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[Filip.Krska]

https://www.abclinuxu.cz/zpravicky/barn ... i-androidu

Barnes & Noble zveřejnil represivní patentovou taktiku používanou Microsoftem proti výrobcům zařízení s Androidem, kterou Microsoft úzkostlivě tajil. Patentová licence Microsoftu se týká triviálních, zastaralých a neplatných patentů, přičemž požaduje extrémně vysoké poplatky (stejné nebo dokonce vyšší než je cena licence Windows Phone 7) a ukládá výrobci spoustu šokujících nesouvisejících omezení (výrobce se musí zavázat, že bude dodržovat designová, hardwarová a softwarová omezení specifikovaná Microsoftem, která s patenty nijak nesouvisí). Více viz rozsáhlá analýza na Groklaw: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?stor ... 1122291296

[Roman.Kucera]

http://www.bloc.cz/bloccz/art_331/vice-statu.aspx

Současná táhlá krize má mnoho přívlastků (finanční, dluhová, bankovní, té či oné zóny, té či oné země), nebo by se dalo klidně říci - je tu mnoho krizí. Krize nemají jedinou matku, je zde mnoho proplétajících se příčin. Možná však mají jednu podstatu - nebývalé, neskutečné oslabení role státu, role bývalého suveréna, ze kterého se stal jen mediální šašek usilující o přízeň publika mezi volbami a volbami, který však v podstatných otázkách jen nesměle špitá a nedovolí si nic udělat: v otázkách globální ekonomiky, v otázkách globálních financí.

[Filip.Krska]

Lessig tweet: http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story ... mons-event

Nemecka OSA chce 200E za Creative Commons festival, prestoze tam nezaznelo nic, co zastupuje. dukazni bremeno (prokazat o kazdem jednotlivem dile jeho puvod) je totiz udajne na provozovateli festivalu.

[Zdenek.Stepanek]

Na tomhle odkazu je zadost holandske policie ohledne cehosi v souvislosti s IP adresama a USA. Z tech par slov co jsem z toho pochopil se zrejme amici dozaduji informaci o majitelich tech IP adres. Amici pozadali holandany a holandska policie zada holandskeho spravce IP adres o informace.

https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/membe ... ember-2011

Nevim nakolik moc je to zajimave, precejenom je to holandsky... Ale mozna to pomuze poznat princip jak amici hledaj tzv. zlocince.

Z mailinglistu RIPE jsou k tomu jeste 2 emaily (anglicky). Protoze jsou delsi schoval jsem je do OT. Pokud bude zajem, muzu postovat i dalsi maily. Upozornuju ze to nejsou nejaky extremni leaky. Ta zadost je verejna a mailinglist ripe prijimaj stovky lidi.

Dear all,

In the interest of transparency, I'd like to update you on the Dutch
police order issued to the RIPE NCC on 8 November 2011 to temporarily
lock a registration of four IP address blocks in the RIPE Registry until
22 March 2012.

As mentioned earlier, we are working on full disclosure of the
background documents. You can read a copy of the police order here:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/membe ... ember-2011

We will update you if and when any other publishable materials become
available.

We have received independent legal advice and are in discussion with the
appropriate authorities. We intend to pursue this matter further in
Dutch court to establish a precedent so that we are certain of our
rights regarding such orders.

The RIPE NCC is committed to acting in the best interest of its
membership and we will continue to inform you and the Internet community
on this matter as it progresses.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to clarify that we have not
withdrawn, removed or reclaimed the address blocks in question.

A tohle:

Thanks for the copy of the police order. I'll do a quick translation of the document for those that are not so into Dutch. (Probably within the next 2 days. Depending on the workload in the office)

For the people that didn't read the security fora and want to see how those frozen prefixes look in the http://www.ripe.net/whois.

https://apps.db.ripe.net/whois/lookup/r ... 7.255.html
https://apps.db.ripe.net/whois/lookup/r ... 9.255.html
https://apps.db.ripe.net/whois/lookup/r ... 7.255.html
https://apps.db.ripe.net/whois/lookup/r ... 3.255.html

The above mentioned details can also be found in the FBI file found at : http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/no ... alware.pdf ( Source : http://isc.sans.edu/diary/Operation+Gho ... sses/11986 )

EDIT:
Nedokonaly preklad do anglictiny:

Order based on article 2 of the police law.
To protect the public order and maintain order

Signed by G.A. Wind, Inspector of the Police, active at the team High Tech Crime of the Dienst National Recherche of the Korps Landelijke Politiediensten,

Considering that:

- By the authorized authorities of the United States of America, a criminal investigation is started to investigate the un-authorized installations of malware software on several million computer systems in the US and abroad, including the laundry of criminal profits.
- These facts are punishable by Dutch law, based on (among others) the articles 138ab, 139B, 140, 350a and 420bis of the Dutch Wetboek van Strafrecht (Dutch Law book for criminal Law)
- These punishable facts are an immediate threat to the Dutch public order.
- On December 14th 2010 by the authorized authorities of the USA, the Dutch authorities received a request for assistance to assist in the investigation of the US case.
- On November 3th, 2011, by the authorized authorities of the USA, an additional request was done to the Dutch authorities, based on a decree by Honorable William H. Pauley III, US district judge, Southern District of New York, on Nov. 3th 2011.
- The US court order has impact on the activities of all Regional Internet Registrars (RIR) in the world, of which Resaux IP European Network Coordination Center (RIPE NCC) has their office (seat) in Amsterdam.

Page 2

The US judge (??**) (*probably judge was intended, as it was poorly translated into Dutch*) orders every RIR to take the following measurements to prevent:
o The suspects in the US investigation will transfer the control of the relevant registrations of a couple specific IP ranges in the public register.
o The suspects in the US investigations will alter the relevant registration(s) of a specific set of IP ranges in the public register, unless specifically approved by the FBI of the US attorney's office for the Southern District of New York.
o The suspects in the US investigation a specific set IP address registration (IP address records) transfer to someone else, unless specifically approved by the FBI of the US attorney's office in the Southern District of New York.

Ordered by the (Officier van Justitie) (the Dutch) Public Prosecutor of the Public Office, mr. L.J.A. van Zwieten,

Hereby orders:
RIPE NCC
with offices in Amsterdam
To protect the public order and maintain the order to act accordingly to the US court order for the following IP ranges:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

For the compliance to the order, it is expected to report compliance to the person who signed this order no later than November 8th 2011. In case it is technically not possible to execute the order, it is expected that you, no later than November 8th 2011, notify the person who signed this order.

This measurement should be in place for the period November 8th 2011 up to and including March 22nd, 2012.

This order is signed and handed over on the November 8th, 2011

G.A. Wind
<insert Signature / stamp >

For receipts:

RIPE NCC

[Petr.Vileta]

Inspirativni postup. Kvuli neposkytnuti informaci spadl podnik do exekuce
http://zpravy.ihned.cz/cesko/c1-5366459 ... do-exekuce

To bychom take mohli nekdy zkusit

[Roman.Kucera]

ZOO žalována výtvarníkem Cihlářem za "ukradení" jeho stylu.
http://zpravy.ihned.cz/cesko/c1-5364725 ... a-soudi-se

[Devilkin]

Zdroj: osel.cz
Přehnaná ochrana autorských práv podporuje pirátství

[Filip.Krska]

http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet

AVAAZ Petice: US Congress debatuje Protect IP Act a Stop Online Piracy Act, zavadejici cenzuru, presumpci viny, presun odpovednosti na providery..., pozadujte smeteni obou ... ze stolu.

[anon126]

Open Source Procurement Toolkit

The Government ICT Strategy states that “Where appropriate, Government will procure open source solutions.”

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resourc ... nt-toolkit

UNESCO doporučuje otevřené vzdělávací zdroje

Do roku 2025 se má počet vysokoškolských studentů zvýšit ze stávajících 165 milionů na 260 milionů, což zřejmě způsobí problémy s financováním tohoto vzdělávání. Jako nejlepší způsob řešení těchto problémů vidí UNESCO otevřené vzdělávací zdroje, k nimž byla vydána i dvacetistránková příručka.

http://www.abclinuxu.cz/zpravicky/unesc ... aci-zdroje

My former Personal Ad

If you are interested, write to rms at gnu dot org and we'll see where it leads.

http://stallman.org/extra/personal.html


Zdraví

[Sirien]

Trocha srandy z dalšího amerického pokusu ořezat svobodu ve jménu ochrany vymyšlených práv... eh, ve jménu boje s piráty.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/201 ... censorship