Einige Windows-10-Nutzer wundern sich über einen Updatehinweis, der auch nach Installation des aktuellen Updates immer wieder auftaucht. Auch nach einem Neustart verschwindet die Nachricht nicht. Allerdings gibt es ein paar Workarounds. (Windows 10, Mi…
Einige Windows-10-Nutzer wundern sich über einen Updatehinweis, der auch nach Installation des aktuellen Updates immer wieder auftaucht. Auch nach einem Neustart verschwindet die Nachricht nicht. Allerdings gibt es ein paar Workarounds. (Windows 10, Microsoft)
Neben Ford investiert nun VW in das Startup Argo AI, das bereits einige selbstfahrende Autos testet. 2,6 Milliarden US-Dollar Kapital und Personal werden in das Unternehmen integriert. Die Zentrale in München wird um 40 Prozent erweitert. (VW, Auto)
Neben Ford investiert nun VW in das Startup Argo AI, das bereits einige selbstfahrende Autos testet. 2,6 Milliarden US-Dollar Kapital und Personal werden in das Unternehmen integriert. Die Zentrale in München wird um 40 Prozent erweitert. (VW, Auto)
Eigentlich sollten ab 2020 auch enge Partner von Microsoft Geld für die interne Nutzung von Office 365 und andere Lizenzen bezahlen. Nach heftiger Kritik zieht das Unternehmen die Entscheidung zurück – und verzichtet auf 200 Millionen US-Dollar jährlic…
Eigentlich sollten ab 2020 auch enge Partner von Microsoft Geld für die interne Nutzung von Office 365 und andere Lizenzen bezahlen. Nach heftiger Kritik zieht das Unternehmen die Entscheidung zurück - und verzichtet auf 200 Millionen US-Dollar jährlich. (Microsoft, Windows)
Nach mehreren Monaten hat sich die US-Behörde FTC festlegen können: Facebook muss fünf Milliarden US-Dollar Strafe zahlen, wegen Cambridge Analytica und anderen Vorfällen. Nach Ansicht einiger Kritiker ist diese Summe im Verhältnis zum Einkommen des Un…
Nach mehreren Monaten hat sich die US-Behörde FTC festlegen können: Facebook muss fünf Milliarden US-Dollar Strafe zahlen, wegen Cambridge Analytica und anderen Vorfällen. Nach Ansicht einiger Kritiker ist diese Summe im Verhältnis zum Einkommen des Unternehmens zu niedrig - der Aktienkurs steigt. (Facebook, Soziales Netz)
US-based broadcaster DISH Networks is suing yet another IPTV provider in the United States, but with a twist. In a lawsuit filed at a Delaware federal court, DISH claims that East IPTV illegally retransmits its channels via the Internet. However, the broadcaster is also suing East’s hosting provider, for failing to respond to numerous takedown demands.
Broadcaster DISH Networks is emerging as one of the most litigious companies in the world when it comes to tackling unlicensed IPTV providers.
A lawsuit filed this week in a Delaware federal court has the company targeting Serverlogy Corporation and several John Does, “together doing business” as East IPTV.
The twist here is that Serverlogy Corporation is a hosting company, reportedly offering bandwidth to a client running an IPTV service, but one that failed to act following numerous copyright infringement complaints regarding its customer.
East IPTV’s website is a professional affair, giving visitors the impression that it’s a legitimate service. DISH sees things differently, however, stating that the service is guilty of direct copyright infringement due to channels licensed to DISH being illegally broadcasted via the East IPTV service.
The suit claims that the people behind East IPTV capture live DISH programming and transcode it for streaming over the Internet, shifting it to other servers operated by the company for delivery to end-users. Customers can buy a set-top box with a one-year subscription for $199.99 and additional $99.99 subscriptions for each subsequent year.
The lawsuit states that DISH has been sending infringement notices concerning East IPTV to content delivery networks (CDNs) for some time, with at least two CDNs removing DISH’s content in March and June 2018. However, the broadcaster says that East IPTV interfered with these efforts by moving their channel offerings to other providers.
Overall, 34 infringement notices demanding that East IPTV cease and desist its activities were sent by DISH between January 2017 and the date of the lawsuit. This means that East IPTV as “actual knowledge” of its infringements, DISH says.
Shifting to Serverlogy, DISH describes the company as a CDN that markets and sells hosting solutions, through which is has “knowingly contributed to, and reaped profits from, copyright infringement committed by East,” causing great harm to the broadcaster.
“Since September 11, 2018, Serverlogy has deliberately refused to take reasonable measures to stop East from using its services and servers to infringe on DISH’s copyrights —even after Serverlogy became aware of East’s specific and repeated acts of infringement,” the lawsuit reads.
“DISH and Networks sent eight notices of infringement to Serverlogy advising Serverlogy of East’s blatant and systematic use of Serverlogy’s services and servers to transmit, distribute, and publicly perform the Protected Channels to Service Users.
“Rather than work with DISH to curb this infringement, Serverlogy willfully blinded itself to East’s repeat infringement, failing to terminate them or take any action to remove or disable the infringing content.”
As a result, DISH says Serverlogy cannot rely on the DMCA’s ‘safe harbor’ provisions. Not only did it fail to take steps in response to copyright complaints, the hosting provider does not have a registered DMCA agent either. On top, it has failed to adopt and reasonably implement a repeat infringer policy, DISH says.
In summary, DISH is suing East IPTV for direct infringement and Serverlogy for contributory and vicarious infringement, while describing the hosting company’s actions as “willful, malicious, intentional, purposeful, and in disregard of and with indifference to the rights of DISH.”
Alongside, DISH demands a permanent injunction against all defendants and statutory damages of up to $150,000 per registered work infringed, plus legal fees. At the time of writing, the East IPTV website remains in operation.
The complaint filed by DISH can be downloaded here (pdf)
What OurPact’s return means for similar apps, iOS security, and antitrust cases against Apple.
Tim Cook on stage during an Apple event in September 2018. (credit: Valentina Palladino)
Software may come and go from the App Store, but this week marks a return that could have some real significance for Apple. OurPact, an app that lets parents monitor and limit their children's use of technology, has returned to the App Store after being removed this spring. Its creators posted a social message to followers informing them of the app’s return to iOS earlier this week.
“A major thank you to our community for the outpouring of support throughout these removals," the OurPact announcement reads. "Every tweet, share, and mention helped spread the word and restore the future of iOS digital parenting. We look forward to developing family screen time solutions for years to come!"
OurPact was one of 11 apps providing parental control over kids' smartphone usage to be restricted or completely removed from the App Store in April. At the time, Apple claimed the move was due to privacy concerns. It argued that the apps in question used mobile device management (MDM) technology that could "[give] a third party control and access over a device and its most sensitive information, including user location, app use, email accounts, camera permissions, and browsing history."
What OurPact’s return means for similar apps, iOS security, and antitrust cases against Apple.
Tim Cook on stage during an Apple event in September 2018. (credit: Valentina Palladino)
Software may come and go from the App Store, but this week marks a return that could have some real significance for Apple. OurPact, an app that lets parents monitor and limit their children's use of technology, has returned to the App Store after being removed this spring. Its creators posted a social message to followers informing them of the app’s return to iOS earlier this week.
“A major thank you to our community for the outpouring of support throughout these removals," the OurPact announcement reads. "Every tweet, share, and mention helped spread the word and restore the future of iOS digital parenting. We look forward to developing family screen time solutions for years to come!"
OurPact was one of 11 apps providing parental control over kids' smartphone usage to be restricted or completely removed from the App Store in April. At the time, Apple claimed the move was due to privacy concerns. It argued that the apps in question used mobile device management (MDM) technology that could "[give] a third party control and access over a device and its most sensitive information, including user location, app use, email accounts, camera permissions, and browsing history."
The PC market is doing well so far, largely due to Windows 7’s impending demise.
Enlarge/ Does this Chromebook count as a traditional PC? Gartner says no, IDC says yes. (credit: Valentina Palladino)
We've been hearing for quite some time that the traditional PC is dying, but it's not quite dead yet. Business analyst firms Gartner and IDC tackle the numbers differently, but both agree that sales of traditional PCs were up—in some regions, way up—in Q2 2019.
While both firms reported market growth in year-on-year PC sales, their actual figures differed. IDC reported a 4.7% growth in Q2 sales, where Gartner only reported 1.5%. The two firms' numbers for US regional sales differed even more sharply, with Gartner claiming a 0.4% loss and IDC claiming a "high single digit gain."
We spoke to IDC's Jitesh Ubrani about the difference, and it turns out the two companies don't quite agree on what is or is not a traditional PC. IDC counts Chromebooks as traditional PCs but doesn't count Microsoft Surface tablets; Gartner does count Surface but doesn't count Chromebooks. The higher numbers from IDC indicate a stronger market for Chromebooks than Surface, which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone with children in North American schools, where the inexpensive and easily locked-down Chromebooks are ubiquitous.
The Federal Trade Commission and Facebook have reportedly agreed on a $5 billion fine that would settle the FTC's privacy investigation into the social network.
With Facebook having reported $15 billion in revenue last quarter, the $5 billion fine would amount to one month's worth of revenue.
The FTC voted 3-2 to approve the settlement this week, with three yes votes from Republican commissioners and two no votes from Democrats, The Wall Street Journal reported today, citing anonymous sources. Democrats on the commission were "pushing for tougher oversight," the Journal wrote.
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Einige Windows-10-Nutzer wundern sich über einen Updatehinweis, der auch nach Installation des aktuellen Updates immer wieder auftaucht. Auch nach einem Neustart verschwindet die Nachricht nicht. Allerdings gibt es ein paar Workarounds. (Windows 10, Microsoft) 
Neben Ford investiert nun VW in das Startup Argo AI, das bereits einige selbstfahrende Autos testet. 2,6 Milliarden US-Dollar Kapital und Personal werden in das Unternehmen integriert. Die Zentrale in München wird um 40 Prozent erweitert. (
Eigentlich sollten ab 2020 auch enge Partner von Microsoft Geld für die interne Nutzung von Office 365 und andere Lizenzen bezahlen. Nach heftiger Kritik zieht das Unternehmen die Entscheidung zurück - und verzichtet auf 200 Millionen US-Dollar jährlich. (
Nach mehreren Monaten hat sich die US-Behörde FTC festlegen können: Facebook muss fünf Milliarden US-Dollar Strafe zahlen, wegen Cambridge Analytica und anderen Vorfällen. Nach Ansicht einiger Kritiker ist diese Summe im Verhältnis zum Einkommen des Unternehmens zu niedrig - der Aktienkurs steigt. (
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