Month: November 2015
NEN SN970: Zotacs Steam Machine nutzt Skylake und ist 4K-fähig
Aktuelle Technik statt Hardware vom vergangenen Jahr: Zotac hat eine neue Steam Machine angekündigt. Darin stecken Skylake- und Maxwell-Technik. Letztere klingt allerdings neuer, als sie de facto ist. (Steam Machine, USB 3.0)
Dotcom: Copyright Charges Not Enough For Extradition
As Kim Dotcom’s extradition defense enters its second day, the court has heard that none of the 13 charges against the Megaupload founder are enough to extradite him to the United States. The U.S. is characterizing the alleged offenses as extraditable fraud but Dotcom’s team believes that copyright violations can not be prosecuted as such.
Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.
The extradition hearing of Kim Dotcom and former colleagues Mathias Ortmann, Finn Batato and Bram van der Kolk, continued in the Auckland District Court today.
The quartet is fighting deportation to the United States on serious charges including conspiring to commit copyright infringement, conspiring to commit money laundering, and engaging in a racketeering conspiracy.
However, the court heard from the defense that the offenses don’t meet the criteria for the men to be sent to the United States.
Dotcom’s lawyer Ron Mansfield said the Crown, arguing on behalf of the United States, has been attempting to characterize the charges against the men as fraud, an extraditable offense.
However, he pointed out that the US Supreme Court previously ruled that copyright infringement can not be considered fraud. A key case, Dowling v. United States, is referenced in a white paper published by Kim Dotcom (pdf).
It’s important for Dotcom to make a clear distinction between copyright infringement and fraud. Mansfield says that all of the 13 charges against the Megaupload founder are underpinned by copyright infringement allegations.
Also muddying the waters is the fact under United States law one of the criminal copyright infringement charges brought against Dotcom has already exceeded its time limitations. The others, Mansfield said, are not aimed at his client and are dependent on other charges being proven.
“Categorically there is no case to answer under US law,” he said.
“Unless the United States can show an offense of criminal secondary copyright infringement in the United States as a matter of law, this court must reject this application for surrender.”
But locally there are issues too. Mansfield told the court that New Zealand legislation does not recognize copyright infringement as fraud either and the extradition treaty between the two countries does not hold copyright infringement as being an extraditable offense.
“That’s the end of the story, really,” he told Judge Nevin Dawson.
Further boosting Dotcom’s position, Mansfield argued yesterday that even charges of (non-extraditable) copyright infringement are excessive.
As the operator of a service provider company, Dotcom and his colleagues should’ve enjoyed ‘safe harbor’ and not been held liable for the infringing acts of their users.
Dotcom’s defense is expected to conclude this week but no matter what the outcome, it’s unlikely to be the end of the extradition legal process. Whichever side loses, both are expected to take their case to appeal.
Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.
Security: Kommandozeilen-Zugriff auf Bankterminal dokumentiert
Ein deutscher Sicherheitsforscher hat eine Sicherheitslücke in Geldautomaten-Software gefunden. Die Schwachstelle ermöglichte den Zugriff auf die Kommandozeile des Geräts und das Auslesen zahlreicher kritischer Daten. (Geldautomat, Sicherheitslücke)
Hongkong: Unbegrenzte Datenflatrates nicht lukrativ für Netzbetreiber
Indoor Survey: Apple entwickelt App für Innenraum-GPS
MBB2015: Telefónica steht kurz vor Vertragsschluss für 5G
Manifold: Superrechner für DJI-Drohnen soll mit in die Luft gehen
Manifold heißt der Kompaktrechner, der an Bord einer DJI-Drohne in den Himmel starten soll. Das chinesische Unternehmen will damit in den Profisektor vorstoßen und seine Drohnen für Kartografie, Datenanalyse und Bilderkennung fit machen. (DJI, Technologie)
Zerodium: Jailbreak für iOS 9.1 für eine Million US-Dollar gekauft
Haier’s 2nd Chromebook swaps Rockchip for Intel Celeron
Chinese electronics company Haier introduce its first Chromebook earlier this year. Now it looks like the company is preparing to launch a new version called the Haier Chromebook 11 G2. The Chrome OS laptop showed up at the FCC website recently, along with photos and a user manual which make it clear that there are a few […]
Haier’s 2nd Chromebook swaps Rockchip for Intel Celeron is a post from: Liliputing
Chinese electronics company Haier introduce its first Chromebook earlier this year. Now it looks like the company is preparing to launch a new version called the Haier Chromebook 11 G2. The Chrome OS laptop showed up at the FCC website recently, along with photos and a user manual which make it clear that there are a few […]
Haier’s 2nd Chromebook swaps Rockchip for Intel Celeron is a post from: Liliputing
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