Bulgaria Plans to Take Down Top Torrent Sites, with U.S. Assistance
Last year, Bulgarian authorities carried out several sting operations to take down key players in the IPTV piracy ecosystem. It also provided key assistance in the police action against Xtream Codes. The country’s increased efforts to protect copyright holders haven’t gone unnoticed in the United States. The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) previously removed Bulgaria from their ‘Special 301 Watch List’ and the...
‘YouTube is Not Required to Share Email and IP-Addresses of Movie Pirates’
YouTube’s users upload millions of hours of videos every month. As with any user-generated content site, this also includes copyright-infringing content. This abuse is a thorn in the side of some copyright holders. Although they can send takedown requests to remove pirated content, some companies want to go after the infringers. This is what happened in Germany, where the local company “Constantin Film” went after...
Kendall Jenner Posts Video of Herself on Instagram, Gets Sued For Copyright Infringement
A paper published back in 2007 pondered the possibility that on any given day, regular people may commit dozens of copyright infringements, without really knowing it. While all pitfalls are difficult to predict, the public is much better informed 13 years on and tech-savvy individuals are now more likely to spot potential pitfalls, especially when they carry out more obvious acts such as uploading copyrighted content to social media....
The 7 most popular ways to plot data in Python
“How do I make plots in Python?” used to have a simple answer: Matplotlib was the only way. Nowadays, Python is the language of data science, and there’s a lot more choice. What should you use? read...
How to work from home like a pro
Across the globe, businesses are transitioning to remote work. While remote work or “working from home” has been an overall growing trend, the recent push to transition has been driven by the COVID-19 response; organizations are asking staff to work from home to help limit the spread of the Coronavirus. If you are like many of your peers, you may quite suddenly find yourself working from home. How can you remain productive...
