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Fwd: [sunlightlabs] The Information Diet
by elf Pavlik 16 Dec '11

16 Dec '11

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Clay Johnson <clay(a)clayjohnson.org> Date: Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 2:11 PM Subject: [sunlightlabs] The Information Diet To: sunlightlabs <sunlightlabs(a)googlegroups.com> Hello Sunlight Labbers, Some of you may know, I've written a book that is in-part a result of my experiences leading Sunlight Labs. It's published by O'Reilly, available on the Kindle right now, and coming out in hardcover in early January. It's called the Information Diet. Here's a review of the book from Open Gov advocate David Eaves: http://eaves.ca/2011/12/15/not-brain-candy-a-review-of-the-information-diet… Here's the website, and where I'm blogging: http://www.informationdiet.com/ Here's the kindle version: http://amzn.to/infodiet-kindle Here's the hardcover: http://amzn.to/infodiet I hope you'll check it out. It's certainly worth a pick up if you're interested in Open Data and Open Government. And some if you are actually *in* the book. Promise, this will be my only note promoting the book to the list. --Clay -- Clay Johnson http://about.me/clayjohnson Buy my Book! Coming In January! http://amzn.to/infodiet -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sunlightlabs" group. To post to this group, send email to sunlightlabs(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sunlightlabs+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs?hl=en. --- End forwarded message --- -- (living strictly moneyless already for over 2 years) http://wwelves.org/perpetual-tripper http://moneyless.info http://hackers4peace.net

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Fwd: The dangers of ACTA
by Dante-Gabryell Monson 16 Dec '11

16 Dec '11

text in fwd msg below also available on http://henrikalexandersson.blogspot.com/2011/12/acta-avtalet-nu-borjar-stri… ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: D Date: Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 5:07 PM Subject: [fyeg_gen-l] The dangers of ACTA To: discussion listes jeunesverts org <discussion(a)listes.jeunesverts.org>, FYEG General List <fyeg_gen-l(a)listi.jpberlin.de> Hi there! please find below a clear message on ACTA, with 2 notes (in French and English) that could be really useful for everyone in order to get to know what the heck is ACTA...and why we should refuse it. Best, DD /// I am Francois Pellegrini, professor in computer science at the University of Bordeaux. As a side matter of interest, I study the economic, legal and societal impacts of information technologies. Hence, I am quite interested in regulations that impact the creation and use of information goods. I write you, with a feeling of emergency, regarding the ACTA ("Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement") treaty, in which the EU is planned to take part. This is *not* yet another trade agreement. It has been negotiated in secret, while it imposes a new regime of criminal sanctions for a whole set of alleged offenses. Not quite usual for a "commercial" treaty. The broadness of its scope makes it a danger for the freedoms of trade, of innovation, of expression and of entrepreneurship, all subjects that are at the heart of European policies. By outrageously favouring the attorney lobbies and rent-seeking monopolies over the real economy, this treaty would in fact result in job losses and would globally hinder the economy, in addition to giving unbearable blows to freedom of expression and access to medicines. Did you know that decision to authorise the signing of ACTA is on the agenda of today's Foreign Affairs Council meeting on trade issues in Geneva, as last item? [1] Did you know that the Mexican Senate voted a resolution to urge its government not to sign ACTA? [2] Did you know that the Legal service of the EP refused to disclose parts of its opinion on ACTA, arguing that: "‘[...] Disclosure of the parts of the legal opinion under consideration dealing with questions 1, 2 and 3 [e.g. on the legal basis for adopting ACTA] would seriously interfere with the complex ratification procedures of the ACTA agreement [...], as it might prejudice the ratification procedures by these countries'"? [3] Indeed, how can its ratification be prejudiced by a legal analysis if the clauses of the treaty are as legally sound as they are claimed to be? Yet, a study made for INTA recommended rejection, on the grounds of incompatibility with the "acquis communautaire". I tried to sum up in a note some arguments related to ACTA, in order to give an overview of its bases and dangers. Please find it attached, both in English and in French. Hoping that you will take part in the rejection of such an outdated and detrimental text, Very sincerely, f.p. ------------------------------------------------- [1] http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/EN/foraff /126900.pdf<http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/EN/foraff/126…> [2] http://www.senado.gob.mx/index.php?id=9376&lg=61&mn=2&sm=2&ver=sp [3] http://people.ffii.org/~ante/acta/Legal-service-opinion1.pdf

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Deterritorial Support Group
by Kevin Flanagan 16 Dec '11

16 Dec '11

Nice article on the Deterritorial Support Group http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/15/ikea-anarchists-derritorial-sup…

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Stigmergic innovation in light infantry tactics at Portland
by Kevin Carson 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

http://www.portlandoccupier.org/2011/12/15/occupy-portland-outsmarts-police… -- Kevin Carson Research Associate, Center for a Stateless Society http://c4ss.org Homebrew Industrial Revolution: A Low-Overhead Manifesto http://homebrewindustrialrevolution.wordpress.com Desktop Regulatory State: The Countervailing Power of Super-Empowered Individuals http://desktopregulatorystate.wordpress.com Organization Theory: A Libertarian Perspective http://mutualist.blogspot.com/2005/12/studies-in-anarchist-theory-of.html

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Bill intended to stop insider trading in the Senate.
by robert searle 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

The following maybe of interest. http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/199523-insider-trading-bill-advances…

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Milton Friedman wrote something similiar to MTT
by robert searle 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

...Admitedly, I have not read the following but Ralph Musgrove indicates that Friedman had something similiar to MTT.. http://nb.vse.cz/~BARTONP/mae911/friedman.pdf

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A Simplification of MMT
by robert searle 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

The following maybe of interest. Ralph ofcourse has an excellent blog on MMT. Here, is his introductory "article" on the subject http://ralphanomics.blogspot.com/2011/02/introduction-to-modern-monetary-th… However, Transfinancial Economics is more advanced in many respects, and can notably give us a highly accurate understanding of the economy itself, and give "absolute" assurance that inflation can never go amuck. But I do regard MMT of great importance, and the same goes for Social Credit which is basically very similiar.

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Fwd: [fcf_discussion] ACTA Adopted By EU Governments, Now in EU Parliament's Hands
by Dante-Gabryell Monson 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: La Quadrature du Net <jz(a)laquadrature.net> Date: Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 3:36 PM Subject: [fcf_discussion] ACTA Adopted By EU Governments, Now in EU Parliament's Hands To: fcforum_discussion(a)list.fcforum.net Themes: ACTA, EU, INTERNET, COPYRIGHT, CENSORSHIP, WTO, EU PARLIAMENT La Quadrature du Net - For immediate release Permanent Link: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/acta-adopted-by-eu-governments-now-in-eu-pa… ACTA Adopted By EU Governments, Now in EU Parliament's Hands *** Paris, December 14th 2011 – EU Member States –represented by the Council of the EU– adopt today the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which aims at imposing new criminal sanctions and privatized online censorship in the name of copyright. The text will now be sent to the European Parliament, which has a chance to oppose it. Citizens must act to ensure their freedoms online are protected by having ACTA finally rejected. *** After the adoption of the legal instrument allowing its signature by the EU Council this afternoon [1], the ACTA agreement will be formally signed this weekend by European governments, during a meeting of the World Trade Organization in Geneva [2]. This signature marks the beginning of the next phase, where ACTA will be headed towards the EU Parliament, which will accept or reject it in the next months, after elaborating its report [3]. For EU members states and the Commission, who along with the US and Japan have pushed for ACTA [4], ACTA aims to impose measures that they know would be unacceptable if properly debated in democratic arenas. Member States will thus force privatized online censorship in the guise of “cooperation” [5] between the entertainment industry and Internet actors [6]. This transformation of internet actors into a private copyright police and justice will be made possible under the threat of new, harsh criminal sanctions [7]. The ratification process in the Parliament is already characterized by the absence of transparency. The EU Parliament has refused to publish its legal services' full opinion on ACTA, saying that it would “seriously interfere with the complex ratification process” [8]. Citizens now have a major role to play in making sure Members of the European Parliament face their responsibilities by rejecting this dangerous text. “Our governments are bypassing democratic processes to impose draconian repressive measures. They know that such measures would be very difficult to obtain through regular legislative process, so they have them imposed through the back door. By privatizing online censorship in the name of copyright, ACTA would have a dreadful impact on our freedoms online, but also on innovation and growth for Internet companies. The European Parliament is our last chance to reject ACTA. We, as citizens, must act now.”, said Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesperson for La Quadrature du Net. * References * 1. See the EU Council agenda for today: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/EN/foraff/126… “The Council is expected to adopt a decision authorising the signing of an anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) between the EU and Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States.” 2. Information about this meeting: http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min11_e/min11_e.htm 3. The International Trade (INTA) Committee of the European Parliament is the main committee working on ACTA. The Legal Affairs (JURI) and Development (DEVE) committees, as well as the Civil Liberties (LIBE), Industry (ITRE) committees will first vote on their opinions. The latter will be sent to INTA to influence its final report. See ACTA's procedure file (which still needs to be updated with LIBE and ITRE opinions): http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/file.jsp?id=5924982 4. See the history of ACTA, as told by the US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks: http://www.laquadrature.net/en/wikileaks-cables-offer-new-insight-on-the-hi… 5. In its article 27.3, ACTA calls for “cooperation” between rights-holders and Internet service providers. The very same mechanisms are called by the European Commission “extra-judicial measures” and “alternative to courts”. See: http://www.laquadrature.net/en/acta-updated-analysis-of-the-final-version 6. Internet intermediaries such as access, service or hosting providers. 7. See La Quadrature du Net's analysis of Article 23.4 on criminal sanctions: It is intolerable that criminal sanctions are included in a “trade agreement”. Such measures should only be debated in democratic arenas. Moreover, the limit between “aiding” infringements and linking to or indexing information is extremely blurry. Criminal sanctions must be provided for “commercial scale” infringements. The notion of commercial scale is excessively broad in scope, including indirect advantage. Again,see: http://www.laquadrature.net/en/acta-updated-analysis-of-the-final-version 8. See the following FFII article: http://acta.ffii.org/?p=904 “according to the legal services of the EU Parliament: ‘Important trading partners of the EU, such as the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea and Switzerland are contracting parties to the ACTA agreement. Disclosure of the parts of the legal opinion under consideration dealing with questions 1, 2 and 3 would seriously interfere with the complex ratification procedures of the ACTA agreement and the EU’s relations with the other contracting parties, as it might prejudice the ratification procedures by these countries’.” ** About la Quadrature du Net ** La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that promotes the rights and freedoms of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates for the adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the founding principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation of knowledge. In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a better understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through specific and pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net hopes to encourage citizens' participation in the public debate on rights and freedoms in the digital age. La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and international NGOs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Society Institute and Privacy International. List of supporting organisations: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-la-quadrature-du-net ** Press contact and press room ** Jérémie Zimmermann, jz(a)laquadrature.net, +33 (0)615 940 675 http://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room ----- +info http://list.fcforum.net/wws/info/fcforum_discussion ----

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Journey into a Libertarian Future: Response to Reader Comments
by 10natalie＠cox.net 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/12/journey-into-a-libertarian-future-re…

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Bolivia and Ecuador Grant Equal Rights to Nature
by Dante-Gabryell Monson 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/11/21/373273/bolivia-and-ecuador-equal-r… Bolivia amended its constitution after pressure from its large indigenous population who places the environment and the earth deity, Pachamama, at the center of all life. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/apr/10/bolivia-enshrines-natural… Bolivia enshrines natural world's rights with equal status for Mother Earth Law of Mother Earth expected to prompt radical new conservation and social measures in South American nation http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/13/bolivias-law-of-mother-earth_n_848… They include: the right to life and to exist; the right to continue vital cycles and processes free from human alteration; the right to pure water and clean air; the right to balance; the right not to be polluted; and the right to not have cellular structure modified or genetically altered. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/04/legal-rights-nature-bolivia/ The first principle of Bolivia’s law — here translated into English<http://f.cl.ly/items/212y0r1R0W2k2F1M021G/Mother_Earth_Law.pdf> (.pdf) from the original Spanish<https://encrypted.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBMQFjAA&url=htt…> — calls for human activities to “achieve dynamic balance with the cycles and processes inherent in Mother Earth,” with Mother Earth defined as “a unique, indivisible, self-regulating community of interrelated beings that sustains, contains and reproduces all beings.” A ministry of Mother Earth will be established, and an ombudsman appointed to hear disputes.

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