[* #Our Time, Let's #Go!] "Summary: The two-week delay is apparently down to technicalities over translations, but those opposed to anti-neutrality amendments made by some in the committee say it will give everyone a chance to better examine the details of the text."

"from the urls-we-dig-up dept Publishing content digitally is a topic that comes up around here fairly regularly. If you're a longtime Techdirt reader, you'll know that we generally think digital publishing drives down the price of content to free (but that doesn't mean your work is worthless!) and giving away content is often a very effective promotional tactic for selling other things that can't be freely copied. Here are just a few interesting examples of free content you can peruse at your leisure. "

"For the past two decades, the Internet has operated as an unregulated, competitive free market. Given the tendency of networked industries to lapse into monopoly-think of AT&T's 70-year hold over telephone service, for example-that's a minor miracle. But recent developments are putting the Internet's decentralized architecture in danger."

"Hablemos con propiedad y tratando de poner las cosas en su sitio: eso de la "tasa Google" es una patraña. Se trata, en realidad, de una mera maniobra de intoxicación informativa, de un intento de plantear un canon como si fuera una maniobra contra una empresa en concreto, disfrazándolo "

"Piratear contenido digital es algo cada vez mas perseguido y condenado, descargas ilegales, cierres de paginas webs, denuncias de grandes empresas y gobiernos…. todo esto se a vuelto el día a día del contenido digital, pero no todo en Internet funciona bajo una misma licencia, aprender a diferenciar los diferentes derechos de autor que existen nos puede servir para saber cuando podemos utilizar cierto contenido sin problemas y cuando no. Todo el mundo conoce la famosa Copyright, pero esta no es la única opción que existe, también están las licencias Copyleft y Creative Commons. En este articulo vamos a intentar explicar el funcionamiento de estas licencias junto a los pros y contras de cada una."

"from the spying-in-the-service-of-seduction dept By now, most people who shop online are aware of the way in which companies try to tailor their offers based on your previous purchasing and browsing history. Being followed by strangely relevant ads everywhere is bad enough, but what if the government started using the same approach in its communications with you? That's one of the key ideas explored in an interesting new article by Zeynep Tufekci, strikingly presented on Medium, with the title "Is the Internet good or bad? Yes.""

"Javier de la Cueva Abogado, experto en propiedad intelectual, profesor en el Máster CCCD Primer tiro en el pie: cómo no pagarle el canon Como es ampliamente conocido, una de las sorpresas de la reforma de la Ley de propiedad intelectual es la creación de un canon que tendrían que pagar los agregadores de noticias en internet en favor de los medios de comunicación."

"Desde el 1 de enero de 2008 hasta el 22 de febrero de 2014: 339 medios y otros proyectos. El origen de este listado son los trescientos medios lanzados por periodistas desde que empezó la crisis recogidos en el "Informe Anual de la Profesión Periodística 2013". La lista se actualiza periódicamente."

"La aprobación el viernes 14 de febrero por el Consejo de Ministros del anteproyecto de ley que modifica la actual Ley de Propiedad Intelectual (LPI) y cambia la regulación de la copia privada aplicando un canon -hoy, ya proyecto de Ley al haber sido presentado por el Gobierno en el Congreso de los Diputados-, ha levantado una gran polvareda y desatado una fuerte polémica. Desde 20minutos, lo vemos así:"

"One of my favorite things in social media is coming across new faces and new brands. I am intrigued with how they are using Twitter, and, if they get it much faster than I did. I didn't know how to tweet effectively for my first six months on Twitter back in 2009. Yes, its true. However, I recently sat down with businesswoman Jody Barrett. She joined Twitter last Summer, but didn't step up efforts to grow her account until December 1st 2013. This woman is funny, direct, and very aware of the power of social media. She gets it, big time, and it didn't take her six months to understand."

"La mal llamada tasa Google en realidad es un canon que será gestionado por CEDRO Mientras lo impreso pierde influencia frente al consumo online y la relevancia de AEDE en el tráfico web español es muy baja, el Gobierno introduce una tasa que afectará a todos los agregadores de noticias, blogs y otros sitios web En qué consiste el artículo 32.2 y por qué se incluyó a último minuto en la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual Antonio Delgado "

"por James Anderson LeechBlock is a simple productivity tool designed to block those time-wasting sites that can suck the life out of your working day. All you need to do is specify which sites to block and when to block them."

"Esta es la gran pregunta que muchos se hacen en estos momentos. Desde los que defienden la existencia de una nueva burbuja puntocom hasta los que creen que estamos ante una ganga, todos se preguntan por qué Facebook ha pagado tal cantidad de dinero por WhatsApp. Y la respuesta, por mal que nos pese, solo la tienen Mark Zuckerberg, su consejo de administración y el resto del equipo directivo."

"Your freedom online is threatened by an EU proposal. The fight for an open Internet is happening right now in Brussels. Take action!"

* #Knowledge, #Feedom, #Future #Let's save 'em

"Use these tips for finding inexpensive study resources and getting hands-on experience By Eric Geier"

" Ernesto on February 14, 2014 C: 19 Breaking Nearly 70% of all Europeans download or stream films for free, a new study from the European Commission reveals. The high costs of legal alternatives such as movie tickets and DVDs are the main justification, with release lags and limited availability also among the top reasons."

"Paris, 14 February 2014 - The European Commission's public consultation on copyright reform is open until 5 March [The European Commission extended the deadline by a month]. This consultation represents an important opportunity for European citizens to demand that access to culture and knowledge be recognised as their fundamental right. It also allows the interests of authors and creators to be defended against those of the cultural industries, major distributors and intermediaries, and heirs of rightholders who currently receive the greatest share of income from copyrighted works. La Quadrature du Net therefore calls on the maximum number of citizens and organisations to reply to the consultation and support a positive reform of copyright."

"Lack of choice driving demand for film downloads Nearly 70% of Europeans download or stream films for free, whether legally or illegally, according to a new European Commission study on audience behaviour. It also finds that 40% of smartphone owners and more than 60% of tablet owners watch films on their devices. The study finds that this is not surprising because, while the public takes a lot of interest in films as a whole, the nearest cinema is often some distance from them and the choice on screen is frequently rather limited. It suggests that the European film industry can increase revenues by exploiting different types of profit-making online platforms to increase the availability of films and reach new audiences. The audience behaviour study is based on research, analysis and interviews with audiences in 10 Member States - the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland, Croatia, Romania, Lithuania and Denmark. Nearly 5 000 people aged from 4-50 were asked about their film habits and preferences."

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"Export Your Content to Another Blog or Platform It's your content; you can do whatever you like with it. Go to Tools -> Export in your WordPress.com dashboard to download an XML file of your blog's content. This format, which we call WordPress eXtended RSS or WXR, will contain your posts, pages, comments, categories, and tags."

"Export Your Content to Another Blog or Platform It's your content; you can do whatever you like with it. Go to Tools -> Export in your WordPress.com dashboard to download an XML file of your blog's content. This format, which we call WordPress eXtended RSS or WXR, will contain your posts, pages, comments, categories, and tags."