Month: October 2016

Die Telefónica hat Voice over Wi-Fi für einige ihrer O2-Kunden freigeschaltet. Doch es gibt noch viele Ausnahmen und wenige taugliche Endgeräte. (Telekommunikation, VoIP)

Apple hat ein größeres Update für seine Videoschnittlösung Final Cut Pro X mit Unterstützung der Touch Bar des neuen Macbook Pro veröffentlicht. Die Benutzeroberfläche wird ebenfalls angefasst. (Videobearbeitung, Apple)

Twitter muss sparen und kündigt das App-Aus für das mit viel Hoffnung gestartete Videoexperiment Vine ein. Gleichzeitig verlieren rund 300 Mitarbeiter ihren Job. (Twitter, Microblogging)

The list of websites that are blocked in the UK for facilitating copyright infringement is growing longer and longer.

In a new ruling, the High Court orders Sky, BT, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, Telefonica UK and Virgin to block access to over a dozen ‘pirate’ streaming sites.

The new blocking request was issued following a complaint from the Motion Picture Association Europe (MPA), which acts on behalf of several major Hollywood movie studios.

Among the new sites are the popular streaming portal 123movies.to, Genvideos.org, Hdmovieswatch.net and Spacemov.net.

The 123movies.to website is by far the largest target on the list. The site is currently the most used pirate site in the UK, and attracts millions of daily visitors around the globe.

While the looming blockade will result in a temporary reduction in traffic, 123movies is already anticipating such measures. The streaming portal currently features a message alerting people that they have an alternative .ru domain available that may help to bypass blockades.

“You can access out site through http://123movies.ru domain if the main domain is blocked by your ISP,” the alert reads.

TorrentFreak has confirmation from one of the large UK Internet providers that the court order has been granted. However, at the time of writing the new blockades have yet to be put in place by most ISPs.

As in previous cases, the latest blocking application was not seriously contested by the ISPs, which have given up on defending their position in court. As a result, it is now a mere formality for copyright holders to have a pirate site banned.

In addition, rightsholders have the freedom to add new domains without the need for a new court order if a blocked site decides to move to a new home. This will be needed, as sites such as GeekTV and Themovie4u already moved on.

Whether the present blocks will be more than a drop in the ocean has yet to be seen. There are many other streaming portals that are still available, which means that the movie studios will probably be back in court soon enough.

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The full rundown of newly blocked sites is as follows. This list was released by a large UK ISP.

123movies.to, Geektv.is, Genvideos.org, Gowatchseries.biz, Hdmovies14.net, Hdmovieswatch.net, Themovie4u.com, Moviesub.net, Movietubenow.biz, Series-cravings.me, Spacemov.com, Streamallthis.is and Watchmovies.ms.

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

Schon in einem Jahr sollen erste Arbeiten einer neuen Webengine im Firefox-Browser bereitstehen. Dazu will Hersteller Mozilla große Teile der in Rust geschriebenen Engine Servo im Firefox unterbringen, was die Leistung des Browsers deutlich steigern soll. (Firefox, Browser)

Das SUV Mercedes EQ soll in Bremen gebaut werden. Grund ist die technische Verwandtschaft mit dem Mercedes GLC, der ebenfalls in Bremen gefertigt wird. (Mercedes Benz, GreenIT)

Laminar Research hat ein Bugfix-Release für X-Plane 10.50 veröffentlicht. Aber nicht nur Fehler wurden beseitigt. Es gibt auch rund 250 neue Flughafenszenarien und ein paar Hundert aus dem Gateway wurden zusätzlich aktualisiert. (X-Plane, Openstreetmap)

Das Ultrafine 5K von LG ist Apples 5K-Display mit Thunderbolt-3-Anschluss - könnte man meinen. Es lässt sich direkt an den neuen Macbook Pro betreiben und wird von Apple verkauft. (LG, Display)

Die Gläserne Manufaktur in Dresden ist durch das Produktionsende des Phaeton zur Ausstellungsfläche geworden. Ab April 2017 sollen dort jedoch wieder Autos hergestellt werden. Volkswagen will in Dresden den E-Golf bauen. (VW, GreenIT)

A well respected Hollywood talent agency has been identified as the source of several screener leaks, which had led to the mass piracy of films such as 'Creed' and 'In the Heart of the Sea'.

An investigation led by major Hollywood studio Warner Bros. has identified, via digital watermarking technology, that the leaks originated from screeners sent to talent agency Innovative Artists. The agency, which represent clients including the likes of Adam Ferrara (Rescue Me), Alicia Witt (Twin Peaks) and used to represent The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons, apparently engaged in unauthorised sharing and distribution of the Academy screeners to persons inside and outside of the agency.

This has all come to light via a lawsuit filed by the rights holder of these leaked films, Warner Bros. Warner alleges that persons within Innovative Artists ripped the screener DVDs and then distributed it via the talent agency's own digital distribution platform. This then allowed these movies, "along with infringing copies of many other copyrighted movies", to be downloaded and streamed by people inside and outside of the agency.

Innovative Artists issued a statement addressing the lawsuit, expressing their surprise at the lawsuit, saying that the agency "fully cooperated with Warner Bros. from the first moment Warner Bros. informed Innovative that two award screener movies had been found on an Internet bit torrent site in December 2015."

Innovative also made note to mention that Warner Bros. should have been well aware that sharing screeners is commonplace within the industry. But Warner, in their legal filings, specifically notes that Innovative actions amounted to more than just the sharing of screeners, as DVD ripping software was also used to create digital copies of the screeners, for even easier sharing.

"Instead of forwarding the screeners directly to its client, Innovative Artists used illegal ripping software to bypass the technical measures that prevent access to and copying of the content on DVDs," writes Warners' attorney Kelly Klaus.

In their statement, Innovative also offering their sincerest apologies for the matter, and hoped that the matter can be resolved "on fair and reasonable terms as soon as possible".

[via Hollywood Reporter]