Month: July 2019

50 Jahre nach Apollo 11 können Kinozuschauer das historische Ereignis noch einmal miterleben, als wären sie live dabei - in Mission Control, im Kennedy Space Center, sogar auf der Mondoberfläche. Möglich machen das nicht etwa moderne Computereffekte, sondern kistenweise wiederentdeckte Filmrollen. Eine Rezension von Daniel Pook (Filmkritik, Nasa)

Streaming giant Netflix, along with Amazon and several Hollywood Studios is demanding millions in damages from a Florida based streaming service for alleged copyright infringement, despite the company having already closed shop.

Set Broadcast LLC had marketed and sold a set-top device called the "SETVNow", along with a subscription service that, at its peak, had more than 260,000 users. SET TV offered users access to pirated TV shows and movies streamable from the pre-loaded set-top device and when linked to the SETVNow service. The company marketed its device and service as legal to users.

While Set Broadcast initially defended the case, lawyers for the company has since withdrawn, citing unpaid bills. 

Set Broadcast's lack of ability to put up a legal defence may be due to the fact that it has already lost a suit brought forward by Dish Network, in which Dish was rewarded damages of $90 million.

With no legal defence, the court has sided with Netflix and Co. and the content owners have demanded $7,650,000 in statutory damages resulting from 51 infringed works.

It's unlikely that Set Broadcast will have the means to come up with monetary demand, let alone the $90 million already owed to Dish.

[via Media Play News, TorrentFreak]

Tesla hat Videobeispiele veröffentlicht, die das Verhalten des autonomen Notbremsassistenten in Verbindung mit Autos, Fußgängern und Radfahrern zeigen - was Unfälle möglicherweise verhindert hat. (Tesla, Technologie)

Bluetooth hat verglichen mit WLAN eine geringe Reichweite, was beim Einsatz im Smart Home zu Problemen führen kann. Eve plant deshalb einen Bluetooth-Reichweitenverlängerer namens Eve Extend. (Bluetooth, Apple TV)

Apple hat in iOS 12.3 eine Lücke geschlossen, die es Angreifern ermöglicht hat, mit einer einzigen iMessage ein iPhone oder iPad vorübergehend unbrauchbar zu machen. (Sicherheitslücke, Apple)

Earlier this year ASRock introduced a small fanless desktop computer powered by an AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 processor. Now the company has an even smaller model. But it doesn’t appear to be fanless. It’s called the ASRock 4X4 BOX-R1000 and it measures about 4.6″ x 4.3″ x 2.6″ and weighs about 2.6 pounds (the 4X4 name […]

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The Sony PlayStation Classic hasn’t exactly received the same warm welcome as mini retro consoles from Nintendo and others… but the good news is that means you can pick one up cheap. Originally launched with a list price of $100, the PlayStation Classic is currently on sale for just $25. At that price, it might […]

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Zu den aktuell 3.700 DHL -Packstationen, die oft gut ausgelastet sind, kommen noch in diesem Jahr 500 hinzu. Partner ist Lebensmittel-Discounter Lidl. (Server, Computer)

When the Swedish Pirate Party was founded in early 2006, the majority of the mainstream press was skeptical, with some simply laughing it away.

But they were wrong to dismiss this political movement right off the bat.

Following their victory at the local elections, the Swedish Pirate Party secured a seat at the European Parliament in 2009. The success inspired people in other countries to form their own Pirate parties, and by 2014, the number of Pirate Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) had doubled.

During the last European Election, just a few weeks ago, this number doubled again to four, showing that the movement is certainly no fluke. While the Swedes were on the forefront in the early years, Germany and the Czech Republic now lead the way, with one and three MEPs respectively.

These Pirates in the European Parliament are not sitting idly by. During the last term, Julia Reda was at the forefront of many lawmaking discussions, particularly with regard to the new Copyright Directive. While Reda recently left Parliament, the new MEPs obviously have similar ambitions.

It’s clear that the Pirate Party will continue to play a vital role in the European Parliament. The movement can list another achievement too after the first Pirate was elected as a Vice-President of the European Parliament.

With 426 votes, Marcel Kolaja was elected with an absolute majority in the second voting round. He will serve as one of the fourteen Vice-Presidents tasked with replacing the President as chair of the plenary if needed, as well as a variety of other tasks.

The 39-year-old Kolaja is a Czech software engineer and activist, who’s been active in the Pirate Party since the start of the decade.

In his new position, he aims to promote transparency and digitization in the European Parliament.

“My role of a Vice-President would be to make the European Parliament more open and transparent, to help ensure that the rules of the Parliament are applied equally to all Members and to work on improvements of the rules where they are currently lacking,” Kolaja says.

The newly elected Vice-President also hopes that this experience in information technology and digitization can be used to benefit the European Parliament.

“It is my hope that my expertise and insights in these fields will be a valuable contribution in the future Bureau’s discussions on improvement of the work in the European Parliament,” Kolaja adds.

In addition to the vice presidency, Marcel Kolaja will also become a member of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) and a substitute member of the Culture and Education (CULT) Committee.

The three other Pirate Party MEPs were also assigned to various committees. Markéta Gregorová will join the International Trade (INTA) committee. Mikuláš Peksa will be a member of the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE), while Patrick Breyer joins the Legal Affairs (JURI) committee.

Needless to say, the Pirates have come a long way since the first raid on The Pirate Bay in 2016, when they were first propelled into the mainstream.

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