Archive for: March 2009

Today: Tuesday, March 31st, Richard Stallman, the founder of the free software movement, will speak about the legitimate purpose of copyright in the context of modern technology and current legal trends. The event is open to all, so tell friends and associates and we will fill the auditorium. No RSVP is necessary.

When: 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 31s
Where: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Moot Court Room (1st Floor)
55 Fifth Avenue (near 12th Street),

A reception with food and drinks will follow at 8:00 p.m.
More information : http://www.fsf.org/events/20090331newyork/ .

On Mar 10-12 2009 Saul Hansell addressed the Broadband topic in a 3 part series in the New York Times. The series attracted over 200 comments from the public.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/broadband-gap/

As part of the IETF 74 meeting in San Francisco, on 24 March the Internet Society organized a panel of experts from industry and other thought leaders on the to discuss the pressing need to adopt Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to ensure the continued growth of the Internet as a platform for innovation.

IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol (IP) standard intended to supplement, and eventually replace, the IPv4 protocol most Internet services use today. To help ensure the continued rapid growth of the Internet as a platform for innovation, IPv6 tackles some of IPv4′s shortcomings – most notably a limited amount of remaining addresses. While the technical foundations of IPv6 are well established, significant work remains to deploy and begin using IPv6 capabilities.

Because IPv6 is central to the continued growth and stability of the Internet, the Internet Society is working with its members and other organizations to promote its deployment by sharing information and helping to build the required operational capability among the Internet community.

Audio: Listen | Download

More information, including panelist bios and slides: http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/ipv6panel/

Audio of the NYC Broadband Advisory Committee’s Staten Island public hearing on Thursday Mar 5 is now available here. Video and summaries will follow.

High quality audio and video of last Friday’s Has Divestiture Worked? event @ NYU can now be found below.

Zittrain (from 2004) sets us straight: