Mining Firm Canaan Creative Secures Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Funding
The sustained bear market has hit cryptocurrency miners hard and stalled the incredible growth experienced by hardware manufacturers that service the industry. It seems that investors are still willing to pour significant money into the business, however, judging by Canaan Creative’s latest raise. Also Read: In the Daily: Amun Funding, Coinsource ATM, Etoro Wallet Canaan Creative Now Worth Billions Canaan Creative Co. Ltd, the...
Japan Abandons Tough Anti-Downloading Copyright Law
Distribution and uploading of copyrighted content without an appropriate license is illegal in most countries of the world. It is seen as the most damaging form of infringement, largely on the basis that this fuels illicit downloading. Straightforward downloading of movies, TV shows and other unlicensed content is rarely, if ever, policed, even when such activity is proscribed under law, as is the case in the EU following rulings from...
GTA V ‘Cheat’ Developer Settles Copyright Infringement Case
In recent years, there has been a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits against alleged cheaters or cheat makers. Two of the driving forces behind these cases are GTA V developer Rockstar Games and its parent company Take-Two Interactive. In Australia, the companies filed a complaint last September, targeting several people believed to be linked to the popular ‘Infamous’ cheat. A few months earlier, Take-Two launched a...
100s of Rightsholder Groups Urge EU Parliament to Adopt the Copyright Directive Quickly
Last month the European Parliament and Council agreed on the final text of the EU Copyright Directive. This includes the controversial Article 13 and Article 11, which opponents condemn as “upload filters” and “link tax” proposals respectively. Many organizations in the creative and publishing sectors are of a different opinion. They see the copyright reform plans as a much-needed step in the right direction of...
Searchable list of certified open hardware projects
In this article, and hopefully more to come, I will share interesting examples of hardware that has been certified by the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA). As an introduction to this series, I’ll start with a little background. read...
