MPA Wins Piracy Battle, US Court Orders PrimeWire to Shut Down
Last December, Paramount, Universal, Warner, Columbia, Disney and Netflix sued PrimeWire, one of the most recognizable pirate streaming sites of the last decade. To stop PrimeWire from offering links to a massive library of movies and TV shows, the plaintiffs obtained a preliminary injunction that required PrimeWire to stop infringing their copyrights. In the short term, PrimeWire appeared interested in continuing business as usual,...
Piracy Poses Concern as Netflix Subscribers Drop for the First Time
As the first major legal streaming service on the Internet, Netflix paved the way for a streaming revolution. The company started competing with piracy from the get-go, branding itself a superior alternative. At some point, the company even used illegal download statistics as market research, to determine what shows and movies should be added to its library. ‘Piracy is No Match’ In the early days, Netflix viewed piracy as an...
5 open source tips to reduce waste in web design
5 open source tips to reduce waste in web design Tom Greenwood Thu, 04/21/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. I started my career in product design, when “product” meant a real thing that you could hold in your hand. When I moved into digital design 15 years ago, I was excited to design digital products that added value to people’s lives without any environmental impact. They didn’t waste energy,...
Linux KDE receives first-ever eco-certification for Okular
Linux KDE receives first-ever eco-certification for Okular Seth Kenlon Thu, 04/21/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. The open source community KDE recently received the German Blue Angel (Blauer Engel) ecolabel for energy efficiency. The software, Okular, is a universal document viewer designed to work on multiple platforms with a wide variety of file formats. As a longtime member of the KDE community and a happy Plasma...
How Linux rescues slow computers (and the planet)
How Linux rescues slow computers (and the planet) David Both Thu, 04/21/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. Mint and Kasen, two of my grandkids, asked me to help them build gaming computers. I am ecstatic that they asked. This gives me a great opportunity to help them learn about technology while being a part of their lives. Both of those things make me happy. There are many ways to approach the ecological impact of...
