Month: November 2015

Ein smartes Zuhause soll bequemer, sicherer und effizienter sein. Aber kaum jemand wohnt so. Warum eigentlich? (Smarthome, OSI)

Die EU-Justizminister haben die EU-Kommission aufgefordert, Mechanismen zur Überwachung von Bitcoin zu entwickeln. Damit soll effektiver gegen die Finanzierung von Terrorgruppen vorgegangen werden können. (Bitcoin, Internet)

Xiaomi’s Redmi Note line of smartphones are known for their big screens and small price tags. That latest model is no exception… but the new Redmi Note 3 also has a few special features to help set it apart from the older Redmi Note 2. The new model has a MediaTek Helio X10 octa-core 64-bit processor, […]

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is a $140 smartphone with a fingerprint sensor and a big battery is a post from: Liliputing

Viele High-Tech-Geräte lassen sich gar nicht mehr oder nur zu hohen Preise reparieren. Eine Initiative von Umwelt- und Verbraucherschützern will das nun ändern. (Fairphone, Smartphone)

AMDs neuer Grafiktreiber Crimson Edition hat es in sich: Radeon-R9-Karten erhalten verbessertes Freesync, die Eingabelatenz in Spielen sinkt, der überarbeitete Framelimiter macht das System sparsamer und das Treiber-Panel startet viel schneller. Sogar eine alte Funktion ist zurück. (Grafiktreiber, Grafikhardware)

Xiaomi’s second tablet looks a but like its first: both models have 7.9 inch, 2048 x 1536 pixel displays and a more than passing resemblance to an iPad mini. But while last year’s model was powered by an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor and had a plastic body, the new Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 features an Intel […]

Xiaomi’s Mi Pad 2 tablet runs Android or Windows, starts at $156 is a post from: Liliputing

Last year BMG Rights Management and Round Hill Music sued Cox Communications, arguing that the ISP fails to terminate the accounts of subscribers who frequently pirate content.

The companies, which control publishing rights to songs by Katy Perry, The Beatles and David Bowie among others, claim that Cox gave up its DMCA safe harbor protections due to this inaction.

The case is scheduled to go to trial before a jury next month, but an order just issued by District Court Judge Liam O’Grady already puts the Internet provider at a severe disadvantage.

In his order Judge O’Grady ruled on a motion for partial summary judgment from the music companies, which argued that Cox has not met the requirements for safe harbor protection under the DMCA.

Although Cox does have a policy to disconnect accounts of pirating subscribers, it discarded the copyright infringement notices from the plaintiffs. These notices are bundled with settlement requests, something Cox likens to harassment.

After reviewing the arguments from both sides Judge O’Grady has sided with the copyright holders, as HWR first reported.

“The court grants the motion with respect to defendant’s safe-harbor defense under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The is no genuine issue of material fact as to whether defendants reasonably implemented a repeat-infringer policy as is required…,” the order (pdf) reads.

Judge O’Grady’s order

The judge has yet to publish his full opinion motivating the decision and we will follow this up as soon as it’s handed down. However, the ruling makes it clear that Cox is in a very tough spot.

DMCA safe-harbor is a crucial protection for ISPs against copyright complaints. Aside from the liability Cox faces in the case, it also suggests that ISPs should disconnect subscribers solely based on accusations from copyright holders, which affects the entire industry.

Judge O’Grady, who’s also in charge of the criminal case against Megaupload and Kim Dotcom, doesn’t appear to be concerned about any collateral damage though.

Techdirt reports that he previously lashed out against the EFF and Public Knowledge, which submitted an amicus brief in support of Cox.

“I read the brief. It adds absolutely nothing helpful at all. It is a combination of describing the horrors that one endures from losing the Internet for any length of time,” O’Grady said, rejecting the brief.

“Frankly, it sounded like my son complaining when I took his electronics away when he watched YouTube videos instead of doing homework. And it’s completely hysterical.”

To be continued.

Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.

Bloodborne, Until Dawn oder andere exklusive Spiele von der Playstation 4 auf dem PC spielen? Geht eigentlich nicht - allerdings hat nun ein Programmierer eine Software vorgestellt, die das Streaming möglich machen soll. Sie soll ab morgen zum Kauf erhältlich sein. (Playstation 4, Sony)

Noch im November 2015 will Klioart damit beginnen, ein Display nur für die Kunst zu verkaufen. Mit einem 4K-Panel ist die Kunst zudem recht hochauflösend. Und damit das digitale Gemälde nicht langweilig wird, gibt es die Kunstwerke als Abomodell, an dem Künstler verdienen können. (4K, Display)

Android-Entwickler können mit Android Studio 2.0 auf eine Reihe neuer Hilfsmittel zugreifen, die das Programmieren erleichtern. Die neue Version ist aktuell in einer Vorschauversion verfügbar, die bisherige Version 1.5 bleibt vorerst die stabile Variante. (Android, Google)