Month: March 2019

Huawei’s newest smartphones feature big screens, small selfie-camera notches, and slim bezels. But the most interesting things about the Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro are on the back of the phones: each has a 3-camera system that Huawei says can snap excellent photos in low-light settings, support long exposures without a tripod, and offer […]

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Auch Unbeteiligte müssen überwacht werden können, um an Kriminelle oder Terroristen zu gelangen. Die Ansicht vertrat der CEO des Trojaner-Herstellers NSO in einem Interview. Doch wer definiert, wer ein Krimineller oder Terrorist ist? Von Moritz Tremmel (Trojaner, Malware)

Gleich drei Sicherheitslücken erlauben verschiedene Angriffe auf die Funkalarmanlage Secvest von Abus. Ein Sicherheitsupdate gibt es nicht. (Sicherheitslücke, Security)

Xiaomi is updating its line of thin and light laptops with a new 2.4 pound Mi Notebook Air that sports a 12.5 inch full HD display, slim bezels, and a backlit keyboard. It goes up for pre-order in China this week for 3,599 yuan (about $536) and up. The laptop measures about half an inch […]

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Neben dem P30 Pro hat Huawei auch das P30 für Deutschland vorgestellt: Das Smartphone unterscheidet sich in der Displaygröße und vor allem bei der Kameraausstattung vom Pro-Modell, ist aber dennoch ein Top-Smartphone. (Huawei, Smartphone)

Bei seinem neuen P30 Pro hat Huawei nicht nur ein Teleobjektiv mit fünffacher Vergrößerung eingebaut, sondern auch den traditionellen RGB-Farbfilter verworfen. Der neue soll für eine höhere Lichtausbeute und eine bessere Bilddynamik sorgen - im ersten Test sind die Ergebnisse vielversprechend. Ein Hands on von Tobias Költzsch (Huawei, Smartphone)

Nach der ersten Präsentation vor einem Jahr waren wir skeptisch, beim Anspielen hat uns Control richtig viel Spaß gemacht - auch dank guter (Steuerungs-)Kontrolle. Das nächste Werk von Remedy Entertainment spielt in einem ungewöhnlichen Inhouse-Mikrokosmos. Von Peter Steinlechner (GDC 2019, Playstation 4)

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Die aktuelle Version 5 der von Apple initiierten Programmiersprache Swift bietet eine langfristig stabile ABI. Das ermöglicht eine einfachere Auslieferung der Laufzeitumgebung im Betriebssystem. (Swift, Apple)

In 2016, the European Commission first announced its plans to modernize EU copyright law.

Initially, the plans received little mainstream attention, but over the past year that changed drastically.

Article 13 and Article 11 of the Copyright Directive, which were renamed to Article 17 and Article 15 in the final text, were highly contested. Opponents repeatedly warned that the former would lead to “upload filters” and censorship, and the latter was framed as a “link tax.”

At the same time, many rightsholder groups, publishers, and other members of the creative industry embraced the proposals. They saw it as a much-needed lifeline to ensure fair remuneration on the Internet.

Today, the European Parliament voted on the final text of the proposed Directive.

First up was a proposal to reject the entire Copyright Directive. This was rejected with 443 votes against and 181 in favor. A subsequent vote to allow amendments to the text of the directive was also rejected, although that was very close with 317 in favor and 312 against. 

Parliament then moved on to vote on the entire text of the Copyright Directive without any changes, including the renumbered Article 13 and Article 11.

With 348 Members of Parliament in favor, 274 against, and 36 abstentions, the Copyright Directive was adopted.

The decision comes as a major disappointment to Pirate Party MEP Julia Reda, who has been one of the most vocal opponents of the Copyright Directive.

Earlier today she urged her colleagues to reject the plans and moments ago described the outcome of the vote as a “dark day for internet freedom.” Reda, who’s the Vice-President of the Greens/EFA Group, says they will continue to fight against this new European law.

“The new copyright law as it stands threatens a free internet as we know it: Algorithms cannot distinguish between actual copyright infringements and the perfectly legal re-use of content for purposes such as parody,” Reda notes. 

“Obliging platforms to use upload filters will lead to more frequent blocking of legal uploads and make life difficult for smaller platforms that cannot afford expensive filter software,” she adds.

Article 13 (now 17),  requires many for-profit Internet platforms to license content from copyright holders. If that is not possible, they should ensure that infringing content is taken down and not re-uploaded to their services.

Many rightsholder groups are pleased with the outcome. Frances Moore,  CEO of the music group IFPI, was quick to thank lawmakers for their efforts and is looking forward to seeing the changes implemented.

“This world-first legislation confirms that User-Upload Content platforms perform an act of communication to the public and must either seek authorization from rightsholders or ensure no unauthorized content is available on their platforms.

“The Directive also includes a ‘stay down’ provision requiring platforms to keep unlicensed content down – another global first,” Moore adds.

With support from the European Parliament, the Copyright Directive will now be sent to the Council, which has to formally adopt the law. This is likely to take place in two weeks, on April 9.

There still is a chance that a member state such as Germany withdraws its support in the Council, which would mean that further negotiations are required. This could introduce delays beyond the European elections on May 23, 2019.

If the Copyright Directive is adopted by the Council, EU member states will have to implement the text in local legislation. This won’t happen right away could take up to two more years.

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