Tag Archives: open

“Copyright-infringing” downloads held legal in Switzerland: Go Swiss!

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Swiss gov’t study: downloading leads to sales, so we’re keeping it legal This nice post by Cory Doctorow in Boing Boing reports on a Swiss government study which was recently used by the Swiss to keep holding legal any “copyright-infringing” download … Continue reading →

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Decline of an Empire

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

The recent reporters “discovery” of Amazon’s third-world human-labor practices in the civilized USA prompted a lot of disdain. The New York Times wrote about The Fraying of a Nation’s Decency, issuing the thesis that the US is at a low-point … Continue reading →

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The Closed Web

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Amen. The Closed Web is here. I don’t want to sound apocalyptic, because the situation is not dire yet and because there are efforts to keep and sustain the real, open Web. When Robert Scoble, an enthusiast Web observer, wrote … Continue reading →

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Pitching Control

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

This ad on Campus Technology worries me. It’s from a company who I believe was on the road to extintion: Real Networks. Remember RealPlayer? They developed a product, named Helix. Their pitch goes like this: Stream lectures. Archive athletic events. … Continue reading →

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Internet es el presente

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

No tenemos miedo a Internet porque Internet es la salvación de nuestro cine –Alex de la Iglesia Dolors Reig escribió hace dos semanas un post que grita para que se difunda más. Dolors recalcaba las palabras contundentes del ex Presidente … Continue reading →

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