabile: ora anche le persone vogliono un loro marchio da difendere e promuovere! Ci venga perdonata la metafora, ma il nome di una persona (fisica) null'altro è se non il suo marchio. Qualcosa che assume o perde valore con la notorietà positiva o negativa di chi lo porta. E' assai frequente infatti che i VIP registrino a dominio il loro nome, così come le aziende mettono a dominio i loro marchi più importanti: si pensi ad esempio ai siti www.alessiamerz.it <http://www.alessiamerz.it> (per citare anche un caso di cybersquatting) da una parte e www.barilla.it <http://www.barilla.it> dall'altra... FULL STORY <http://www.patnet.it/articoli.asp?articolo=269> Subscribe Trovi interessanti queste informazioni? Allora iscriviti o iscrivi un amico alla NewsLetter di Patnet! <http://www.patnet.it/Newsletter/Newsletter.asp> Greenberg come Tasini: la riproducibilità di CDROM di foto pubblicate su riviste dalla Redazione di Patnet Le nuove tecnologie mettono a disposizione dei fruitori di contenuti innovatvi e comodissimi strumenti. E' innegabile che la ricerca ipertestuale all'interno delle enciclopedie su CDROM abbia creato un nuovo e rapidissimo modo di reperire le informazioni che, specie nel caso di ricerche a basso livello di approfondimento, ha soppiantato la scomoda e voluminosa (è proprio il caso di usare questo termine!) enciclopedia cartacea. La rapida diffusione dei PC multimediali ha causato la corsa delle case editrici tradizionali a ripubblicare nel nuovo formato contenuti cartacei, spesso ripresi senza alcuna modifica e con il solo valore aggiunto della comodità di consultazione e di ricerca. Il fenomeno ha riguardato un po' tutti i settori dell'editoria: ricordo come intorno alla metà degli anni '90 guardavo con stupore quei CDROM contenenti intere annate de "Il corriere della sera" <http://www.corriere.it> o di "Quattroruote" <http://www.quattroruote.it> . Oggi tuttavia la rinnovata consapevolezza dei diritti d'autore sta mettendo in dubbio la liceità di tali opere di ripubblicazione. Già in passato Patnet si è occupato del problema [si vedano in particolare i redazionali La pubblicazione in forma digitale di contenuti tradizionali: quali prospettive? <http://www.patnet.it/articoli.asp?articolo=196> e Pubblicazione online di articoli di giornale: la Corte Suprema dà ragione agli autori <http://www.patnet.it/articoli.asp?articolo=252> ] che, non avendo una chiara regolamentazione normativa, viene lentamente ma progressivamente affrontato per via giurisprudenziale dai giudici... FULL STORY <http://www.patnet.it/articoli.asp?articolo=266> La stampa ° Brevetti - Biotech da L'Espresso Online del 23/07/01 <http://www.espressonline.kataweb.it/ESW_articolo/0,2393,20429,00.html> ° Napster da L'Espresso Online del 23/07/01 <http://www.espressonline.kataweb.it/ESW_articolo/0,2393,20431,00.html> ° Copyright da The Industry Standard del 23/06/01 <http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,28131,00.html> ° Marchio da Il Sole 24 ore del 23/07/01 <http://www.ilsole24ore.com/quotidiano/art.jhtml?artid=51298&dnr=true> ° Brevetti da Il Gazzettino Online del 23/07/01 <http://www.gazzettino.it/VisualizzaArticolo.php3?Codice=766089&Luogo=Be lluno&Data=2001-7-22&Pagina=%20TEMPO%20D'ESTATE> I segni distintivi di Internet: i nomi di dominio da Servizi di Patnet Ciascun operatore del commercio elettronico realizza la propria attività attraverso un sito, il cui indirizzo numerico è strutturato in modo molto simile ad un comune indirizzo postale (invertendone l'ordine). Come quest' ultimo, da sinistra verso destra, contiene prima le informazioni più dettagliate (via e numero civico) e poi quelle più generali (la città e lo Stato); così gli indirizzi di internet constano di quattro serie numeriche che, a partire da sinistra, indicano prima le informazioni più generali e poi quelle più dettagliate: la rete, la sottorete, i nodi ed il singolo host. L'assegnazione degli indirizzi di rete viene curata dal NIS (Network Information Service), un organismo internazionale che delega a sua volta la gestione degli indirizzi ad enti nazionali dei vari Paesi. In Italia, l'ente nazionale così delegato è il GARR-NIS, un servizio dell'ente GARR con sede presso il CNUCE del CNR di PISA. FULL ANSWER <http://www.patnet.it/domande3.asp?argomento=InternetPI&codice=1&livello =0> Convey Il portale Patnet <http://www.patnet.it> è un'iniziativa di: Convey S.r.l. <http://www.convey.it> Sistema dei nomi di dominio (DNS) di Internet - Creazione del nome di dominio Internet di primo livello .EU da Osservatorio di Patnet 1. INTRODUZIONE La Commissione riceve da tempo richieste e iniziative a favore della creazione di un nome di dominio Internet di primo livello europeo. Tale indicatore di identità europea per i fornitori di servizi e di informazioni su Internet viene percepito come un prezioso incentivo al commercio elettronico e alla transizione alla società dell'informazione su scala europea. Il vertice europeo di Lisbona ha sottolineato la necessità, per le imprese e per i cittadini, di avere accesso ad un'infrastruttura di comunicazioni di livello mondiale e a prezzi abbordabili, nonché ad un'ampia gamma di servizi. La creazione del nome di dominio .EU, dedicato alle esigenze del commercio elettronico, dell'istruzione, dei servizi pubblici, delle biblioteche, delle istituzioni scientifiche e culturali e a vantaggio dell'utente finale, andrà ad integrare altre politiche europee nel settore. Il nome di dominio .EU rientra nella recente iniziativa e-Europe della Commissione. Nel febbraio 2000 la Commissione ha avviato una consultazione pubblica basata su un documento che descrive le opportunità e pone una serie di domande sulla necessità e modalità di creazione del nome di dominio di primo livello .EU proposto. Pertanto, scopo della presente comunicazione è di informare il Parlamento europeo e il Consiglio sugli elementi esposti qui di seguito: - i principali esiti della consultazione pubblica; - le conclusioni tratte dalla Commissione; - le prossime azioni da intraprendere ai fini della messa in atto della proposta. La presente comunicazione chiede inoltre al Consiglio e al Parlamento europeo di adottare tali azioni e di sostenere le iniziative da intraprendere per ottenere l'inserimento operativo del nome di dominio EU nel sistema dei nomi di dominio (DNS) globale... FULL DOCUMENT <http://www.patnet.it/documenti/DominioEU-ComunicUE050700.html> Le altre news Dalla Redazione di Patnet ° Il DMCI colpisce ancora. Un russo viola la crittazione degli e-book <http://www.patnet.it/articoli.asp?articolo=282> ° La nuova protezione per i CD compromette la qualità audio? <http://www.patnet.it/articoli.asp?articolo=279> ° Il Copyright Office considera webradio anche i servizi interattivi <http://www.patnet.it/articoli.asp?articolo=278> ° Corte d'Appello USA conferma brevetto sui download <http://www.patnet.it/articoli.asp?articolo=277> ° Cultura della Proprietà Intellettuale nelle scuole inglesi <http://www.patnet.it/articoli.asp?articolo=276> ° Le biblioteche: covo di contraffattori? <http://www.patnet.it/articoli.asp?articolo=274> Intervista a Paolo Ardemagni, presidente della B.S.A. (Business Software Alliance) da Interviste di Patnet Paolo Ardemagni, dopo varie esperienze in Società dell'Information Technology, culminate con la direzione della filiale Nord della Fast Itala, primo distributore di Novell <http://www.novell.it> in Italia, nel 1992 entra a far parte di Central Point Software in qualità di Country Manager Italia e Mediterraneo, posizione che mantiene fino al 1994, data della fusione della società con Symantec <http://www.symantec.com> , dove è entrato con la posizione di Country Manager per l'Italia. Successivamente, Ardemagni ha ricoperto l'incarico di direttore vendite per l'Italia e la Francia, posizione mantenuta fino all'ottobre 1996, data in cui è stato nominato Direttore vendite e marketing per l'Italia e i mercati emergenti. Dall'aprile 1999 con la funzione di Senior Regional Director Sales & Marketing, Ardemagni ha aperto per Symantec i mercati mediterranei e quelli emergenti con le filiali di Spagna, Israele, Emirati Arabi e Sud Africa. E' stato recentemente nominato Vice Presidente Sales & Marketing per il Sud Europa dopo una continua performance di crescita nei suoi territori. Dal Lugio del 2000 Paolo Ardemagni è il nuovo presidente di BSA <http://www.bsa.org/italia/> - Business Software Alliance, l'associazione internazionale senza fine di lucro contro la pirateria informatica. FULL INTERVIEW <http://www.patnet.it/articoli.asp?articolo=273> Scrivici Per qualsiasi informazione o suggerimento contatta l'indirizzo: info(a)patnet.it <mailto:info@patnet.it> Se non desideri ricevere più questa newsletter, manda una email con subject "UNSUBSCRIBE" all'indirizzo: newsletter(a)patnet.it <mailto:newsletter@patnet.it>

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albion
by Bill Thomspon 24 Jul '01

24 Jul '01

Hi! How are you? I send you this file in order to have your advice See you later. Thanks "This e-mail, and any attachment, is confidential. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the information in any way and notify the sender immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not the views of MSCS (NI) Ltd unless specifically stated".

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Re: Re: Vengeance Against Adobe
by billstewart＠pobox.com 24 Jul '01

24 Jul '01

On 07/23/2001 - 23:55, Tim May wrote: > On Monday, July 23, 2001, at 11:05 PM, Declan McCullagh wrote > > True. And I'll agree with you, this time -- I think the Feds > > will, in the end, drop this case, if the protests continue. > > And I'll bet the Feds drop it because their corporate backer, Adobe, has > abandoned them. > They don't like to be left twisting slowly in the wind. And the more > Adobe now tries to "spin" their role, the more the Feds are left twisting. The Feds may be in a maze of twisty little press releases, all different, but if they drop it, I'd bet it's not Adobe 'abandoning" them, but Adobe *asking* them to drop it, quietly in the back room, trying to stop bad PR against Adobe. It doesn't really bother the Feds - they can get credit for being responsive to urgent requests, they've gotten publicity for busting yet another hacker copyright thief, and they don't have to take any heat for backing down because they can spin it all as "Adobe's Dropping Charges". If they *do* continue, it's because they're getting pressure from other DMCA pushers - they'll need to do a bit more spin, but they can handle it, and most of the people who would object already didn't respect them. Won't bother their public image much. My guess - a couple more days in custody, and they kick him out of the US. X-Authenticated-User: idiom ~~~ Thanks; Bill Stewart <bill.stewart(a)pobox.com>

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Re: THE INCHOATE LAWYER
by Black Unicorn 24 Jul '01

24 Jul '01

Perhaps we should just designate the funds, payable monthly, for every month Choate doesn't post anything to the list? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Riad S. Wahby" <rsw(a)mit.edu> To: <cypherpunks(a)cyberpass.net> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 3:07 PM Subject: Re: THE INCHOATE LAWYER > Declan McCullagh <declan(a)well.com> wrote: > > By my count, we now have three or four people willing in principle to > > either chip in or refund the ~$100 cost. Depending on details (we'd > > require full disclosure, of course), Choate could make up to $300 on this, > > after expenses. > > Make that total $400. I'm willing to do my part to shut Choate up. > > :-) > > -- > Riad Wahby > rsw(a)mit.edu > MIT VI-2/A 2002 > > 5105 >

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Re: FW: Internet Piracy of Planet of the Apes (fwd)
by billstewart＠pobox.com 24 Jul '01

24 Jul '01

Sorry Measl, but by posting this information on a computer system, you are providing a computerized mechanism that simplifies the pirating process for Potential Infringers who might not have realized that they could use your "Download Planet Of The Apes From The Internet" technique to pirate that movie. This is in violation of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, so you're busted! Go to jail, go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200. And your Unindicted Co-Conspirator "Fox Anti-Piracy' too... On 07/23/2001 - 18:36, measl(a)mfn.org wrote: > > Headers stripped to protect the source... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anti Piracy > Sent: 7/23/01 7:01 PM > Subject: Internet Piracy of Planet of the Apes > > July 23, 2001 > > Via E-Mail > > Re: Internet Piracy of Planet of the Apes > > Dear Colleagues: > > We at Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation ("Fox") are writing to ask > for your help and cooperation in the protection of our upcoming > highly-anticipated motion picture, Planet of the Apes. Fox is the > copyright owner and owner of exclusive distribution rights in all media, > including the Internet, to this motion picture, which is being released > in the United States and certain other countries on July 27, 2001. Some > pre-release screenings are already taking place. > > As you are likely aware, technological developments currently allow the > seriously detrimental and widespread infringement of intellectual > property via the unauthorized electronic dissemination of films over the > Internet. As widely reported in the media, up to 1 million illegal > copies of first-run movies are now available on the Internet. Fox, in > cooperation with the Motion Picture Association of America ("MPAA"), the > U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI, is working to combat piracy of > films on the Internet. We hope to be able to count on your assistance > as well. > > We anticipate a high volume of Internet piracy of Planet of the Apes. > Illegal film footage posted and/or available for download on the > Internet is usually sourced from video recordings made in movie theaters > and digitally transferred into electronic video formats. As Fox is > making every effort to aggressively battle Internet piracy, it is likely > that you will notice an increase in the volume of correspondence which > you receive from Fox and/or from the MPAA. Therefore, we would like to > take this opportunity to introduce you to the department responsible for > combating this issue at Fox which is authorized to act on behalf of > Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, the copyright owner of Planet of > the Apes. Our contact information is: > > Fox Intellectual Property Department > (310) 369-4260 > antipiracy(a)fox.com X-Authenticated-User: idiom ~~~ Thanks; Bill Stewart <bill.stewart(a)pobox.com>

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Re: Re: Air Force Turns 747 Into Holster for Giant Laser (washingtonpost.com)
by billstewart＠pobox.com 24 Jul '01

24 Jul '01

> My comment was limited to radiant energy weapons. As to those, the > critical vulnerability exists during launch and boost phase. The target is > slow, bright, large, has fuel on board and a nonarmored hull, which (as > other posters observed) can be weakened with enough flux. At least one of the propaganda articles said the kill mechanism was to make a hole in the hull near the fuel tank. High albedo may help the missile here as well as the warhead, though it's probably harder to deploy decoys at launch and boost phase than re-entry. > The demos are just that: demos. Given that a limited strike is best > conducted with remotely operated civilian aircraft, or plain old UPS, star > wars seems like effect of industrial lobby. The primary purpose of demos is to create public pressure to get increased funding, plus to remind the public that we still have a nuclear-war-industrial-complex that's Protecting Our Country Against Somebody, so in case EastAsia ever becomes a credible threat to Oceania, Our Brave Military will have the infrastructure to do something about it. Meanwhile of course, any foreign terrorist that wants to nuke the US with a physically small weapon only needs to pack it in cocaine and bring it in with the regular shipments, while Rogue Nations that can only make large Fat Boy style weapons need cruder methods, like bribing a crane operator to load the wrong container on a ship bound for New York or Los Angelese harbor. X-Authenticated-User: idiom ~~~ Thanks; Bill Stewart <bill.stewart(a)pobox.com>

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Antigen found W32/Sircam-A (Sophos) virus
by ANTIGEN_BAMBI 24 Jul '01

24 Jul '01

Antigen for Exchange found futur.doc.bat infected with W32/Sircam-A (Sophos) virus. The file is currently Removed. The message, "CDR: futur", was sent from Francois Tremblay and was discovered in IMC Queues\Inbound located at Cognex/Natick/BAMBI.

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Canadian cameras
by George＠Orwellian.Org 24 Jul '01

24 Jul '01

# SCAN THIS NEWS # 7.20.2001 # # ------------------------ # # Security Cameras In Banks, # Private Business Ruled # Illegal In Canada # By Jen Ross # The Ottawa Citizen # 7-18-1 # # http://www.ottawacitizen.com/national/010717/5007180.html # http://www.rense.com/general12/sec.htm # # Big Brother may want to watch you, but you are legally entitled # to flick the off switch. # # That is the implication of the Personal Information Protection # and Electronic Documents Act (PIPED), which makes it illegal # for any private company to collect personal information on an # individual without their expressed consent or a warrant. # # "I could walk into a bank and ask them to turn off the camera # because it violates my privacy rights," said Peter Mantas, a # technology lawyer in Ottawa for law firm Heenan and Blaikie. # # "That would certainly put them in a huff ... (but) it would be # against the law for the bank manager to decline." # # People can also request that a security camera in a convenience # store be turned off while they are in the premises. # # Last month, in the first decision under the act, which came into # effect Jan. 1, federal Privacy Commissioner George Radwanski # told a Yellowknife security company the installation of street # surveillance cameras is unlawful. # # "People have the right to go about their business without feeling # that their actions are being systematically observed and # monitored," said Mr. Radwanski. # # The privacy commissioner has since launched an investigation # into the issue of video surveillance monitoring and will not # comment on particular cases until that investigation is completed. # # Mr. Mantas says the act has broader implications for workplace # surveillance of employees and for the use of video for consumer # profiling than have yet to be realized. Moreover, although the # act would allow a security video to be handed over to police # if it showed evidence of criminal activity, in theory, if you # can shut off the bank camera and then commit a robbery, there # would be no proof to hand over. # # "It means a lot because it's going to compromise investigations," # said Sgt. Loretta Ronchin, of the Greater Sudbury Police Service. # "I'm going to be really interested to see what happens." # # Sudbury became the first Canadian city to use closed-circuit # television monitoring of public streets in 1996. Sgt. Ronchin # says in the five years since their "lion's eye in the sky" was # introduced, there has been a 38-per-cent reduction in robberies # and assaults. They have five cameras that feed into the Sudbury # police station. # # London, Ont., Winnipeg and Toronto also opted for such systems # and various cities, including Calgary and Kelowna, are currently # looking to install cameras in public areas. # # But Mr. Mantas suspects the PIPED Act may not be applied to street # monitoring done directly by police because the act covers private # organizations. Government bodies are covered by their own laws, # which Mr. Mantas characterized as much more relaxed. # # "I think it's quite troubling," said Mr. Mantas, of the # public-private divide. "Are we to see a situation where people's # privacy is being enhanced # # in the private sector, but it is being less protected at the # level of the state?" # # Mr. Radwanski ruled that both live and recorded video pictures # qualify as "personal information" under the act. However, he # did acknowledge there may be instances where it is appropriate # for public places to be monitored for public safety reasons, # but that such surveillance must be limited to instances where # there is a demonstrated need. # # "I would think that the invasion of privacy is dwarfed by the # crime prevention that video provides," said Steve Kelly, spokesman # for the Canadian Alarm and Security Association. "If you don't # have anything to hide, why should you be upset with someone taking # your picture?"

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Antigen found W32/Sircam-A (Sophos) virus
by ANTIGEN_BAMBI 24 Jul '01

24 Jul '01

Antigen for Exchange found PC INFORMATION2.xls.com infected with W32/Sircam-A (Sophos) virus. The file is currently Removed. The message, "CDR: PC INFORMATION2", was sent from Deepak Maheshwari and was discovered in IMC Queues\Inbound located at Cognex/Natick/BAMBI.

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CIA oversight
by George＠Orwellian.Org 24 Jul '01

24 Jul '01

Excerpt: The congressional ire was triggered by the CIA's refusal to participate in a committee hearing on computer security at the Agency. "Neither I nor any CIA representative will testify," wrote DCI George J. Tenet bluntly on July 17. He noted that House Intelligence Committee chairman Porter Goss "urged me not to testify." ---- SECRECY NEWS from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy July 19, 2001 ** INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT QUESTIONED ** FBI MANAGEMENT CRITICIZED INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT QUESTIONED "Is the CIA's refusal to cooperate with Congressional inquiries a threat to effective oversight of the operations of the Federal Government?" That rather leading question was the topic of an unusual hearing before two subcommittees of the House Government Reform Committee yesterday. The hearing was unusual because the established structures of intelligence oversight are rarely criticized within Congress itself, and Republican committee chairmen rarely speak of the CIA with anger and indignation. But yesterday they did. "The CIA is assaulting Congress's constitutional responsibility to oversee executive branch activities," said subcommittee chairman Rep. Stephen Horn (R-Calif.) "The CIA believes it is above that basic principle in our Constitution. We do not agree." "Tell me why I shouldn't be outraged," said Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.), also a subcommittee chair. "When faced with persistent institutionalized [CIA] resistance to legitimate inquiries, we're compelled to reassert our authority," The congressional ire was triggered by the CIA's refusal to participate in a committee hearing on computer security at the Agency. "Neither I nor any CIA representative will testify," wrote DCI George J. Tenet bluntly on July 17. He noted that House Intelligence Committee chairman Porter Goss "urged me not to testify." See Tenet's letter here: http://www.fas.org/irp/news/2001/07/tenet.html This prompted a fascinating discussion at yesterday's hearing of the respective oversight roles of the House Intelligence Committee and the House Government Reform Committee; the adequacy of the House Intelligence Committee's performance; the definition of intelligence "sources and methods" (which, by House rule, are the exclusive purview of the Intelligence Committee); the need to limit oversight of sensitive intelligence matters; the role of the General Accounting Office in intelligence oversight; and other fundamental issues. The questions were generally better than the answers. Some of the testimony concerning national security classification was incorrect or misleading. But the official anger at the CIA was palpable, and may yet have policy consequences for the Agency. The witness statements from the hearing are posted here: http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2001_hr/index.html#oversight "It is important to curtail growing GAO initiatives to investigate intelligence activities," according to a 1994 CIA memorandum on CIA policy toward the General Accounting Office that was released yesterday. The memo, authored by Stanley M. Moskowitz (who went on to fame if not fortune as CIA station chief in Tel Aviv), is posted here: http://www.fas.org/irp/gao/ciapolicy.html

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