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"By THE EDITORIAL BOARD December 21, 2015 The European Union could soon adopt a law that would strengthen online privacy protections for consumers, but it would come at a cost to free expression and leave a redacted history for Internet users."

"By THE EDITORIAL BOARD December 21, 2015 The European Union could soon adopt a law that would strengthen online privacy protections for consumers, but it would come at a cost to free expression and leave a redacted history for Internet users."

"Despite incredibly suspicious circumstances, the death of Grooveshark co-founder Josh Greenberg has been ruled a 'no suicide' by coroners. In an autopsy report leaked Tuesday afternoon to Digital Music News, Greenberg's abrupt death was mysteriously identified as 'Undetermined,' with no abnormal concentrations of toxins or other unusual post-mortem conditions found."

"Despite incredibly suspicious circumstances, the death of Grooveshark co-founder Josh Greenberg has been ruled a 'no suicide' by coroners. In an autopsy report leaked Tuesday afternoon to Digital Music News, Greenberg's abrupt death was mysteriously identified as 'Undetermined,' with no abnormal concentrations of toxins or other unusual post-mortem conditions found."

"One of the great aspects of open source is that there's always something new to learn. Many of us like to jump right in with new software or technology and learn by trial and error. Sometimes, however, we can use a guiding hand. That hand comes in the form of a good how-to or manual."

"Starving artists have been affected by more than just piracy and streaming royalties"

"From killer robots, to runaway sentience, there's a lot of FUD that needs clearing up. by Rupert Goodwins - Dec 21, 2015 9:30am CET"

"Anybody who has been paying attention to the net over the last week or so will certainly have noticed an abundance of articles with titles like "How to hack any Linux machine just using backspace". All this press does indeed highlight an important vulnerability, but it may not be the one that they think they are talking about."

"The Statute of Anne, 1710 (1/6) (transcription below image) This is the first copyright act in the world, the British Statute of Anne, from 1710. This facsimile is taken from British Library, 8 Anne c. 19. Several monographs on copyright date this text to 1709. However, 1710 is the correct date, see John Feather, The Book Trade in Politics: The Making of the Copyright Act of 1710, "Publishing History", 19(8), 1980, p. 39 (note 3). Transcription from fraktur is available below the image. Words in roman type in the original are formatted here as italics."

" Rick Falkvinge on December 21, 2015 C: 114 Opinion Yes, really. There's a whole lot of confusion in the dangerous and wrong cliché that "authors must be paid" for every copy that's made. We live in a market economy for good reasons."

"Peer into the future The Linux world changed a lot in 2015. Perhaps the biggest change was at Microsoft, which turned from a foe into a lover of Linux. We saw the first Ubuntu Linux powered smartphone. Samsung launched a smartwatch running on Tizen Linux. In the enterprise, Linux and open source continued to become stronger with technologies like OpenStack, Docker, and Cloud Foundry. It has been an exciting year. What does 2016 hold for Linux? Here are my predictions."

"by Joshua Gay - Published on Dec 11, 2015 11:51 AM BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Friday, December 11, 2015 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the Libreboot T400 laptop as sold by Minifree. The RYF certification mark means that the product meets the FSF's standards in regard to users' freedom, control over the product, and privacy. "

"2015 // Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi The Kopimashin creates an endless amount of copies of a specific audio track (gnarls barkley's crazy). The audio track is copied to /dev/null, a unix data pipe for avoiding permanent storage. The Kopimashins lcd display consists of three rows of information, the serial number of the mashin, amount of copies created and the dollar value it represents in losses for the record labels (Downtown Records / Warner Music), currently represented by USD1,25 per copied piece."

" Ernesto on December 19, 2015 C: 70 News Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde served his prison sentence last year but still owes the entertainment industries millions in damages. Some might think that he's learned his lesson, but with a newly built copying machine he's generating millions of extra 'damages,' which might be worth a mention in the Guinness Book of Records. "

"Fri, 09/12/2014 - 02:51 -- Umar Farooq There two different types of values Define Cultural Values Cultural values are hereditary and form core of the culture. List of cultural values include customs, rituals conventions, styles and fashions which are remain in the core culture. The values hold supreme position among them. These values give a shape to the culture and the society. These are very difficult to change because they remain in embedded of social institutions and the social norms. These are the ideals of society. These are remain in the memory of our elders, in old books, in religious and ethical literature. These are sometimes, referred as the values of the old people or the values of the past. They can -be said as the traditions of our life. The deviation from cultural values creates serious social problems. If these are ignored in social life there will be a gap between 'two generations and the son will be separated from his father. But it happens seldom in rapidly changing societies. The neurotic conditions develop due to dissatisfaction in social conditions which lead to frustration."

"Durante años la industria musical ha arremetido contra la piratería digital alegando que vulnera sus intereses y los derechos de autor de los artistas. Pero un nuevo informe indica todo lo contrario: la piratería podría estar de hecho estimulando las ventas.l No es el primer estudio que deja entrever esta realidad, pero en esta ocasión quien lo dice es el Instituto de Prospectiva Tecnológica (IPTS, por sus siglas en inglés), que forma parte del Centro Común de Investigación de la Comisión Europea."

"Durante años la industria musical ha arremetido contra la piratería digital alegando que vulnera sus intereses y los derechos de autor de los artistas. Pero un nuevo informe indica todo lo contrario: la piratería podría estar de hecho estimulando las ventas. No es el primer estudio que deja entrever esta realidad, pero en esta ocasión quien lo dice es el Instituto de Prospectiva Tecnológica (IPTS, por sus siglas en inglés), que forma parte del Centro Común de Investigación de la Comisión Europea."

"You can now be ushered out of a shop, even if you haven't done anything wrong yet. by Sebastian Anthony - Dec 17, 2015 1:15pm CET"

Why Divio supports open source software "n business, investment expects a return. So, what's the return on funding open source software?"

Why Divio supports open source software "n business, investment expects a return. So, what's the return on funding open source software?"

"Almost everyday, someone within the open source community is talking about how folks should be using open source software. I completely agree with this point of view. To further dive into the issue, I'll share my opinion as to why using open source software offers significant advantages over proprietary alternatives"

Can't stay away from social media? You're not alone; social networking is engineered to be as habit-forming as crack cocaine. By Mike Elgan

Can't stay away from social media? You're not alone; social networking is engineered to be as habit-forming as crack cocaine. By Mike Elgan

"by Frazer Kline In a nutshell, collaborative writing is writing done by more than one person. There are benefits and risks of collaborative working. Some of the benefits include a more integrated / co-ordinated approach, better use of existing resources, and a stronger, united voice. "

"Recently, I read Seth Godin's book Poke the Box: When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time?. It's a short book, but it's filled with anecdotes about people who have "poked the box," which is to say they have taken a risk."