Fake ‘YouTube’ DMCA Notices Exploit Suspension Fears to Install Malware
The popularity of user-generated content sites like YouTube has led to millions of regular people becoming proud content creators in their own right. Since YouTube content creators are also copyright holders, this can lead to a new perspective on the purpose of copyright law. To keep things running smoothly, content creators also need to respect any copyrights held by others. Not doing so could lead to copyright complaints from third...
Paramount Uses Copyright Claims Board to Protect Coming to America’s “Big Mick” Burger
In June, the US Copyright Claims Board was launched. Through this venue, hosted at the US Copyright Office, rightsholders can try to recoup alleged damages outside the federal court system. Just over a hundred cases have been filed thus far, mostly by smaller independent creators, but some large companies have found their way to the board as well. McDowell’s Copyright Troubles Late last week, Paramount Pictures filed a claim against...
Make your own music tagging framework with Groovy
Make your own music tagging framework with Groovy Chris Hermansen Wed, 08/31/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this In this series, I’m developing several scripts to help in cleaning up my music collection. In the last article I wrote and tested a Groovy script to clean up the motley assembly of tag fields. In this article, I’ll separate the framework I’ve been using into a separate class and then...
How we track the community health of our open source project
How we track the community health of our open source project Ruth Cheesley Wed, 08/31/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this To be an effective leader in an open source community, you need a lot of information. How do I know who the most active members in my community are? Which companies are making the most contributions? Which contributors are drifting away and becoming inactive? Who in the community is...
The Telegram-Powered News Outlet Waging Guerrilla War on Russia
Anti-Putin media network February Morning has become a central player in the underground fight against the Kremlin. Powered by WPeMatico