Ripple Proposes ‘Real Approach to Cryptocurrency Regulation’
Ripple has published a proposal for a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies called “A Real Approach to Cryptocurrency Regulation.” CEO Brad Garlinghouse explained that his company’s “proposed policy framework is a three-pronged approach of what can be done now,” noting that it is the result of Ripple’s “direct interactions with regulators and bipartisan policymakers.” Ripple’s ‘Real Approach to Cryptocurrency Regulation’ Ripple...
GTA Modders to Court: Our Game Fixes & Enhancements Are Fair Use, Not Piracy
Earlier this year a group of programmers and Grand Theft Auto enthusiasts released ‘re3’ and ‘reVC’, a pair of reverse engineered modifications for GTA 3 and Vice City. The projects allowed fans to enjoy these dated games with significant enhancements and were a hit with fans. However, Take-Two and Rockstar Games took exception and responded with a DMCA takedown filed at Github to have the repositories removed. The team fired back...
CANAL+ Sends Preemptive Takedown Notice to Pirate Sites Ahead of TV-Show Premiere
It’s commonly known that copyright holders regularly send takedown notices to pirate sites, asking the operators to remove pirated content. These notices are typically sent after pirated content appears online. However, the Polish branch of media giant CANAL+ is being a bit more proactive and is asking sites to prevent copies of a yet-to-be-released TV-show from being shared. The operator of a large pirate site, who prefers not to be...
3 interesting ways to use the Linux cowsay command
Most of the time, a terminal is a productivity powerhouse. But there’s more to the terminal than commands and configurations. Among all the outstanding open source software out there, some of it has been written just for fun. I’ve written about fun commands before, but this article is about just one: the venerable cowsay command. read more Powered by...
