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Insafe Newsletter
Issue 25: May 2007, Copyright and digital rights |
Welcome to the Insafe Newsletter!
With the advent of the printing press, the book allowed knowledge to spread in a way that had no precedent in human history. Being published became the only available channel through which knowledge could be disseminated. The world of publishing developed into a true industry, dubbed "cultural".
However, as this is currently in the hands of big industrial groups, scientific or school works tend to be published according to financial profitability criteria.
On the other hand, the increasing development of ICT has revolutionised the economics of knowledge. The evolution of the internet shows more and more its capacities to improve the circulation of ideas and the access to knowledge. So far, the adaptation of our legislative environment to the age of the internet focuses on the fight against illicit use of digital contents.
Within the EU Member States the current transposition of the directive of 22 May 2001 on "the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society" leads to a reinforcement of authors' rights to the benefit of copyright holders (editors and producers) of digital content.
Nevertheless, the truth about the stakes of ICT extend beyond this reform. At present, the digitalisation of educational and scientific production allows envisioning a better access to knowledge with marginal costs.
Which are thus the possible online distribution models and the alternatives for the world of publishing? What legal constraints have to be overcome to allow the development of these new usages linked to access to knowledge? And thanks to what tools?
Dr Philippe Amblard, Ecole Normale Supérieure
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Copyright threats fail to restrain speech on popular community siteCopyright and freedom of expression clashed once more at the start of this month, as bloggers posted a software key that could be used to circumvent the encryption on some HD-DVDs and Blu-Ray disks. Read more
News from the Czech Safer Internet Awarenod/Helpline INTERNET HELPLINE - Safety Line Association implements a crisis intervention line to protect children against internet deliquency within the partnership project CZESICON. Read more
Claiming the right to exchange: Creative Commons launched in Denmark
Over 50, 000, 000 online publications have been labeled with a Creative Commons license; a new and more flexible way of thinking copyright. In June 2006 Creative Commons was launched in Denmark. Read more
Violent movie brings the Czech node to schools
Communication with children is not about boring mentoring. It should be direct, straightforward and hard-hitting. Keeping in mind those axioms, we decided to prove it in the field. Read more
10 klicksafe tips for parents on computer games
Computer games are a popular pastime for children and young people. Parents generally have little information as to whether these games are suitable for their children, what type of content they have, and at what point the computer can become a problem. klicksafe provides a few brief tips on the matter so that parents know what they should be looking out for and know how they can keep informed. Read more
Malware: a hidden monster
We are surrounded by malware. Malicious code such as SQLSlammer, Blaster and others of their like are perpetrating attacks of unprecedented force. As we surf the internet we are surrounded by invisible threats that can sweep upon us at any moment. Read more
Windows Vista parental control
Microsoft’s PC platform – Windows Vista – achieves a watershed milestone in that it is the first version of Windows with built-in family safety functionality. Parental controls are a standard feature in every home version of Windows Vista (across all languages), and centralised into a single console to facilitate ease of use. Read more
Playing safe on the internet in Sicily
Adolescents, primary school pupils and teachers from the Czech Republic, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Spain shared their thoughts about safety online during internet safety workshops held on the occasion of the eTwinning camp 2007 in Città del mare.
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Safer Internet Day 2007 Competition Award Ceremony
11 June 2007
On 11 June 2007 at 18.30, an award ceremony is taking place in the 15th century Gothic Room of the Brussels Townhall, in the historical center of the city. Winning schools will be recompensed and Insafe will reaffirm its support to schools all around Europe and the world by developing media literacy and internet safety awareness among young citizens.
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The limits of the experience of American influence versus European copyright lawWith the advent of the internet, a new threshold was crossed allowing the constraints of the publishing industry to be overcome. The internet in fact allows the scientific and teaching communities to be liberated from the mediation of publishers. Knowledge can be spread directly online. Read more |
2PCL: A French model for the sharing of online contentIn the French context thanks to the protective dispositions of copyright law, it is possible to conceive true sharing of contents online with true respect for cybernauts, whether users or authors.
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Insafe is a European network of 26 nodes in 24 countries that are dedicated to raising awareness of internet safety. It is coordinated by the European Schoolnet and supported by the European Commission through the Safer Internet Programme.
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