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Den Together Mode von Teams gibt es jetzt auch für Skype. Außerdem sind mehr Teilnehmer gleichzeitig zu sehen. (Skype, Microsoft)
Researchers want to study potential effects of microbe-filled haze on human health.
If you're unfortunate enough to breathe wildfire smoke, you’re getting a lungful of charred plant material, noxious gases, and—if the fire tore through human structures—incinerated synthetic materials. All across the board, it’s bad stuff, proven to be a severe detriment to human health, particularly for those with respiratory conditions like asthma. And not to pile on the worries, but that haze also turns out to be loaded with microbes like bacteria and fungi.
The problem is, scientists have only just begun to study this smoky microbial community. That led a pair of researchers to publish a new perspective piece in the journal Science today calling for a multidisciplinary push to better characterize these microbes and determine how they might be making wildfire smoke even worse for human lungs. “It's not just comprised of particulate matter and gases, but it also has a significant living component in it,” says University of Idaho fire scientist Leda Kobziar, coauthor of the piece. Wildfire smoke may actually spread beneficial organisms for an ecosystem, Kobziar adds, but “what might the consequences be for the spread of pathogens that we know are airborne?”
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The creator of popular TV show Cheaters is now engaged in legal action to prevent the series from being viewed on YouTube illegally. Targeting more than two dozen channels that uploaded episodes, lawyers for Bobby Goldstein Productions wants YouTube to hand over their identities and an account of the profits generated.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
With millions of users uploading huge quantities of content every day, YouTube is the largest video platform on the planet.
Of course, not all of this content is licensed for upload and as a result, YouTube regularly finds itself at the center of copyright holder disputes. Usually, complaints are handled with a Content ID match or a straightforward takedown process but some content creators prefer to take things a little further.
Controversial reality TV show Cheaters deploys its own ‘Cheaters Detective Agency’ to carry out investigations on behalf of individuals who suspect their partners are committing adultery and similar infidelities. Created by writer Bobby Goldstein, Cheaters launched in 2000 and has reached season 19, airing on various legal TV outlets around the world.
However, there are many hundreds of Cheaters episodes available on YouTube too, uploaded by users in breach of copyright. Collectively these videos have been viewed millions of times and for Bobby Goldstein Productions (BGP), the owner and rightsholder of more than 227 Cheaters episodes, enough is enough.
In an application for a DMCA subpoena filed against YouTube in a Texas court, BGP attorney Jeffrey R. Bragalone is now seeking to obtain the identities of more than two dozen YouTube account holders who uploaded Cheaters episodes to the video platform, so that the company may enforce its rights.
The application begins by reminding YouTube of its legal position, noting that since it displayed and reproduced infringing episodes, it may be liable to hand over all of the profits it generated from them. Alternatively, under 17 U.S.C. § 504(c), YouTube may be liable for statutory damages of up to $150,000 per infringing work.
BGP’s attorney then issues a formal demand to YouTube, demanding that it immediately cease-and-desists from hosting and displaying the episodes in question, noting that failure to comply will be considered as evidence of willful intent in the event of a lawsuit.
At the time of writing and after testing a sample of the URLs listed by the company, the allegedly infringing videos (including the small selection in the image above) appear to remain live on YouTube but given the official nature of the complaint, that position is likely to change in the coming days. Nevertheless, a simple takedown won’t be enough to fulfill the requirements of the subpoena.
In the first instance, BGP is seeking to find out the identities behind the YouTube user accounts that uploaded the infringing videos. There are more than two dozen in total, some of which are dedicated to the show, some that offer various TV shows and movies, and others that appear to have uploaded episodes in a less organized fashion.
Regardless of type, BGP is demanding that YouTube provides documentation to show “all registration information, account information, billing information, payment information, or other identifying information associated with the YouTube accounts” including their “name(s), address(es), telephone number(s), email address(es), and account number(s) associated with each account, and the Internet Protocol addresses (including time stamps) used to create each account, access each account, or upload the material” for each of the supplied URLs.
In addition to user information, BGP is also seeking information that could be helpful should it file lawsuits against the listed YouTube users and potentially the platform itself in the unlikely event content isn’t taken down. The requested evidence includes the total page views and/or downloads of the infringing URLs/videos, plus an account of total revenues and gross profits relating to the display of the offending material, including all advertising and/or affiliate revenue.
“This information must be provided with accompanying documentation, including financial and other business records, supporting the responses given to these questions,” the DMCA subpoena application reads.
In addition, BGP is demanding that YouTube preserves all communications relating to the videos, including emails, voicemails and instant messaging, any and all related documents, network access and server activity logs, plus any other relevant information.
“Should you fail or refuse to take down the Subject Videos, our client will have no choice but to file a complaint against your company seeking immediate injunctive relief, as well as compensatory, statutory, and punitive damages, attorney’s fees, and costs,” BGP concludes.
After being filed earlier this week, the case was reviewed by Judge Rodney Gilstrap. In his order, he noted that BGP had complied with all of the components required to obtain a subpoena. So, in an order issued Wednesday, the Judge ordered YouTube to comply by supplying the information sought.
The related documents can be found here (1,2,3. Judge’s order here)
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
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Togo used image analysis algorithms to target economic support for most vulnerable.
Enlarge / A bird's-eye view of Lome, the capital of Togo, from Google Maps. (credit: Google Maps)
When the novel coronavirus reached Togo in March, its leaders, like those of many countries, responded with stay-at-home orders to suppress contagion and an economic assistance program to replace lost income. But the way Togo targeted and delivered that aid was in some ways more tech-centric than many larger and richer countries. No one got a paper check in the mail.
Instead, Togo’s government quickly assembled a system to support its poorest people with mobile cash payments—a technology more established in Africa than in the rich nations supposedly at the forefront of mobile technology. The most recent payments, funded by nonprofit GiveDirectly, were targeted with help from machine learning algorithms, which seek signs of poverty in satellite photos and cellphone data.
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Die neue BMW-Einheit Digital Car soll ein neues Infotainment-System entwickeln, das erstmalig im kommenden iX eingesetzt werden soll. (BMW, Technologie)
Die neue BMW-Einheit Digital Car soll ein neues Infotainment-System entwickeln, das erstmalig im kommenden iX eingesetzt werden soll. (BMW, Technologie) Das Narrativ vom Untergang der Menschheit könnte die Corona-Krise überdauern
Im Übergang zum Swesda-Modul auf der ISS gibt es immer noch eine undichte Stelle – gefunden haben die Kosmonauten sie noch nicht. (ISS, Raumfahrt)
Mehr Systemstabilität und optimierter Code für die PC-Version: Hotfix 1.05 für Cyberpunk 2077 ist verfügbar. (Cyberpunk 2077, Sony)
Mehr Systemstabilität und optimierter Code für die PC-Version: Hotfix 1.05 für Cyberpunk 2077 ist verfügbar. (Cyberpunk 2077, Sony) in diesem Jahr können viele Familien nicht physisch miteinander Weihnachten feiern. Wir zeigen, welche Videokonferenzlösungen sich eignen. Von Tobias Költzsch, Moritz Tremmel und Sebastian Grüner (Videotelefonie, Skype)
in diesem Jahr können viele Familien nicht physisch miteinander Weihnachten feiern. Wir zeigen, welche Videokonferenzlösungen sich eignen. Von Tobias Költzsch, Moritz Tremmel und Sebastian Grüner (Videotelefonie, Skype) 
Den Together Mode von Teams gibt es jetzt auch für Skype. Außerdem sind mehr Teilnehmer gleichzeitig zu sehen. (
Zauneidechsen bremsen Tesla zum Teil aus: Naturschützer verbuchen vor Gericht einen Teilerfolg gegen die Rodung von Forstflächen nahe Berlin. (
Im Übergang zum Swesda-Modul auf der ISS gibt es immer noch eine undichte Stelle - gefunden haben die Kosmonauten sie noch nicht. (
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