"Published on Dec 18, 2012 Alicia Gibb got her start as a technologist from her combination in backgrounds including: informatics and library science, a belief system of freedom of information, inspiration from art and design, and a passion for hardware hacking. Alicia has worked between the crossroads of art and electronics for the past nine years, and has worked for the open source hardware community for the past three. She currently founded and is running the Open Source Hardware Association, an organization to educate and promote building and using open source hardware of all types. In her spare time, Alicia is starting an open source hardware company specific to education. Previous to becoming an advocate and an entrepreneur, Alicia was a researcher and prototyper at Bug Labs where she ran the academic research program and the Test Kitchen, an open R&D Lab. Her projects centered around developing lightweight additions to the BUG platform, as well as a sensor-based data collection modules. She is a member of NYCResistor, co-chair of the Open Hardware Summit, and a member of the advisory board for Linux Journal. She holds a degree in art education, a M.S. in Art History and a M.L.I.S. in Information Science from Pratt Institute. She is self-taught in electronics. Her electronics work has appeared in Wired magazine, IEEE Spectrum, Hackaday and the New York Times. When Alicia is not researching at the crossroads of open technology and innovation she is prototyping artwork that twitches, blinks, and might even be tasty to eat. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual

"It's undeniable: technology is changing the way we think. But is it for the better? Amid a chorus of doomsayers, Clive Thompson votes "yes". The Internet age, he argues, has produced bold new forms of human cognition, worthy of both celebration and investigation. We learn more and retain the information longer, write and think with global audiences, and even gain an ESP-like awareness of the world around us."

[... According to the report there is ample evidence that file-sharing is helping, rather than hurting the creative industries. (...) ... This means expanding fair use and private copying exceptions for citizens, while targeting enforcement on businesses rather than individuals.]

"Essay by Mike Linksvayer. Chapter 2 of the book Free Beer. The article is licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 2.5 [1] Contents 1 Text 1.1 1. Obvious Software, Ubiquitous Culture 1.2 2. Freedom 1.3 3. Relative Progress of Free Software and Free Culture 1.4 4. How Free Can We Be? 2 References"

[ "Once again this year we gather at the FCForum in Barcelona, ready to analyse the advances of the past twelve months and consider the future outlook in the struggle for democracy in the digital era, free culture and net neutrality. For several years at the FCForum we've worked tirelessly around the tools and problems of network democracy. Since the emergence of Web 2.0, user-generated content has gone from being an interesting social experiment to the digital reality that we immerse ourselves in each day. Meanwhile, the content generated by former "big" media outlets makes up less than 5% of Internet traffic in societies such as Spain." ...]

"¿Por qué un establecimiento debe pagar un canon a la SGAE por la totalidad de la música que reproduce en su local si sólo el 14% de la misma se corresponde a autores representados por esta entidad? Daniela Valdés, propietaria del bar Espiral Pop , en Madrid, hace tiempo que intenta no utilizar música cuyos derechos de autor son gestionados por la SGAE. Mientras utiliza canciones con licencia copyleft contribuye al conocimiento público de unos artistas que no suelen escucharse en los medios tradicionales. A la vez, como impone la lógica, no está obligada a abonar la cuota correspondiente a la SGAE por la comunicación pública de las obras musicales de sus socios. "

"MARCH AGAINST MAINSTREAM MEDIA is a call to all brothers and sisters who know that the truth is being held from the mass public. On November 16th, mass protest in the United States will be brought to the doorstep of all large mainstream media studio headquarters including: ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and FOX news. If enough brothers and sisters come together on that day to march against the mainstream media, those media outlets will be forced to make a decision."

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"Goals and objectives Creative Commons staff, board, and community have identified several goals for the next version of its core license suite, tied to achieving CC's goal and mission. These include: Internationalization - further adapt the core suite of international licenses to operate globally, ensuring they are robust, enforceable and easily adopted worldwide; Interoperability - maximize interoperability between CC licenses and other licenses to reduce friction within the commons, promote standards and stem license proliferation; Long-lasting - anticipate new and changing adoption opportunities and legal challenges, allowing the new suite of licenses to endure for the foreseeable future; Data/PSI/Science/Education - recognize and address impediments to adoption of CC by governments as well as other important, publicly-minded institutions in these and other critical arenas; and Supporting Existing Adoption Models and Frameworks - remain mindful of and accommodate the needs of our existing community of adopters leveraging pre-4.0 licenses, including governments but also other important constituencies. "

"27 September 2013 by Nastassia Baroni Sick of uploading that awesome video of your living room twerking only to see is indiscriminately taken down before the likes start rolling in? YouTube has a solution. The company today announced a new royalty-free audio library that allows filmmakers to select and download tracks without risking copyright infringement."

"Do-it-yourself (DIY) electronics is entering a golden age with the help of powerful, cheap, programmable devices like the Arduino micro controller and Raspberry Pi mini computer. Hobbyists and technology enthusiasts have flocked to those and other platforms to make everything from talking alarm clocks to robots to tablet computers. "

"Today Android and iOS dominate the smartphone market, combining to provide the operating systems for more than 95 percent of smartphones. Still, not everyone is a fan of the Apple-Google mobile universe. If you're wary of Android's security shortcomings, tired of iOS's overly aggressive auto-correct, or interested in tapping out of the Apple vs. Google mobile war, however, you'll be pleased to know that a number of new open-source mobile OSs are slated to debut in the next year or so. From Canonical's Ubuntu to Firefox to Samsung, several big-name corporations and organizations will release their own open-source smartphone platforms this year. So grab your Tux the Linux Penguin gear and read on. "

"Enrique Dans publica hoy un interesante articulo sobre la reciente reforma del Código Penal en el que se han endurecido las penas relacionadas con la violación de los derechos de propiedad intelectual, y porque esta actitud es absurda, contraproducente y solo responde a los intereses de una industria obsoleta que se aferra a un clavo ardiendo para proteger unos beneficios que ya han perdido."

"The White Queen] "Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll Google has released a self-study (How Google Fights Piracy). While hope springs eternal, the self-study falls quite short of both truth and reality. Let's see why. The Context Even if you discount the moral hazard involved with funding a study of yourself, the Google survey of Google's involvement with piracy is a breathtaking document. I would suggest that the self-study rests on a number of core principles for Google's business: 1. Nothing to See Here, Move Along: First and foremost is Google's deep and abiding desire"

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"An output of the OAPEN-UK project, this guide explores concerns expressed in public evidence given by researchers, learned societies and publishers to inquiries in the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and also concerns expressed by researchers working with the OAPEN-UK project. We have also identified a number of common questions and have drafted answers, which have been checked by experts including Creative Commons. The guide has been edited by active researchers, to make sure that it is relevant and useful to academics faced with making decisions about publishing."

"El Consejo de Ministros ha dado luz verde al proyecto de Ley General de Telecomunicaciones, que repercutirá en un incremento de la velocidad de Internet y una reducción de los precios, al tiempo que simplifica el despliegue de redes y adapta la legislación a los avances que ha vivido el sector."