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EUROPA – European Commission – Enterprise and Industry – Innovation Policy
The European Commission organised a one-day workshop on intellectual property rights and ICT standards on 19 November 2008 in Brussels at the Bedford Hotel.
Archive for November, 2008
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November 26, 2008
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November 21, 2008-
Kid666 Blog » Blog Archive » What is the Open in an Open Standard or Specification?
Open is the buzzword of the moment. It was interesting to talk about “Open standards” at ApacheCon ‘08. I sat down with Whurley, David Recordon and the W3C’s Ted Guild to discuss what we could do to improve a number of issues.
One of the things that really struck me is like most conversations about “Open” it means different things to different people. In the context of various standards bodies they use the term to mean drastically different things. In order to reset expectations I’d like to see a common set of terms we use to talk about this stuff. Interestingly David said that’s why the Open Web Foundation (OWF) choose to create “Specifications” rather than “Standards”. By avoiding the existing term they escape the implications that their specifications are mandatory or industrially definitive.
Links 11/20/2008
November 20, 2008-
Microsoft to work for new standard for interaction with media sites – International Herald Tribune
In a move to redefine the often testy relationship between online publishers and search engines, Microsoft plans to help European media owners protect and profit from copyrighted material online, the company’s top intellectual property lawyer, Thomas Rubin, said Wednesday.
Links 11/10/2008
November 10, 2008-
Clearing up inaccuracies about the Google OpenID IDP launch » DeWitt Clinton
Not exactly the post I want to write after a long week, but there have been several posts following the developer launch of the Google OpenID IDP. Unfortunately, those posts are inaccurate, and it is worth clarifying what is going on so no one else makes the same mistake and repeats the (incorrect) claim that Google somehow “forked” OpenID.
Links 11/04/2008
November 4, 2008-
Software is increasingly embedded in society. Fewer and fewer solutions are stand-alone, hence interoperability amongst software from different vendors is crucial to governments, industry and the third sector. However, our research shows that achieving wide implementation does not only depend on the openness of the process, but also on the willingness to negotiate and achieve a compromise. We document the momentum of open standards in all sectors of society as illustrated by government policies, procurement and business practices and impacts on efficiency and effectiveness of public service delivery and business operations. Open standards achieve increasing momentum because standard setting actors – companies, governments, and consumers – are shifting from a dogmatic to a pragmatic perspective – from adherence to strict principles, to commitment to a path towards openness.
