Legal Battle Over Rightscorp’s ‘Fraudulent’ Piracy Notices Heats Up
Spearheaded by the RIAA, several major music industry companies have filed lawsuits against some of the largest U.S. Internet providers. The music companies accuse these providers of failing to terminate accounts of the most egregious pirates, thus ignoring millions of copyright infringement notices. The liability lawsuits are seen as a major threat to the ISP industry, as multiple companies face hundreds of millions of dollars in...
Nintendo Obtains New Injunction to Block Team-Xecuter Sites
Millions of videogame players enjoy Nintendo games after obtaining them through official channels. However, the Japanese gaming giant is also in a war to prevent access to unauthorized copies circulating on pirate sites. If Nintendo is to succeed, it must make progress on not one but two fronts. While reducing the flow of ROMs is important, devices that can allow pirated games to be played on Switch consoles are a crucial part of the...
Schedule appointments with an open source alternative to Doodle
In previous years, this annual series covered individual apps. This year, we are looking at all-in-one solutions in addition to strategies to help in 2021. Welcome to day 13 of 21 Days of Productivity in 2021. read more Powered by...
How I programmed a virtual gift exchange
Every year, my wife’s book club has a book exchange during the holidays. Due to the need to maintain physical distance in 2020, I created an online gift exchange for them to use during a book club videoconference. Apparently, the virtual book exchange worked out (at least, I received kind compliments from the book club members), so I decided to share this simple little hack. How the book exchange usually works In past years, the...
