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Im Wasser schwimmen Fische – und darunter liegen edle Metalle: Kupfer, Kobalt, Elemente der Seltenen Erden. Stoffe, die für die moderne Technik wichtig sind. Der Run darauf hat schon begonnen. (Wissenschaft, Technologie)
Ubisoft hat bestätigt, dass Ende 2016 kein Assassin’s Creed erscheint. Stattdessen ist ziemlich sicher mit Watch Dogs 2 zu rechnen – und, unter anderem, mit einem bislang nicht angekündigten Blockbuster-Titel mit Onlinekomponenten. (Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft)
The MPAA and domain registry provider Donuts have signed a new voluntary agreement that may redefine how domain registrars will work with industry groups on copyright matters.Donuts is the operator behind numerous new domain name extensions, including …
The MPAA and domain registry provider Donuts have signed a new voluntary agreement that may redefine how domain registrars will work with industry groups on copyright matters.
Donuts is the operator behind numerous new domain name extensions, including .EMAIL, .DATING and even .MOVIE.
The new deal gives the MPAA special rights to identify and notify Donuts of any domains that may be engaged in serious copyright breaches, and once all the conditions are met, Donuts will be obligated to suspend that domain.
The conditions, however, seem to place the burden of proof with the MPAA and its members. In addition to providing evidence of "clear and pervasive copyright infringement", the MPAA and its members must also ensure that all other options have been exhausted, including contacting the website's registrar and host.
In addition, only human reviewed complaints can be submitted by the MPAA, thus preventing the automated bot based approach that has been widely used with other copyright notices, such as DMCA take-down requests.
In return, Donuts promises to process complaints expeditiously, but Donuts retains the right to point out concerns and queries regarding the complaint, which must be then addressed by the MPAA via amendments to the original complaint.
Despite these conditions, the MPAA was extremely pleased with the new deal, with MPAA chairman Chris Dodd lauding the ability for a tech company to work together with Hollywood to address the copyright problem.
"This agreement demonstrates that the tech community and content creators can work together on voluntary initiatives to help ensure vibrant, legal digital marketplaces that benefit all members of the online ecosystem," said Dodd.
Plaintiffs: Uber didn’t require fingerprints from drivers, so it wasn’t top-notch.
(credit: Uber)
Uber has agreed to pay $28.5 million to settle a federal class-action lawsuit originally filed in late December 2014 by six men who argued that the startup’s claim of running "industry-leading background checks" was false and misleading. Passengers paid a "safe ride fee," usually $1 to $2 on top of each fare, as a way to offset those costs.
Under the terms of the deal, which was filed on Thursday, Uber will now rename this charge as a “booking fee,” and will alter its language accordingly. The settlement also states that Uber and its subsidiary “expressly deny the allegations” and admit no wrongdoing.
Specifically, the consolidated complaint, which combined other similar lawsuits, alleged:
Keine echte Fortsetzung im aktuellen Jahr, aber eine Erweiterung: Activion hat seine Pläne für Destiny revidiert. Bei der Community dürfte das die Unzufriedenheit über den Onlinemodus noch steigern. (Destiny, Call of Duty)
Code ist neutral – eine oft gehörte Behauptung. Doch Wissenschaftler haben jetzt herausgefunden, dass das Geschlecht bei der Beurteilung von Pull-Requests auf Github doch eine Rolle spielt – wenn es bekannt ist. (Github, Applikationen)