Domain Registrar Can Only be Held Liable for Pirate Sites As a Last Resort
In 2013, H33T.com, one of the Internet’s most-visited torrent sites at the time, disappeared from the web. The downtime was initially shrouded in mystery but it later became clear that the site was at the center of a copyright infringement action. ‘Blurred Lines’ Takedown In order to stop the distribution of a copy of Robin Thicke’s album Blurred Lines, Universal Music had obtained an injunction against Key-Systems, a German-based...
Openness is the key to innovation, history shows
In the first part of this article series—an extended review of the book How Innovation Works by Matt Ridley—I examined Ridley’s characterization of innovation: it’s gradual, incremental, and collective, and involves extensive collaboration between parties. read more Powered by...
Experience the useful features of the Xedit text editor
The X11 graphic server, distributed by X.org, has a few token applications that show how to program with its provided tools. These range from the TWM desktop to the silly but hypnotic Xeyes. It also includes a text editor called Xedit, a seemingly simple application with enough hidden features to make it a serious editor. read more Powered by...
British Politician Nigel Farage Says Bitcoin Is the Ultimate Anti-Lockdown Investment
British politician and leader of the Brexit Party, Nigel Farage is lauding bitcoin branding it as the ultimate anti-lockdown investment. The controversial politician’s comments are drawn from one edition of his daily ‘Fortune & Freedom’ newsletter whose mission is to help “get your money and your destiny back in your hands.” Everyone Is Interested The newsletter is published by Southbank Investment Research whose mission is to...
Bitcoin’s Rise Causes Shortage of Mining Rigs, Most Units Sold Out, Miners Concerned About Supply
While the bitcoin economy has swelled in value, the overall network hashrate has gradually climbed higher as miners are making a lot of money confirming blocks. However, obtaining bitcoin mining rigs isn’t so easy these days, and regional reports from China indicate a great number of ASIC manufacturers are sold out for months. Moreover, because of the clear shortage, bitcoin mining rigs being sold on secondary markets have seen values...
