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" Ernesto on March 17, 2016 C: 25 Breaking LegendSky, a hardware manufacturer that creates devices enabling consumers to bypass 4K copy protection, has lodged several counterclaims against Warner Bros. and Intel daughter company Digital Content Protection (DCP). The Chinese company accuses DCP of defamation and monopolization, while demanding compensation for the damages it has suffered."

"Es una bendición el haber nacido en un país donde no existe una estricta tradición filosófica y uno no está castrado por el pensamiento eunuco-analítico o capado-idealista y sus pretensiones totalitarias. Da gracias a que eres libre y que aún sin filosofía y sin ciencia sólidas aquí sigue habiendo arte y literatura, mal que les pese a los censores. Y aún en falta de libertad en el discurso existe la posibilidad de una gaya ciencia que va más allá de la necesidad de dominación de los cohibidos y eternos infantes de la ciencia totalitaria."

"Es una bendición el haber nacido en un país donde no existe una estricta tradición filosófica y uno no está castrado por el pensamiento eunuco-analítico o capado-idealista y sus pretensiones totalitarias. Da gracias a que eres libre y que aún sin filosofía y sin ciencia sólidas aquí sigue habiendo arte y literatura, mal que les pese a los censores. Y aún en falta de libertad en el discurso existe la posibilidad de una gaya ciencia que va más allá de la necesidad de dominación de los cohibidos y eternos infantes de la ciencia totalitaria."

"Summary: In an effort to trip each other up and in order to become the 'industry standard', Canonical and Red Hat hurt each other and alienate the media (what's left of it)"

"Summary: In an effort to trip each other up and in order to become the 'industry standard', Canonical and Red Hat hurt each other and alienate the media (what's left of it)"

" Andy on April 12, 2016 C: 110 News In the latest broadside in the content takedown debate, RIAA chief Cary Sherman has suggested that Google-owned YouTube is short-changing the labels by operating a DMCA-protected protection racket. Unsurprisingly Google sees things quite differently, noting that the tools already exist to take down unauthorized content on a permanent basis."

" Andy on April 12, 2016 C: 110 News In the latest broadside in the content takedown debate, RIAA chief Cary Sherman has suggested that Google-owned YouTube is short-changing the labels by operating a DMCA-protected protection racket. Unsurprisingly Google sees things quite differently, noting that the tools already exist to take down unauthorized content on a permanent basis."

[Microsoft has announced that if computer makers wish to distribute machines with the Windows 8 compatibility logo, they will have to implement a measure called "Secure Boot." However, it is currently up for grabs whether this technology will live up to its name, or will instead earn the name Restricted Boot. When done correctly, "Secure Boot" is designed to protect against malware by preventing computers from loading unauthorized binary programs when booting. In practice, this means that computers implementing it won't boot unauthorized operating systems -- including initially authorized systems that have been modified without being re-approved. ...]

[LOS ANGELES -- In a move that heightens the growing tension between Silicon Valley and Hollywood, Wikipedia and other websites went dark Wednesday in protest of two congressional proposals intended to thwart the online piracy of copyrighted movies and TV programs. The web-based encyclopedia is part of a loose coalition of dot-coms and large technology companies that fear Congress is prepared to side with Hollywood and enact extreme measures -- possibly including the blocking of entire websites -- to stop the online sharing and unauthorized use of Hollywood productions. ...]

"by Richard Stallman You may be running nonfree programs on your computer every day without realizing it-through your web browse"

"A military lawyer had identified forty-one highly classified state secrets revealed in a single article. Senior officials were telling everyone who would listen that the journalists' revelations had made the country less safe and put lives at risk-the reporters were simply traitors. The Russians might be behind it, and who knew what secrets the journalists would hand over if they weren't immediately apprehended. Their publisher was already in Cuba, or maybe just headed there on a plane-anyway, he was a fugitive"

" Andy on April 23, 2014 C: 102 Breaking Gawker has booked an early victory in its copyright battle with Quentin Tarantino over a leaked movie script. In a ruling handed down yesterday, a federal judge said that in the absence of evidence showing direct copyright infringement by others, claims that Gawker was guilty of contributory copyright infringement could not progress. "

[... Last week Wheeler announced a new set of network neutrality regulations. The details haven't been released yet, but press accounts indicate that Wheeler's proposal will allow internet service providers to offer a "fast lane" for online services, a concept that's anathema to network neutrality stalwarts. ...]

"Executive Summary: Missing Stories From the 301 Blacklist"

"Executive Summary: Missing Stories From the 301 Blacklist"

" ... Unfortunately for Aerosmith, Trump can probably ignore the legal threat, or even worse, make the band look stupid with it. Just recently, Survivor protested the use of 'Eye of the Tiger' at an anti-gay marriage rally, with little result. The reason is that as long as the even coordinators have secured proper public performance licenses from PROs ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR, they're in the clear."

"Where will Microsoft try to drag you today? Do you really want to go there? In the last week of October 1998, a confidential Microsoft memorandum on Redmond's strategy against Linux and Open Source software was leaked to me by a source who shall remain nameless. I annotated this memorandum with explanation and commentary over Halloween Weekend and released it to the national press. Microsoft was forced to acknowledge its authenticity. The press rightly treated it as a major story and covered it (with varying degrees of cluefulness). "

"The proposed new measures will increase the sanctions for criminals who infringe the rights of copyright holders for large-scale financial gain and will make clear that online copyright infringement is no less serious than physical infringement. "

"Desde el "caso Isabel Carrasco" (la presidenta de la Diputación de León), al "caso Zapata" (edil de Ahora Madrid), hemos visto cómo el legislador se ha vuelto loco con las consecuencias de ejercer la "libertad de expresión" en Internet, y ahora sufriremos cómo lo ha resuelto, porque hoy entra en vigor la normativa conocida como Ley Mordaza. "

"Softpedia lists about 2,000 Linux kernel-based OSes I think it's time to clarify the matter of "too many Linux distributions" once and for all. "

"It appears that the teens of today may be moved more by the likes of Smosh, PewDiePie, and KSI than by, you know, Hollywood stars such as Betty White."

[Al parecer ya hay más de un millón de personas por ahí que pueden ver a Tizen en movimiento más allá de YouTube. La noticia la daban en Tizen Experts y se refiere al lanzamiento del Samsung Z1 en la India. ...]

"Brussels, 16 September 2015 The European Commission has approved its proposal for a new and transparent system for resolving disputes between investors and states - the Investment Court System. The Investment Court System would replace the existing investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism in all ongoing and future EU investment negotiations, including the EU-US talks on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)."