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Die großen Telekommunikations-Unternehmen zahlen laut einer Studie ihren Angestellten im Durchschnitt 68.800 Euro. Doch die Jobplattform Stepstone hat Führungs- und Fachkräfte zusammengerechnet. (Studie, IT-Jobs)
If you grew up playing point-and-click games like Maniac Mansion and Moneky Island you have developers Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick to thank. A few years ago the two teamed up on a new game in the style of the games they had developed for LucasArts in …
If you grew up playing point-and-click games like Maniac Mansion and Moneky Island you have developers Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick to thank. A few years ago the two teamed up on a new game in the style of the games they had developed for LucasArts in the 80s and 90s. It’s called Thimbleweed Park, and it […]
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DrainerBot can download gigabytes worth of hidden videos to infected devices.
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Is your Android phone feeling hot to the touch, acting sluggish, in need of frequent charges, or using dramatically more data than it used to? It may be a victim of DrainerBot, a major fraud operation distributed through Google Play apps with more than 10 million downloads, researchers said Wednesday.
The apps catered to a wide variety of interests, from makeup and beauty to mobile gaming. Under the hood, the apps download hidden video ads to the phones that consume as much as 10GB per month of bandwidth. While the videos are never viewed or visible by anyone, the downloads generate fraudulent advertising revenue each time a legitimate end user device appears to view a video while visiting a spoofed but legitimate publisher site.
“DrainerBot is one of the first major ad fraud operations to cause clear and direct financial harm to consumers,” said Eric Roza, senior vice president and general manager of Oracle Data Cloud, which uncovered the scheme. “DrainerBot-infected apps can cost users hundreds of dollars in unnecessary data charges while wasting their batteries and slowing their devices.”
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Social networking giant Facebook must pay damages for failing to remove a link to a copyright infringing YouTube video, an Italian court has ruled. The case, which was filed by the Italian media conglomerate Mediaset, centered around a Facebook group where infringing and defamatory clips of the cartoon “Kirarin Revolution” were posted.
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Similar to other sites that rely on user-generated content, Facebook has to battle a constant stream of unauthorized copyright material.
When it comes to targeting infringement, Facebook has rolled out a few anti-piracy initiatives in recent years. The company has a “Rights Manager” tool that detects infringing material automatically. In addition, it also processes some takedown requests manually.
Not all of these notices result in a takedown. For a variety of reasons, Facebook may choose not to intervene. In Italy, this resulted in a drawn-out legal battle which has now come to a conclusion at the Court of Rome.
The case in question was filed by Mediaset, the media conglomerate founded by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Mediaset noticed that links to copyrighted clips of the cartoon “Kirarin Revolution” were posted on Facebook.
The actual content was hosted by YouTube, but Mediaset’s legal team went after Facebook instead. It asked the social network to remove the postings of a particular Facebook group, which were shared with derogatory comments about the people involved in the show.
This week the Court of Rome ruled that Facebook is indeed liable for failing to remove the copyright-infringing hyperlinks. The company was ordered to pay €9,000 in damages as a result. As Facebook is also held liable for defamation, the total damages add up to €35,000.
While the damages amount is not groundbreaking, for Mediaset this was a matter of principle.
TorrentFreak spoke to Mediaset lawyer Alessandro La Rosa, who handled the case together with colleagues at the Previti law firm. The Court of Rome’s order shows intermediaries such as Facebook can be held liable when they fail to respond in copyright infringement allegations.
“Despite Facebook’s role as a passive hosting provider, in this case, it’s obliged to take down and prevent access to illicit information uploaded on its website. The provider is expected to carry out its economic activity with the due diligence that’s reasonably expected to identify and prevent the reported illegal activities,” Mr. La Rosa tells us.
Mediaset sent the first notice regarding the infringing activity in 2010, but Facebook decided not to take any action at the time. Although the offensive group was identified, the takedown requests didn’t include a link to the infringing content, Facebook argued.
The Court considered this defense but concluded that a link to the infringing hyperlink isn’t necessary. Facebook was alerted to the group and the alleged activities and could have taken action based on this information.
“According to the Court, the identification of URL is only technical data which doesn’t coincide with the individual harmful content present on the platform, but only indicates the ‘place’ where this content is found and, therefore, isn’t an indispensable prerequisite for its identification,” Mr. La Rosa says.
It’s worth noting that Mediaset never attempted to remove the actual infringing clip from YouTube. Mediaset mostly wanted Facebook to deal with the Facebook group which posted the infringing material in a defamatory context.
Mediaset is happy with the outcome according to its legal team. Since the verdict is partly based on EU law, Mr. La Rosa believes that it will help other rightsholders to make a case against Facebook and similar platforms going forward.
Facebook is currently considering whether to file an appeal. The company can easily pay the damages, but it may be worried about the broader implications of the ruling.
“We are examining the decision of the Court of Rome,” a Facebook spokesperson told Adnkronos in response, adding that it takes the protection of copyright holders “very seriously”.
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There are a couple of efforts underway to develop smartphones that run GNU/Linux software. But Purism’s Librem 5 might be the most ambitious. It’s been under development for a few years, the company raised more than $1.5 million for the pro…
There are a couple of efforts underway to develop smartphones that run GNU/Linux software. But Purism’s Librem 5 might be the most ambitious. It’s been under development for a few years, the company raised more than $1.5 million for the project during a crowdfunding campaign in 2017, and Purism started sending out development kits a […]
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GPD continues to iterate on its Pocket 2 line of handheld computers. A top-of-the-line model with an Intel Core m3-8100Y processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage continues to sell for $669 to $750, depending on where you buy it from. But late last ye…
GPD continues to iterate on its Pocket 2 line of handheld computers. A top-of-the-line model with an Intel Core m3-8100Y processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage continues to sell for $669 to $750, depending on where you buy it from. But late last year the company introduced a cheaper model with a Celeron 3965Y […]
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Vorsicht beim Entpacken von ACE-Archiven: Sie können Dateien an beliebige Orte des Systems schreiben – und damit auch Code ausführen. Ein stabiles Update von Winrar wurde noch nicht veröffentlicht. (Winrar, Packer)
In Deutschland war 2018 natürlich Fifa 19 das meistverkaufte Computerspiel, in den USA ist Red Dead Redemption 2 ganz an die Spitze geritten – und hat dabei auch den langjährigen Spitzenreiter Call of Duty geschlagen. (Red Dead Redemption 2, Sony)
In Deutschland war 2018 natürlich Fifa 19 das meistverkaufte Computerspiel, in den USA ist Red Dead Redemption 2 ganz an die Spitze geritten - und hat dabei auch den langjährigen Spitzenreiter Call of Duty geschlagen. (Red Dead Redemption 2, Sony) Mit dem auf Tor aufbauende Onionshare können Dateien auch auf privaten Rechnern leicht hoch- und heruntergeladen werden. Die nun verfügbare Version 2.0 ermöglicht einen besonders einfach Austausch von Dateien. (Tor-Netzwerk, Tauschbörse)
Mit dem auf Tor aufbauende Onionshare können Dateien auch auf privaten Rechnern leicht hoch- und heruntergeladen werden. Die nun verfügbare Version 2.0 ermöglicht einen besonders einfach Austausch von Dateien. (Tor-Netzwerk, Tauschbörse) Welche Daten muss Youtube bei Urheberrechtsverletzungen von Nutzern herausgeben? Der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) soll über die Auskunftspflicht zu E-Mail- und IP-Adressen sowie Telefonnummern urteilen. (Youtube, Urheberrecht)
Welche Daten muss Youtube bei Urheberrechtsverletzungen von Nutzern herausgeben? Der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) soll über die Auskunftspflicht zu E-Mail- und IP-Adressen sowie Telefonnummern urteilen. (Youtube, Urheberrecht) 
Die großen Telekommunikations-Unternehmen zahlen laut einer Studie ihren Angestellten im Durchschnitt 68.800 Euro. Doch die Jobplattform Stepstone hat Führungs- und Fachkräfte zusammengerechnet. (
Vorsicht beim Entpacken von ACE-Archiven: Sie können Dateien an beliebige Orte des Systems schreiben - und damit auch Code ausführen. Ein stabiles Update von Winrar wurde noch nicht veröffentlicht. (
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