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Es ist unklar, wie ein nicht von Elon Musk erstelltes Facebook-Profil ein blaues Verifizierungshäkchen bekommen konnte. (Elon Musk, Soziales Netz)
Es ist unklar, wie ein nicht von Elon Musk erstelltes Facebook-Profil ein blaues Verifizierungshäkchen bekommen konnte. (Elon Musk, Soziales Netz) A copyright holder recently filed a complaint that resulted in a URL being added to Russia’s anti-piracy register for alleged TV show piracy. While that’s nothing out of the ordinary, the URL in question was Yahoo.com, one of the world’s most-visited domains. As a result, Yahoo’s entire platform was added to Russia’s blacklist where it remained for four days.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
One of the key anti-piracy tools at the disposal of rightsholders in Russia is the memorandum signed by leading tech and entertainment companies in 2018.
The agreement saw the creation of a centralized database of allegedly infringing content that is queried every few minutes by internet companies. When referenced content is spotted by search engines, for example, corresponding links in search results are removed automatically, with the aim of making pirated content harder to find.
Over the past several years this system has assisted in the removal of millions of links and there is momentum for even more parties to get involved. However, the blacklisting system is not without problems, as became evident following a blunder last week.
As part of its regular takedown efforts, Star Media Distribution LLC recently filed a complaint alleging that its rights in the TV series “Secret Love” were being infringed online. The problematic URL was subsequently added to Russia’s infringing content registry on October 26, according to a Kommersant report.
This meant that companies signed up to the memorandum were required to delist it from their platforms but that didn’t happen without issues. For reasons that are still not clear, an unspecified rightsholder error meant that the domain Yahoo.com was placed on the blacklist. Yahoo.com is one of the world’s most-visited domains with more than three billion visits per month.
As required under the memorandum, local search giant Mail.ru (operated by VK) appears to have queried the blacklist database and concluded that Yahoo.com had been designated as infringing by the registry’s operators. It then blocked the entire domain in its search results, meaning that for Mail.ru’s search users, competitor Yahoo! no longer existed.
This situation appears to have persisted for around four days until the alarm was raised. VK/Mail.ru says that it informed the operators of the registry that adding an entire domain to the blacklist was wrong and after review, the domain was indeed removed. However, the error has now attracted the attention of other search companies and the government.
On October 29, search giant Yandex sent a letter to the Media Communications Union, the entity that manages Russia’s piracy blacklist. As seen by Kommersant, the letter requested that the body should immediately check the legality of adding Yahoo.com to the database.
Unlike Mail.ru, neither Yandex nor Rambler removed Yahoo’s domain but as Yandex points out, the terms of the memorandum dictate that all incoming complaints should be first checked by the registry to ensure they are valid. In this case, Yandex believes that something went wrong.
“[When the system is followed] abuse and erroneous blocking of domains of legal resources can be avoided. This should be an extreme step, since in the event of an error, both the site owners and their partners and users may suffer,” the letter reads.
Responding to the fallout from the erroneous blacklisting of Yahoo, the Russian government stressed that before sites are added to the country’s blacklist, the owners of those sites should be warned of what is about to happen. In addition, evidence should be provided that postings are indeed illegal and this evidence should be verified, to ensure mistakes such as this are avoided.
Star Media, the company that filed the complaint, declined to discuss the error in detail other than to say the issue was being “dealt with”.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
Die Regierung von Premier António Costa steht vor dem Aus, da die linken Unterstützer sich nicht “erpressen” lassen wollten, den Haushalt der Sozialisten abzunicken
Post verschicken, ohne das Haus zu verlassen? Das funktioniert mit einem praktischen Tool, mit dem man sich nicht nur den Gang zum Briefkasten schenken kann, sondern dabei auch noch Geld und Zeit spart. (Post)
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Amazon hat erstmals mitgeteilt, wie lange Fire TV sowie Fire TV Stick Updates erhalten - und macht es für Kunden unnötig kompliziert. (Fire TV Stick, Amazon) Microsofts Surface Pro 8 bringt das gewünschte Designupdate. Es ist schneller und sieht sexy aus. Das kostet aber nicht nur viel Geld. Ein Test von Oliver Nickel (Surface, Microsoft)
Als erster Mobilfunkbetreiber stellt Vodafone in Deutschland sein gesamtes 5G-Netz auf Standalone-Betrieb um. (Vodafone, Datenschutz)
Als erster Mobilfunkbetreiber stellt Vodafone in Deutschland sein gesamtes 5G-Netz auf Standalone-Betrieb um. (Vodafone, Datenschutz) Auch am Wochenende versuchte die Putschregierung Proteste gewaltsam zu unterdrücken. Dennoch demonstrierten Zehntausende friedlich
Google finally built a great flagship smartphone.
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Google did it. The company finally made a phone that feels like a full-effort flagship device. It took six long, frustrating years, but with the Pixel 6 it finally feels as though Google isn't holding back out of concern for its Android licensees or some other commitment issue. The Pixel 6 has a custom Google SoC, tons of AI software features that really work, and a new and exciting version of Android. These combine into the best Android smartphone out there—the One True Flagship of the Android ecosystem. With a great price, the Pixel 6 is an easy "buy" recommendation.
That's if you can buy one. The one negative thing you can say about the Pixel 6 is that Google, while it has improved its phone-building skills, hasn't improved its phone-selling skills. The Pixel 6 is only sold in 12 countries instead of the 100+ that Apple and Samsung sell in, and Google is already experiencing stock issues. Despite Google's brand recognition and several mega billion-dollar businesses, Google Hardware remains a tiny side project. So buy a Pixel 6 if you can—just don't do it from an eBay scalper.
The back of the Pixel 6 Pro, with that distinctive camera bar. Google says this is supposed to be a "two tone" design, but it's hard to spot on my model. (credit: Ron Amadeo)
We expected the Pixel 6 to sell at comparable prices with other vendors, but the biggest win for the line is that Google has priced these phones aggressively. The Pixel 6 Pro is $900, and with a 120 Hz 1440p display, 12 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, and a 5000 mAh battery, spec for spec it's relatively comparable with the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The S21 Ultra has an MSRP of $1200, though, so Google is coming in $300 cheaper.
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