Court Blocks 13,445 ‘Pirate’ Sites Proactively to Protect One Movie
Whenever rightsholders and anti-piracy groups need more enforcement options, efforts to strengthen or establish new understanding of copyright law are rarely far behind. In many cases these moves tend to follow a similar pattern – don’t ask for too much all at once, dismiss any idea that the internet or ‘honest’ users could suffer, and then downplay suggestions that new powers represent the thin end of an extremely large wedge. From...
RIAA Thwarts Yout’s Attempt to Declare YouTube-Ripping Legal
Downloading audio and video is prohibited by YouTube’s terms of service but there are numerous ‘stream-ripping’ sites available on the web that do just that. These services are a thorn in the side of music industry outfits, who see them as a major piracy threat. The operators of these stream-ripping tools disagree and point at the variety of legal uses instead. At the end of 2020, the operator of one of the largest stream-rippers took...
Is your old computer ‘obsolete’, or is it a Linux opportunity?
Is your old computer ‘obsolete’, or is it a Linux opportunity? Phil Shapiro Mon, 10/03/2022 – 03:00 You may often hear someone claim a computer, tablet, or smartphone is “obsolete.” When you hear such a statement, take a minute to ask yourself, “Is this person speaking an opinion or a fact?” Many times, their statement is an opinion. Let me explain why. When someone declares a computer...
