UK Govt: Piracy ‘Snitch’ Campaign Not Ideal During a Cost of Living Crisis
After reading hundreds of copyright reports, anti-piracy studies, lobbying documents, and submissions to government and law enforcement agencies, anything that strays from the norm tends to stand out. Last month the Industry Trust For IP published ‘Taking a Whole Society Approach to Infringement in the UK’, a report promoting ‘collaboration’ and ‘understanding’ to reduce piracy levels in the UK. Our initial article focused on just one...
ESPN & beIN Accused of Stealing Fan’s Viral ‘Ancelotti Chewing Gum’ Video
Viral videos are big business. Therefore it’s no surprise that specialized companies emerged to help the lucky few to monetize their viral content. These companies typically take care of licensing and legal issues. This is also the case with Videohat, which uses the ‘catchy’ tagline “Rights = Money”. Unfortunately, however, getting paid isn’t always straightforward. When a video goes viral, thousands of copies are made without...
Open source reimagines the traditional keyboard
Open source reimagines the traditional keyboard luisteia Sat, 03/11/2023 – 03:00 After one-hundred years of evolution in typewriting capability, our keyboard layout remains essentially the same: A rectangular board with apparently random clustered keys. Why is this, and how can we do better? Keyboard origins After the first mechanical typewriters appeared in the early 1900s, the entire typing effort was human-powered via rather...
