July 17th, 2010 | Published in Overeenkomsten
Digitenne van KPN Alles wat je nodig hebt is een televisie en de digitale ontvanger die je beiden van KPN krijgt. Deze plukken vervolgens de signalen uit de lucht. De eerste 2 maanden gratis digitaal TV kijken Bijna 50% goedkoper tv kijken.
Ik kan het me niet voorstellen…Foutje?
May 25th, 2010 | Published in Vrijheid van meningsuiting
Van mijn Engelstalige blog:
Google has opened up a new Beta search service: search over SSL. Google’s SSL search is the industry’s first search service using SSL. To use the service, visit https://www.google.com/.
SSL encrypts the data that is sent between a searcher and Google, which makes it harder for third parties to see the content of the data packages. This is great news for people that search for sensitive information. However, it should be noted that only the Google-data is secured. An ISP or other agency is still able to see what Web pages you are visiting.
April 22nd, 2010 | Published in Vrijheid van meningsuiting
Voor mijn Engelse Blog Lawful Content schreef ik het volgende:
Google set up a dedicated website showing the number of requests it received from government entities for the removal of content or the disclosure of user data. This data reflects the number of requests that were made from July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. Requests made to YouTube are included.
There are limits to what this data can tell us. Some requests seek the removal of multiple pieces of content, or seek data for more than one account. There may also be multiple requests that ask for the removal of the same piece of content, or data for the same account. Furthermore, the data only shows the number of requests that Google received and not the number of actual requests that Google complied with or challenged.
Google mainly provides data about Western European countries and North America. In Western Europe, the UK and France take the top spots with regard to data requests. Germany leads when it comes to removal requests. There is no or little data about countries in other regions. With regard to China, Google reports: “Chinese officials consider censorship demands as state secrets, so we cannot disclose that information at this time”. In its FAQ, Google discusses some additional limitations regarding the interpretation of the data.
April 13th, 2010 | Published in Auteursrecht
Voor mijn Engelse blog schreef ik over de Statute of Anne. De eerste auteursrecht ‘wet’ in wat nu Groot Brittannië is. Hieronder het intro.
Three hundred years ago the Statute of Anne came into force (1710). It was “an Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or purchasers of such Copies, during the Times therein mentioned”. The Statue of Anne was the first copyright statute in the Kingdom of Great Britain and it is considered the first act to directly protect the rights of authors. Although the Statute’s aim was to protect the rights of authors, the Statute of Anne was a result of a campaign by the Stationer’s Company that wanted to protect their business.
Verder lezen: Statute of Anne – early copyright lobbying
