Der gebürtige Hagener (geb. 1982) schloss 2008 an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum sein Diplomstudium in der Mathematik mit einer als herausragend prämierten Arbeit ab. Bücher promovierte ebenfalls in Bochum zum Thema „Statistical Inference for Copulas and Extremes“ mit Prädikatsexamen Summa cum Laude.
Software licenses are about USAGE constraints of software — Do you have a right to run it, copy it, distribute it, for how many people, under what conditions, etc… However, in a new era of decentralized software, I believe we must also uncover an assumption buried into past licenses that a licenses also implicitly includes ownership of data and user accounts created by the software.
This summary of our in-depth report on the Catalan Integral Cooperative was originally published in Outgrowing Capitalism.
Ambika Tandon participated in a workshop on privacy and gender which was organized by Privacy International in United Kingdom on September 13 and 14, 2018. Ambika was part of a panel on reproductive rights and privacy in India. She also recorded a podcast on the same topic, as part of a series on privacy and gender being hosted by Privacy International.
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Money and Banking: “GDP figures are ‘man-made’ and therefore unreliable,” reported remarks of Li Keqiang (then Communist Party secretary of the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning), March 12, 2007.
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Internet platforms like Facebook and Twitter play an ever-increasing role in our lives, and mediate our personal and public communications. What laws govern their choices about our speech? Come discuss the law of platforms and online free expression with CIS Intermediary Liability Director Daphne Keller.
October 16, 2018Stanford Law School
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Smart cities, smart buildings, and sensors everywhere are creating a web of surveillance and data collection that threaten privacy on a massive scale. It's not too late to change the dynamic. We just have to be smart about it.
October 2, 2018Stanford Law School
Book by Alex Benay: “Governments all over the world are consistently outpaced by digital change, and are falling behind.
Mallory Picket at Slate: “The high seas are probably the most lawless place left on Earth. They’re a portal back in time to the way the world looked for most of our history: fierce and open competition for resources and contested territories. Pirating continues to be a way to make a living.
India sees a very high number of Internet shutdowns, often to preserve law and order, but Haryana cops are arguing against the practice.
The article by Gopal Sathe was published by Huffington Post on September 19, 2018.
Docente é o coordenador científico de evento sobre o assunto no dia 28Márcio Guimarães, professor da Graduação da FGV Direito Rio, é o coordenador científico do IV Seminário de Direito das Empresas em Dificuldades, que será realizado no próximo dia 28 de setembro. Na ocasião, o docente irá falar sobre o tema “A ultrapassada teoria da empresa e o direito das empresas em dificuldade” na mesa que irá discutir a proteção do empresário contra a crise.
Shweta Mohandas was a panelist at the Symposium on Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights on September 9, 2018. The Symposium was organised by the Tech Law Forum of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
Concept Note
La Société Royale du Canada vient de publier la liste des lauréats 2018 des médailles et distinctions et nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer que Madame Évelyne Jean-Bouchard, chercheure post-doctorale au CRDP (sous la supervision des professeurs Pierre Noreau de l’UdeM et Karine Gentelet de l’UQO) est récipiendaire de la Bourse Alice Wilson pour ses travaux sur le rôle et la place des femmes au sein des instances de gouvern
Last week was an exceptionally exciting week for the African Regional Bureau as we successfully held, in partnership with the Association for Progressive Community (APC), the 3rd Summit on Community Networks in Africa from 2-7 September 2018, at Wild Lubanzi Trail Lodge, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Dr. Benjamin Huppert und Laura Wackers vom Institut für Philosophie, Kommunikationswissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Gerhard Vowe, Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Jens Südekum sowie Alexander Langer, CEO des Innovationslabor schmiede.one gmbh & co. Kg, diskutierten die Frage, ob und wie eine gerechte Partizipation am technischen Fortschritt gelingen kann.
PWC report: “…Our research and analysis identified more than 65 existing and emerging blockchain use cases for the environment through desk-based research and interviews with a range of stakeholders at the forefront of applying blockchain across industry, big tech, entrepreneurs, research and government.
Silicon Valley is notoriously known for its heavy traffic, affecting every Bay Area resident on a daily basis. No wonder that Silicon Valley has become a test-bed for futuristic mobility solutions. Transformation is expected to happen along two dimensions: an increase in shared mobility services and the rise of autonomous driving technology. Jessica Schmeiss, doctoral…
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Impacts of resource hungry exploitative economies
“What is 120 times the size of London? The answer: the land or ecological footprint required to supply London’s needs.” — Herbert Giradet
Here’s an open data story that might sound a bit counterintuitive.
Last month a multinational company was negotiating with an African government to buy an asset. The company, which already owned some of the asset but wanted to increase its stake, said the extra part was worth $6 million. The government’s advisers said it was worth at least three times that. The company disputed that. The two sides met for two days and traded arguments, sometimes with raised voices, but the meeting broke up inconclusively.
