IRS Prioritizes Cryptocurrency, Now First Question on 1040 Tax Form
The new U.S. tax form is out and the cryptocurrency question is the first one on the main 1040 tax form used by about 150 million people to file their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires all tax filers to declare whether they have received, sold, exchanged, or acquired any cryptocurrencies. IRS Focuses on Crypto The IRS has published a draft tax form for the 2020 filing. The question about cryptocurrency is now the very...
Movie & TV Giants Tell Court That Nitro IPTV Operator Destroyed & Withheld Evidence
This April, companies owned by Columbia, Amazon, Disney, Paramount, Warner, and Universal, sued ‘pirate’ IPTV service Nitro TV. Filed in a California district court, the lawsuit accuses Alejandro Galindo, the supposed operator of Nitro TV, plus an additional 20 ‘Doe’ defendants, of massive copyright infringement. While clearly referencing the service’s provision of live unlicensed TV channels, the suit...
Dutch ISPs Unblock Pirate Bay Proxies, Because They Can
The Pirate Bay is blocked in dozens of countries around the world. In most cases, ISPs are ordered to take action after a relatively short court proceeding. In the Netherlands, however, the process took more than a decade, and it’s still not completely over yet. ISPs Have to Block The Pirate Bay A few weeks ago the Amsterdam Court ruled in favor of anti-piracy group BREIN, ordering local ISPs Ziggo and XS4ALL to block The Pirate...
Open organizations through the ages
Consider the evolution of humankind. When we do, we will recognize that having global discussions and acting on global decisions is a relatively new phenomenon—only 100 years old, give or take a few years. We’re still learning how to make global decisions and execute on them successfully. Yet our ability to improve those globally focused practices and skills is critical to our continued survival. And open principles will...
