Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statutes
Governing Wiretapping and Electronic
Eavesdropping on http://bit.ly/8pAEfK (pdf.format)

Twitter is over capacity again

Later Modern Times long gone. Nowadays, living in the Net Age

Easier than ammending IP law, Innovations given up by the innovator. freesoftware as an example. See @lessig video http://bit.ly/6mLRjD

Avatar...outstanding movie. Merry Christmas folks!

DMCA, copyright extension, no Net Neutrality restrict innovation. Policies should be made neutral with respect to the sources of innovation

Global data on broadband penetration and pricing available from June 2009 OECD Broadband Portal on http://bit.ly/59QDw5

Implementing the Obama Cyber Security Strategy via ISA Social Contract Model on http://bit.ly/6s8z8D (pdf format)

Twitter down

How will Journalism Survive the Internet Age? http://ping.fm/qeiCX (format pdf)

Abstract of my talk at ACLE: Innovation, Competition and Market Power on the Net

Abstract of my talk at Amsterdam Center for Law and Economics: Innovation, Competition and Market Power on the Net

This presentation addresses the application of the competition law to the so called Internet economy. It covers the characteristics of Internet and the role of innovation in the configuration of competition policy, and includes a brief examination of legislation, case law and the academic literature relating to the so called information society and Internet economy concepts. The aim of the presentation is to integrate in our analysis to some extent the three disciplines of law, business administration and economics, and the study of the nexuses between IP law and innovation, copyright law and creativity, and market transparency.

The Internet economy is not limited to digital products and services, but can change markets for physical goods as well. Furthermore, Internet economy may create entirely new monopolistic effects. Control over standards and network effects are essential and change the traditional market dynamics. For instance, under a proprietary standard, an industry may be dominated by a single firm. With an open standard, many firms can interconnect.

The author acknowledges that the antitrust law provides a powerful framework for evaluating regulatory approaches to the Internet. Nevertheless, the new reality of the Information Society and the Internet economy modify the basic theoretical grounds of the current approach and requires fresh legal and economic thinking to progress in line with technology development. Hence, there is a need for reconsider the analytical tools used to study the Internet economy environment. It challenges, among others, concepts such as market analysis, the market power assessment, and the role of technology and its interface with the law. Moreover the operational framework of antitrust is not totally adequate; antitrust enforcement authorities lack focus on technology and, above all, of the necessary resources. The presentation propose some responses to the above referred issues.

Enforcing Privacy in US Report on http://bit.ly/17Ni9q

European Patent Office e-learning for free on http://bit.ly/NYlBC

An analysis of End User Application Trends in the Enterprise Report on http://bit.ly/A97gn

2009 Business Social Media Benchmarking Study on http://bit.ly/1Cveoz

Program of my talk at Agencia Catalana del Consum on security of transactions over the Net at http://bit.ly/3XQM62 (link in catalan)

European Interoperability Framework for European Public Services Version 2.0
Notice Doc on http://bit.ly/2SIWcF

UK Government's filesharing plan workflow on http://bit.ly/3pOr7S

Pew Report: Twitter and Status Updating, Fall 2009 on http://bit.ly/1sqddd

As you can see creative commons is spreading over the Internet. Probably, because is part of the Net Ecosystem

Networks, Standards and Intellectual Property Rights on http://bit.ly/pshgJ

High-tech clusters, technology spillovers, and trade secret laws on http://bit.ly/YnnjW

Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar Report on http://bit.ly/4ybdHX

Antitrust and IP are most interrelated than ever. Google's settlement is the latest example.

Draft U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Strategic Plan on http://bit.ly/TwLLh

The general rule of law is, that the noblest of human productions become, after voluntary communication to others, free as the air to common use - Justice Brandeis

Technology in the Workplace: Guide to Smart Grid Technology inter alia on http://bit.ly/2N15ij

End-to-End Arguments, Internet Innovation, and the Net Neutrality Debate on http://bit.ly/4A6gwE

European Commission proposes additional anti-piracy measures on http://bit.ly/JELdN

Bundeskartellamt fines CIBA Vision for restricting Internet Competition http://bit.ly/hKfFl

Slashdot Your Rights Online Story | ICANN Studies Secretive Domain Owners http://bit.ly/3m6lv9

Digital Domain - Will Piracy Become a Problem for E-Books? - NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/3ikiS

Veoh survives Universal Music Group Copyright Infringement Suit on http://bit.ly/11PQly

End Software Patents campaign website on http://ping.fm/NkefV

UK High Court Approves Injunction Via Twitter at http://bit.ly/OYyBd

US Department of Justices increasing openness and transparency in government at http://www.justice.gov/

Japan and Sweden Listed Among Best Web Services - NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/46T4O

ICO has authorised the transfer of personal data by Hyatt outside Europe based on BCR at http://bit.ly/1BgbpJ

Recovery.gov site Upgrade Includes New Mapping Features on http://bit.ly/BbBDw. UK and Spain need such an App.

BBC to relaunch websites with focus on social media via the guardian.co.uk at http://bit.ly/1loTKw

Judge in Pirate Bay Appeal Removed for Bias on Wired.com http://bit.ly/O7bMo

Google complains to EU about Microsoft browser plan - SiliconValley.com http://bit.ly/3v0gzU

FDA announces public hearing on the Internet and social media in drug advertising and promotion at http://bit.ly/AWGgs

People spending more time on Facebook, other social-networking sites - SiliconValley.com http://bit.ly/dSuIQ

Opera urges EU regulators not to rush Microsoft case - washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/18929o

BBC NEWS | Technology | US 'to loosen' grip on internet http://bit.ly/5Lii8

Deloitte: Cloud computing - A collection of working paper on http://bit.ly/ZRnI0

Fifth generation innovation, behavioural constraints, and the role of creative business report on http://bit.ly/34JPT

Google Books deal postponed after avalanche of criticism via guardian.co.uk on http://bit.ly/TCiIY

Judge Orders Gmail Account Deactivated After Bank Screws Up (via Wired.com) on http://bit.ly/6eT3B

AT&T Says Google Voice Violates Net Neutrality Principles (via NYTimes.com) on http://bit.ly/C7owv

Using http://ping.fm/x2nvV to complete the visual map of my doctoral thesis

Obama Appoints Scholar as New Copyright Czar. Via Wired.com on http://bit.ly/YM6Ws

Judge Nixes Google Book Hearing as Negotiations Continue. Via Wired.com on http://bit.ly/GIYZL

The Freedom to Innovate Without Permission. Good article on net neutrality, innovation and the Internet on http://bit.ly/2PUWHB

Federal Communications Commission public notice asking for comments on Spectrum at http://bit.ly/MM3XX

Conversation: Julius Genachowski on Net Neutrality on The New Yorker at http://bit.ly/nokyH

Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice to Hold Workshops Concerning Horizontal Merger Guidelines http://bit.ly/3s8C1M

Justice Department Submits Views on Proposed Google Book Search Settlement http://bit.ly/xpC2N

Autorité Issues Opinion On The Deployment of High Speed Networks Based On Optic Fibre at http://bit.ly/3clknw

French Court Hands GPL Victory at http://bit.ly/2xSmCD (link only in french)

Just finished the abstract of my Amsterdam's talk. Working now on clients' stuff.

Opinion of the Advocate General in the ECJ case of Google vs. Louis Vuitton on http://bit.ly/jQ9yh

European Net Neutrality petition on http://ping.fm/4xoNj Open Internet is good for us all

Joint Statement on UK P2P Legislation on http://bit.ly/15UFgx

Full report - A Green Knowledge Society - An ICT policy agenda to 2015 on http://bit.ly/1PiiSV

Swift: new EU-US agreement will be renegotiated next year http://bit.ly/Dw6lK

Design thinking podcast at http://bit.ly/12dtpf

US Government launch strategy for American Innovation at http://bit.ly/we1iD

Ofcom launches consultation on regulation of Video on Demand services at http://ping.fm/c60xb

An Overview of Successful National Broadband Goals from Around the Globe on http://bit.ly/ZkhXd

At my place, reading a bunch of e-papers and books about Information Society and Internet economy

European Commission publishes decision concerning Intel's abuse of dominant position at http://bit.ly/qhNue

An excellent summary of Internet History at http://ping.fm/enQDn

Via CITP Princeton: FCC Chairman speech on net neutrality at http://ping.fm/yLaNK

Next term, I will teach Antitrust Law & Economics at Open University of Catalonia

Reminder: FCC policy statement on net neutrality at http://ping.fm/ecS0Y

Survey: Substantial Growth in Online Social Networking by Lawyers on http://ping.fm/iC3SK

IBM Patent Application: Platform for Capturing Knowledge on http://bit.ly/2vnjo5

Pew Survey: The Internet as a Diversion on http://ping.fm/S4TrW

EU intelligent IS supporting observation, searching and detection for security of citizens in urban environment at http://ping.fm/x8OWM

Guide to European Union claims procedure for cross-border disputes below 2000Euros on http://ping.fm/w3IB4

Iniatiative to preserve the Internet Standards for Net Neutrality at http://ping.fm/lHwjB

Oxford Internet Institute Report: The Internet in Britain on http://ping.fm/lErB7

Ofcom deregulates telecoms market. Press release at http://ping.fm/9IKgv

Yochai Benkler's Capital, Power, and the Next Step in Decentralization on http://ping.fm/w5tFn

Benchmarking IT industry competitiveness at http://ping.fm/sp6R3

Launch of Google App for the Public Sector at http://ping.fm/QQOZN

Economist.com Global Debt Comparison Chart on http://ping.fm/zYFL6

Entrepreneurship courses at http://ping.fm/V62ii

creative commons defining "Noncommercial" at http://bit.ly/q0yWS

Podcasts about innovation: Turn the downturn to your advantage on http://bit.ly/EdYjM

Tomorrow, I'll be researching the whole day at Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

Watching Little Britain on the BBC iplayer. Extremely funny!

Developing theory cyberspace change economic and legal paradigms. Any comments are most welcome

Ofcom has detailed the proposal asked for comments on BBC plan to add DRM to their HD broadcasts on http://bit.ly/1zCdU4

Broadband is getting cheaper and cheaper in UK. IMHO it's a clear indicator how important competition and liberalisation are to keep prices down

Digital Millenium Copyright Act protects online video sites on http://ping.fm/OtHgi

Management lessons for law firms at http://ping.fm/zXxB5

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for User Generated Video according US law on http://ping.fm/cAGD0

RT @berkmancenter: Creative Commons defining noncommercial on http://ping.fm/ku8li

"personally identifiable" definition according the Electronic Frountier Foundation on http://ping.fm/Bg9ct

Federal Trade Commission stresses need to consider competition and consumer welfare in developing broadband plan on http://bit.ly/1f9wnv

Legal aspects of the semantic web on http://ping.fm/tufy9

Starting a project with the OS eCommerce Solution called "OScommerce"

More about the filesharing debate in UK at http://ping.fm/skgdx

Preparing afternoon's meeting

Are law firms ready for transparency? http://ping.fm/R2UFK

Legal implications of cloud computing on http://ping.fm/3OTqw

Busy schedule today: Several meetings with clients.

If you fancy the summer hit in Spain "summercat" from Billie the Vision & the dancers, download available on http://bit.ly/9Rq8I

Muse The Resistance new album out, downloads already available on http://ping.fm/v0zVg

A Legal Battle: Online Attitude vs. Rules of the Bar at http://bit.ly/lZnam. Actually, world wide applicable.

naiadonkey.com not liable for copyright infringement rules judge in Spain at http://bit.ly/m5PvA (link only in Spanish)

Free Software Foundation files object to Google Book Search Settlement at http://ping.fm/FuRhl

Internet portals must open for private sellers in Norway at http://ping.fm/BLW56

The Federal Antimonopoly Service Russia drops Microsoft case at http://ping.fm/HPE8p

OFT publishes Guidance on competition and regulation for policy makers at http://ping.fm/lsOVM

Spanish Competition Authority investigates Football TV Rights Resale at http://bit.ly/Ku8H8 (link only in Spanish)

The Italian Competition Authority has extended investigation into Google Italy to include Google Inc at http://bit.ly/4C917x

RT @jobsworth: Stop Mandelson's copyright madness: http://ping.fm/qJlqZ

Krugman on Economics and innovators at http://ping.fm/6CSX4

I got access to Open University of Catalonia's virtual campus. It looks good!

EPIC Privacy Report Card for the Obama Administration at http://ping.fm/1e2Gw

Internet and civic engagement report at http://bit.ly/42gDBqhttp://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2009/The%20Internet%20and%20Civic%20Engagement.pdf

I will give a talk at Amsterdam Center of Law & Economics on November 25th

Save the Internet. Again about net neutrality. Now in US at http://ping.fm/3k5OD

More about net neutrality in Europe. What it is about and what you can do at http://ping.fm/gjtER

i2010: Digital Libraries Initiative at http://ping.fm/b9Cm3

Google's view on the European Commission hearing on the Books Settlement at http://bit.ly/18w7Uu

Joint Statement of EU Commissioners on this week's Google Books meetings in Brussels at http://bit.ly/jvLnC

Low compliance of eCommerce web sites with European laws at http://ping.fm/jDYZm

I've been invited to give a talk about eCommerce at Catalan Gov. Consumer Agency the 19th November

Procedimiento de reclamaciones y denuncias para los usuarios de telecomunicaciones en España en http://ping.fm/SyWkA

RT @dhowell: Site to study and discuss the proposed Google Book Search settlement at http://ping.fm/KWPnp

Countries with the Most Cybercrime at http://alturl.com/z4y6

World Fastest Broadband Slide Show at http://alturl.com/qtgg

Cities with Highest and Lowest Tech Salaries at http://alturl.com/qmzx

Cities with Highest and Lowest Tech Salaries at http://ping.fm/XRivW

RT @timoreilly: Open Learning Initiative at http://ping.fm/FRUrT

"Internet manifest" about journalism in the digital era at http://ping.fm/FdmJj (link only in german)

European University Institute hosting "The World Wide Web Virtual Library" at http://ping.fm/C73iI

I got more clients work today, including contentious software and related telecom matters

5 online tools for following US government politicians at http://ping.fm/qijB1

Google MP3 download sites search at http://ping.fm/L1B0Q

Always a fun place to visit: See the future now at http://ping.fm/qz1dq

Report about the presence of creative firms across UK and their link to innovation and growth at http://ping.fm/vDboC

Paper about the future of the Internet and Broadband and how to enable it at http://ping.fm/RSJje

OECD study about government programmes and business initiatives on green ICT at http://ping.fm/GeKKa

What ever happened to journalism at http://ping.fm/kPHgr

If you are looking for a software job in U.S. or UK, you might find this interesting http://ping.fm/UniCT

Canadian Copyright Consultation Submission Summary at http://ping.fm/LAe2g

If you got Linux, Ubuntu forum is extremely useful @http://ping.fm/1Ujly

Fixing some minor problems, but Ubuntu and Vista work on my Toshiba Laptop

Escuchando el programa de Gilles Peterson en el BBC iplayer en http://ping.fm/gdIXI mientras trabajo

Reading Information Rules (1999) about how economic principles appy in the age of Internet

Have you installed both Ubuntu and Vista in a laptop? How does the partition work? Vista is actually trembling

The world's happiest cities in pictures at http://ping.fm/u6J8u

I'll be working over the weekend

RT @aleksk: The digital revolution open and collaborative project at http://ping.fm/CUgu0

New rules for the new economy at http://ping.fm/tBdXi

Commission opens in-depth investigation into proposed takeover of Sun by Oracle at http://ping.fm/u08d7

Have you read "The Manifiesto Cluetrain" at http://ping.fm/9CNgj I guess so.

Understanding the web. Good one on eGovernment on http://ping.fm/keqjT

RT@jackschofield Top 100 UK tech folk to follow on Twitter at http://ping.fm/Fe5W4

Qualipso Projects on OSS business models, deliverables, papers and so on at http://qualipso.org/

Why are there so very few attempts in the literature to explain information society effects in the economics and legal standards?

If you can't access last.fm, try blip.fm is very cool and highly addictive

For geek eyes only;-) 100 top sites according The Guardian on http://ping.fm/pdCqx

Recession hitting hard in Spain. First time in my life that I have problems to get some invoices paid.

Luckily, UOC center in @22 is at throwing a stone distance to my place, so I can pick up the books for my lectures there.

Researching nowadays in open source and free software. Tweets about it coming soon...

Materials about Free Software on http://ping.fm/jC7OO

An anwser to the lack of broadband access and fiber-optic: Open networks in Catalonia at http://ping.fm/D0R7w

Unfortunately, my coworkers don't have the same quality coffee as that in my espresso machine I got home;-)

http://ping.fm/6feBF What do you do at night?

patterns of North American daily Internet traffic on http://ping.fm/POPwr

A skeptical view of cloud computing on http://ping.fm/FLE9K

Working on my article from my house this PM

Checking out Barcelona Acció Musical Festival's lineup in myspace

I was amazed with Stephen Fry's articles about technology in The Guardian. Now he is also introducing Free Software on http://www.gnu.org/fry/

New entry in the beta version of my blog at http://ping.fm/dFNGo (this one only in Spanish)

Impacto de la protección de datos en la Administración Electrónica:¿Cómo minimizar posibles riesgos?

El Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas parece decidido al impulso del desarrollo de la Administración Electrónica en el Estado Español. El actual marco legal[i], fomenta la incorporación de las técnicas electrónicas, informáticas y telemáticas a la actividad administrativa y, en especial, a las relaciones entre los ciudadanos y las Administraciones Públicas. Desconocemos si la Administración Electrónica va a constituirse en una prioridad de las Entidades Locales en la coyuntura económica actual. No obstante, parece un buen momento para dedicarse a tal actividad a fin de ofrecer un servicio eficaz y descentralizado tal como establece nuestra Constitución.

En particular, la incorporación de las técnicas electrónicas, informáticas y telemáticas a la actividad de la Administración del Estado se divide fundamentalmente en la publicación fácilmente accesible de información relativa a los ciudadanos –por ejemplo, legislación, impuestos locales, etcétera-, y la facilitación de transacciones electrónicas de aquellos actos administrativos que requerían hasta el presente la realización de interminables colas ante el organismo correspondiente de la Administración del Estado. Esa posibilidad de transacciones electrónicas con la Administración es la que conlleva, lógicamente, los mayores riesgos de pérdida accidental o ilícita, difusión o el acceso no autorizado de información, tales como el mal uso de los datos que puedan llevar a cabo determinadas personas de los datos incluidos en el padrón del Ayuntamiento.

Como podemos imaginar las ventajas de la Administración Electrónica son considerables. La dimensión espacial y temporal inherente a toda oficina administrativa cobra un nuevo enfoque con servicios que se encuentran mucho más próximos a los ciudadanos y que son accesibles a los mismos en formato 24/7, con todo lo que esto significa. No obstante, deben delimitarse en el ámbito de la citada Administración Electrónica, las garantías, requisitos y supuestos de utilización de las técnicas electrónicas, informáticas y telemáticas, prestando especial atención a los riesgos asociados al tratamiento de datos como pueden suponer la pérdida o difusión no autorizada de información de los ciudadanos. ¿Qué sucedería si se publicaran los datos de las multas de tráfico de las personas más sancionadas? ¿O si un hacker tuviese acceso a los antecedentes de ciudadanos que en el pasado hubiesen cometido infracciones de carácter penal y los publicase en un sitio web?

Como consecuencia de ello, la legislación vigente obliga a la Administración General del Estado a adoptar las medidas técnicas y de organización necesarias para asegurar la confidencialidad, integridad y disponibilidad de la información, en particular cuando el tratamiento incluya la transmisión de datos dentro de una red. Estas medidas deberán garantizar, entre otros, la restricción de la utilización del acceso a los datos a las personas autorizadas, la prevención de alteraciones o pérdidas de los datos e informaciones y la protección de los procesos informáticos frente a manipulaciones no autorizadas.

Debido a que se está comenzando a utilizar los términos protección de datos y seguridad indistintamente en el ámbito telemático, los arquitectos de seguridad se encuentran casi desbordados por los requisitos que exige la normativa de protección de datos[ii]. Este artículo analizará el papel de la arquitectura de protección de datos en las iniciativas de las Entidades Locales de Administración Electrónica.

La operativa más eficaz para focalizar la protección de datos desde las perspectivas de eficiencia y costes, es designar la arquitectura de tecnología de protección de datos, comenzando en el ámbito conceptual y posteriormente en el de la ejecución física.

Uno de los pasos fundamentales, es cuestionarse si la colección de los datos de carácter personal procesados es imprescindible, lo que expertos en protección de datos denominan “minimización de datos”. El segundo paso sería identificar que datos de carácter personal procesados pueden ser disociados[iii]. A menudo, los datos procesados a través de medios telemáticos no requieren el procesamiento de datos de carácter personal identificados o identificables.

Además de estos procesos fundamentales, están a disposición de las Entidades locales, un número de herramientas que pueden servir a los Municipios y Diputaciones al objeto de cumplir con los requisitos legales exigidos por la normativa de protección de datos en cualquier iniciativa de Administración Electrónica:

- Recomendaciones e Instrucciones de la Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, así como de las Agencias de Protección de Datos autonómicas competentes

- Auditorías de adecuación y/o cumplimiento de la normativa de protección de datos

- Análisis y gestión de riesgos legales

- Programas de formación de los empleados y funcionarios

- Responsable/s de seguridad[iv]

- Herramientas tecnológicas

- Cultura corporativa

A colación de todo lo expuesto en este artículo, podemos apuntar una serie de recomendaciones en relación con la gestión e implantación de la protección de datos en la Administración Electrónica local, tales como:

• Programas de formación y sensibilización de los funcionarios sobre la seguridad informática y la protección de datos personales.
• Implementación de políticas y procedimientos que cumplan con la normativa de protección de datos.
• Elaboración de una auditoría de adecuación y/o cumplimiento de la LOPD. La auditoría servirá además para comprobar si las nuevas tecnologías de administración electrónica, sistemas de información y programas o políticas propuestas cumplen con los requisitos legales.
• En su caso, elevación de consultas a la Agencia de Protección de datos.
• Siempre que resulte posible, encriptación de las comunicaciones y transacciones electrónicas en entornos seguros.
• Uso de la Intranet al objeto de informar a los usuarios sobre la legislación y requisitos legales establecidos por la normativa de protección de datos.
• La realización de una auditoría interna o externa que verifique el cumplimiento del Reglamento[v], de los procedimientos e instrucciones vigentes en materia de seguridad de datos, al menos, cada dos años.

Finalmente, la Administración Electrónica se caracteriza por una transparencia, disponibilidad y eficiencia tales que redunda en beneficio de la profundización de la democracia. No obstante, en el desarrollo y avance de esta modernización debe primar el respeto de los derechos reconocidos en la CE y la efectividad de la protección de datos de carácter personal. En cualquier caso, la administración electrónica requiere la generación de confianza en los ciudadanos –al igual que el comercio electrónico- al objeto de que lleven a cabo transacciones electrónicas –por ejemplo, liquidación de tributos- con el Ente Local. En gran medida, el éxito del municipio en la iniciativa de administración electrónica, dependerá del grado de seguridad de los datos de carácter personal de sus ciudadanos durante las transacciones electrónicas y su procesamiento ulterior.

Nota: Artículo publicado previamente en mailxmail

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[i] Ley 30/92 de Régimen Jurídico de las Administraciones Públicas y del Procedimiento Administrativo Común; Ley 11/2007, de 22 de junio, de Acceso Electrónico a los Ciudadanos a los Servicios Públicos; Ley 30/2007, de 30 de octubre, de Contratos del Sector Público.

[ii] Art. 9 LOPD.

[iii] Art. 3 LOPD.

[iv] De acuerdo a la definición del Reglamento de Desarrollo de la Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos.

[v] Real Decreto 1720/2007, de 21 de diciembre, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento de Desarrollo de la Ley Orgánica 15/1999, de 13 de diciembre, de Protección de Datos de Carácter Personal.

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Video about ubiquitous computing and the human mind at http://ping.fm/eOkWu

Since I got a cool espresso machine home, teleworking is certainly more pleasant:-)

Do you want to get into Singularity University on http://ping.fm/MZ8iN

elearning content on Intellectual Property for your business at http://ping.fm/xZWks

Harvard Business School working paper on File-sharing and Copyright at http://ping.fm/JN1Av

Facebook forced to tighten privacy rules in Canada at http://ping.fm/ZiM5A

Have you noted too that Twitter is very useful as a conference backchannel? For users TweetDeck is the answer.

Federal Communications Commission announces Notice of Inquiry on Mobile Wireless Competition at http://ping.fm/5OQeK

NSF and the birth of the Internet at http://ping.fm/f11kG Very good!

Books online regarding copyright at http://ping.fm/7Jmgb (link only in Spanish)

I'm about to spend money to subscribe to last.fm. The point is that it's for free in UK. BTW, it accepts Paypal payments.

One of the good things of living on @22 is that I got fast broadband for spanish standards. In London Internet access is not an issue.

Today I've discovered the best surf spot in Barcelona's Coast. I won't tell you where it is though;-)

Having trouble with the sync of my webmail vodafone account since Tuesday. Long life SLAs...

Waching Formula 1 live Online at http://ping.fm/VgxBM

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I've written many words today. I will certainly finish my article next week. Now time to enjoy the weekend. I feel good:-)

Have you tried the browser Flock? It's quite good for social networks and web 2.0 purposes

The 50 Management Thinkers list on http://ping.fm/DVn9S

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New journal on legal questions of open source at http://ping.fm/Yop76

The European Commission seeks to ease rules for putting books online at http://ping.fm/GjIX4

An Evaluation of Private Foundation Copyright Licensing Policies, Practices and Opportunities at http://ping.fm/wVq5C

Going to Tarragona today to meet one of the first Linux guys I've ever met. So it's gonna be about geek stuff.

Attending the leading Universities in US on http://ping.fm/fPpdY

The Best Online according Time on http://ping.fm/U51BW

Europe's Information Society Public consultation on post-i2010 at http://ping.fm/R85uY

Recommended reading: On the Market for Data Protection on http://ping.fm/D3aiu

Entrepreneurship websites on http://ping.fm/RLSS7

Good for Barack! Obama's FCC to enforce "net neutrality" at http://ping.fm/3EPqP

Not surprising: Critics at UK file-sharing policy at http://ping.fm/z2UKh

NIST Guidelines recommends best practices for next generation of portable biometric acquisition devices http://ping.fm/aCnvZ

FSF launches public awareness campaign vs. Microsoft and proprietary software at http://ping.fm/IAPbS

Interestingly enough Lonely Planet's Top Picks for Europe list is quite different than the UBS Purchasing Power list;-)

IMHO digital divide is broadening. Still getting surprised when people doesn't know Myspace, Google Chrome, etc.

Preparing my next article about how information society is challenging standard law and economics.

Learning how it works Universitat Oberta de Catalunya's Campus. It's a Moodle-based eLearning platform.

Digital Britain report is being implemented: Internet cut-off threat for illegal downloaders http://ping.fm/SziJH

The pain of being neutral at browsers. Why does Eduroam Europe is only optimized for Internet Explorer?

Working on my doctoral dissertation.

Trilingual now: Ubuntu, Mac and Windows:-). So Google Docs good for digital crossroads and doc sharing.

I have tried Glary Utilities this weekend and works well and rapidly.

O'Reilly's paper on Web 2.0 at http://ping.fm/ihZFP

Transparency in eAdministration: Towards Government 2.0 Consultation in Australia at http://ping.fm/aIBp2

Free Software Foundation launching the Windows7sins Campaign next Wednesday

If you fancy the Premier League, take a look at this example of technology applied to game analysis on http://ping.fm/xcQoz

About the value of sharing and new business models on http://ping.fm/Gl6WW

Purchasing power in your city. How many minutes do you have to work to buy a Big Mac? Look at http://ping.fm/C9ngf

Commission publishes 2008 Annual Report on Competition Policy. Press Release at http://ping.fm/8yrW2

7 reasons to avoid Windows 7 at http://ping.fm/mkI88 Do you switch at all?

Ready with Universitat Oberta de Catalunya's eMBA stuff. Trying to get my article about antitrust law and economics done now.

I'm at the Business School, so I'm using now Google Talk Gadget and works well.

Kinda feels like deja vu by using Wolfram Alpha. Probably, cause I'm not good at doing maths;-)

Not surprising: Competitors reaction to Google Book Settlement on http://ping.fm/yi2cC

Take control of your life. Guide to personal scenario planning on http://ping.fm/q1OV5

A cool periodic table of visualization methods on http://ping.fm/xsvnT

Last UBS study "Prices and Earnings" 2009 on http://ping.fm/eqqvx

Internet Advocates' Watchlist for laws that threaten the future of the Internet in US on http://ping.fm/HmORF

Mapping the Internet growth at http://ping.fm/G5idc

Now you can distribute your books under a Creative Commons license through Google Books according http://ping.fm/ebKon

7 Good reasons to switch to Windows 7 on http://ping.fm/dRWvB Do you switch at all?

Cost effective compliance with data protection is difficult for SMEs. Technology wise cloud computing and Online Apps helps though.

The Business Software Alliance softens anti-piracy message. Watch the video on http://ping.fm/VCFW1

More about the Google Books Settlement Agreement on The New York Times at http://ping.fm/D3mK4

Fancy a life changing experience? Gap year jobs at http://ping.fm/Tmb2p

I have been invited to give a presentation at the Agencia Catalana del Consum in Barcelona. My presentation is about consumer protection online.

About Facebook's new search engine on http://ping.fm/P67Db

Good article about online publishers in the legal research field on http://ping.fm/VFu3f

Coworking in Barcelona is possible, although there are not many options yet.

Google Chrome is the fastest browser. Why then only has less than 2% of the browser market share?

According Slashdot, Facebook faces the Canadian Privacy Commissioner at http://ping.fm/rPcI0

The OECD's YouTube channel for the Future of the Internet at http://ping.fm/F8x0f

OECD Electronic Communications Outlook 2009 at http://ping.fm/9P1IX

Cycling along Barcelona's coast to Mataró. Great Outdoors!

Forwarding my domain names to my blog and website (work in progress).

Cycling in the Garraf Natural Park and discovering the Buddhist Temple there. Beautiful indeed.

FYI, London Calling all Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test Lawyers from foreign jurisdictions on http://ping.fm/bEfID

Some reading for the weekend: "Flash Cookies and Privacy" at http://ping.fm/njlhK

New ICANN policy stops domain tasting according http://ping.fm/ISyYp

Facebook for professional networking purposes at http://ping.fm/jiOXt

What's up in the States? DVD copying falls again. Look at http://ping.fm/okLNd

Users may test Google's new search infraestructure at http://ping.fm/x2wF8

Under the Freedom of Information Act, EPIC forces disclosure of Government Contracts with Social Media Companies, Privacy terms missing but good example of transparency in US.

Preparing the Business Law course for the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya's MBA.

How to develope your corporate's profile in Linkedin on http://ping.fm/SPIor

You can download last Radiohead song for 1 Pound on http://ping.fm/whQ13 Sample is for free:-).

Excellent tips for your Firefox on http://ping.fm/fWV7R It looks like an Operating System.

According the Article 29 Working Group, social networking sites are subject to EU data protection regulation. See report on http://ping.fm/s2OII

Samuelson on The Google Book Search Settlement at http://ping.fm/YaS8o

Knoppix works well. So it seems to me that OS is the best solution for old machines.

The History of the internet according The Guardian on http://ping.fm/h7Znd

American judge rules that DVD copying software is illegal. What's about the private copy and innovation? See on http://ping.fm/RNJj5

Europe’s Digital Competitiveness Report Main achievements of the i2010 strategy 2005-2009. Unfortunately, Spain still far behind rest of Europe.

Europe's digital competitiveness report on http://ping.fm/YgABh

Blogger is also a good blog publishing system.

Trying to resurrect an old notebook with Knoppix

Life is good:-). Looking for a loft next to the sea.

Wordpress dashboard is very impressive!

Richard Susskind's video on "The End of Lawyers" @http://ping.fm/CtEZP

Paquete regulatorio del sector farma, innovación, y tecnologías de la información

El 2009 es un año de desafíos, pero también de oportunidades que requieren visión de futuro en medio de la incertidumbre por la situación económica. Este artículo establece algunas observaciones respecto al nuevo paquete regulatorio del sector farmacéutico, al mismo tiempo que sugiere un cambio de paradigma basado sobre las tecnologías de la información y la innovación (para profundizar en la cuestión de la innovación, vide el estudio elaborado por “The Economist” en http://graphics.eiu.com/PDF/Cisco_Innovation_Complete.pdf).

La Comisión Europea (en lo sucesivo, “la Comisión”) estableció como línea estratégica el incremento de la inversión en Investigación y Desarrollo y la innovación para alcanzar los objetivos establecidos en la Estrategia de Lisboa (Consejo Europeo de Lisboa, 23 y 24 de marzo de 2000, Conclusiones de la Presidencia en (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/summits/lis1_es.htm). Entre dichos objetivos, se encuentra el convertirse en «la economía del conocimiento más competitiva y dinámica del mundo, antes del 2010, capaz de un crecimiento económico duradero acompañado por una mejora cuantitativa y cualitativa del empleo y una mayor cohesión social», así como la configuración de “un marco regulatorio que facilite la inversión, la innovación y el carácter emprendedor”. La denominada Estrategia de Lisboa reforzó la respuesta a la sociedad basada en el conocimiento desde los procesos políticos existentes y puso en marcha el plan de acción eEurope 2002 (http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/es/lvb/l24226a.htm) como un mapa para modernizar la economía europea.

No obstante, la Estrategia de Lisboa no se ha cumplido y por ello se procedió a su relanzamiento en 2005 (http://ec.europa.eu/growthandjobs/pdf/COM2005_024_es.pdf) y a la aprobación de la Directiva 2006/123/CE (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:376:0036:0068:es:PDF), sobre la regulación de las actividades de Servicios en el mercado interior, que recalcan la trascendencia del papel de los servicios competitivos en una economía cada vez más globalizada.

En el contexto apuntado, la Comisión publicó el 10 de diciembre de 2008 una serie de medidas políticas y propuestas legislativas, el llamado “paquete del pharma”. Esta serie incluye la “Comunicación sobre una nueva visión para el sector farmacéutico”, que se refleja en las formas de mejorar el acceso al mercado y desarrollar iniciativas para impulsar en la Unión Europea (en lo sucesivo, “la UE”), la investigación farmacéutica.

Centrémonos por un momento en el análisis político de la situación. En lo que respecta a las medidas políticas, la Comisión tiende, entre otras cosas, a:

- Conseguir que el sistema de precios y reembolso sea más transparente, a modo de debate con los Estados miembros.

- Crear sistemas que tienen por objeto el desarrollo de la investigación farmacéutica en la UE.

- Mejorar la seguridad de los medicamentos en todo el mundo mediante el incremento de la cooperación con los socios más influyentes (a modo de ejemplo, Estados Unidos, Japón, Canadá).

- Reforzar la cooperación con socios emergentes (por ejemplo, Rusia, India, China).

Con respecto a las propuestas legislativas, la Comisión ha publicado nuevas disposiciones por las que se modifican la Directiva 2001/83/CE sobre el código comunitario de medicamentos y el Reglamento 726/2004 sobre los medicamentos obtenidos mediante los procedimientos centralizados:

1. Una propuesta de modificación de la Directiva 2001/83 como “materia de información al público en general sobre los medicamentos sujetos a prescripción médica” (información al paciente);
2. Una propuesta de modificación de la Directiva 2001/83 y de una propuesta que modifica el Reglamento 726/2004 como “referente” de la farmacovigilancia” (sistema de Farmacovigilancia de la Unión Europea), y,
3. Una propuesta de modificación de la Directiva 2001/83 como “referente a la prevención de la entrada en la cadena de suministro legal de los medicamentos que son falsificados, con relación a su identidad, la historia o la fuente” (comercialización de medicamentos falsos).

Hay una corriente mayoritaria que acepta el hecho de que el crecimiento y el desarrollo de estas industrias requiere, entre otras cosas, un marco regulatorio que genere seguridad jurídica y no penalice a las empresas de éxito y promueva la innovación. No obstante, la propia industria debe buscar soluciones que le permitan competir y mantener o alcanzar una ventaja competitiva en un sector tan dinámico como el farmacéutico. Sin embargo, un marco regulatorio favorable, no es suficiente. Por ello, parece necesario que los propios actores del mercado reaccionen.

En mi opinión, se requiere realizar la transición hacia una sociedad y una economía fundadas sobre el conocimiento por medio de políticas a nivel empresarial que cubran mejor las necesidades de la sociedad de la información y de la I&D, así como acelerar las reformas estructurales para reforzar la competitividad y la innovación. En pocas palabras, cambiar de paradigma, no sólo el uso de las tecnologías de información como medio, sino también evolucionar el modelo de gestión de las empresas. Un nuevo modo de desarrollo y gestión empresarial basado en las tecnologías de la información y la innovación. En tiempos de crisis, se presenta la “oportunidad” de hacer esta revolución tecnológica.

EU has set up an informal working group to discuss the implementation of the RFID Recommendation which was adopted on May 12th, 2009 @http://ping.fm/IF8aq

Quite busy preparing the legal and regulatory compliance program of an ISP

EC Commission launches consultation on revised block exemption and Guidelines for vertical agreements @http://ping.fm/jjdkm

Good example of eGovernment at http://ping.fm/78YLb

Regulators will continue investigation into links between Google and Apple @http://ping.fm/ttotG

"Going Google" long time ago. Interestingly enough, now in the media @http://ping.fm/sh6ta

Today I've received the official notice of my appointment as e-tutor at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Going to the movies this week. I've seen "Up" and "Wall-E". Good examples of creative freedom in the digital animation field.

Firefox approaches a billion downloads according The Guardian @http://ping.fm/6epft

Predictions for 2009: of Microsoft, Apple and dongles in The Guardian @http://ping.fm/Vzeoh

I have been invited to undertake research at Institut für Infromation-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht too

Trying to sync my Blackberry Curve with my notebook (Ubuntu). Would be easier having an Android Smartphone?

Good article of the NYT on the underlying economics of the Microsoft-Yahoo agreement on http://ping.fm/JcK0H

Going to London in september to further research at Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

EU sets hearing over Google books deal @http://ping.fm/EquWK

If you want to jump into OS in a big way, take a look at Ubuntu Guide @http://ping.fm/V0SIJ

Sad to see, if true

22@barcelona plan is all about undeveloped broadband infraestructure, illegal street drugs, vandalism and lack of law enforcement

I have adviced a design online business client of mine to use Gimp and Inkscape as affordable tools for startups

Lots of stuff International Antitrust related @http://ping.fm/u7pPC

Good article about Internet economics in the guardian @http://ping.fm/1b4tp

At the end of the day, I didn't get a netbook. Waiting for Google Chrome OS, Jolicloud, or similar cool OS.

Acquisition of two broadcasting transmission service providers, by Abertis, cleared subject to merger conditions@http://ping.fm/2oyh5

A beginners' guide to Twitter on http://ping.fm/QsBTz

I will be lecturing Business Law at European University Summer School

ping.fm is an excellent tool for microblogging

I have set up a new microblogging workflow. It seems it works quite well.