Month: October 2019

Mit der Embedded Radeon E9560/E9390 aktualisiert AMD sein Portfolio für Arcade-Hallen, Digital Signage und bildgebende Verfahren in der Medizin: Beide Modelle sind schnellere PCIe-Karten statt verlötete Chips. (AMD Polaris, AMD)

Der Surface Laptop 3 mit 15 Zoll und das Surface Pro X sind tolle neue Geräte der Surface-Familie: Dennoch bewirbt sie Microsoft mit übertriebenen Aussagen zu den AMD- und Qualcomm-Chips und teils gar falschen Informationen zu Windows 10 on ARM. Das hat Redmond nicht nötig. Ein IMHO von Marc Sauter (Surface, Microsoft)

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Meetup ändert seine Preisstruktur und dürfte damit viele Nutzer verärgern. Künftig sollen Teilnehmer eine Gebühr von 2 US-Dollar zahlen. Bisher funktionierte Meetup so, dass nur Organisatoren zahlen mussten. (Web Apps, Internet)

Meetup ändert seine Preisstruktur und dürfte damit viele Nutzer verärgern. Künftig sollen Teilnehmer eine Gebühr von 2 US-Dollar zahlen. Bisher funktionierte Meetup so, dass nur Organisatoren zahlen mussten. (Web Apps, Internet)

In einem neuen Update wird Microsoft das Feature Tamper Protection in Windows 10 integrieren. Dieses sperrt die Sicherheitssoftware Windows Defender vor äußeren Zugriffen durch Malware. Die Funktion kann in den Systemeinstellungen aktiviert und deaktiviert werden. (Microsoft, Windows)

Russland hat den Bundestag gehackt! China wollte die Bayer AG ausspionieren! Bei großen Hackerangriffen ist oft der Fingerzeig auf den mutmaßlichen Täter nicht weit. Knallharte Beweise dafür gibt es selten, Hinweise sind aber kaum zu vermeiden. Von Anna Biselli (Hacker, Server)

Die Telekom hat neue Tests für Fixed und Mobile Connectivity begonnen. Converged Connectivity soll Kosten sparen und den Nutzer automatisch zwischen Mobilfunk und Wi-Fi verbinden. (Telekom, WLAN)

Im gewohnt sarkastischem Ton hat Jan Böhmermann im ZDF Neo Magazin Royale zur Indizierungsprüfung der App Coinmaster aufgerufen. Dort können Kinder ursprünglich ab 0 Jahren am Spielautomaten drehen. Die Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien diskutiert den Fall jetzt. (Jugendschutz, USK)

There was uproar in the media this past weekend after a violent video meme was reportedly shown at a pro-Trump conference.

The video, a doctored version of the famous church scene from the movie Kingsman, depicts Trump killing his critics, from both the media and politics.

The video was made by TheGeekzTeam, an entity that creates content for a website run by Carpe Donktum, a prolific pro-Trump supporter and meme-maker. During the fallout on Monday, Carpe Donktum’s Twitter account was suspended, an event which led various media outlets to connect the events of the weekend with the suspension.

A Twitter spokesperson effectively confirmed that the suspension was DMCA related, noting that it responds to “valid copyright complaints sent us by a copyright owner or their authorized representatives.”

Twitter made no mention of which content had caused the suspension but the actual DMCA notice obtained by TorrentFreak confirms it had nothing to do with the ‘Kingsman’ meme published over the weekend.

The DMCA notice, served not only against Carpe Donktum’s Twitter account but also around two dozen others, was actually filed by Universal Music Group. The offending Twitter URL is highlighted below.

The Tweet in question dates back to February 5, 2018, and remains online, along with the text “In case you missed the T-Mobile Superbowl Commercial. Here it is!” However, the embedded video has been removed, indicating that this was the source of the DMCA complaint.

Comparing uploads on Carpe Donktum’s YouTube account on the very same day we find a video entitled “T-Mobile Superbowl Commercial Fixed“, which is a doctored version of T-Mobile’s official Superbowl commercial.

It’s pretty clear why Carpe Donktum’s video was taken down. While it contains other copyrighted music throughout not contained in the original video (a lullaby rendition of Nirvana’s ‘All Apologies’ according to Shazam), it’s the last 14 seconds of the 80-second video causing the problems.

With Trump wearing a ‘Thug Life’ hat, obligatory sunglasses and sporting a huge joint in his mouth, the track ‘Ultimate’ by Denzel Curry booms from the video. This isn’t what Universal Music wanted and judging by comments made by Curry in 2017, it probably isn’t what he wanted either.

“I felt like I was part of the problem honestly. Being disillusioned and thinking, ‘nah, that’s not gonna happen, this nigga ain’t gonna be president.’ Then this nigga became president. So what the fuck just happened? I don’t get all the choices I want, but I definitely didn’t want this nigga to be my president,” Curry said.

One copyright complaint isn’t usually enough for Twitter to suspend an account but Carpe Donktum now has at least three against his. In addition to the notice sent Monday, two others are on record, one sent in April and another in June. Only the one sent by Universal Music has a listed sender, the other two have their details redacted.

Carpe Donktum’s Twitter account has now been restored but for how long remains open to question and probably dictated by future conduct.

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