Month: March 2023

North Sea cod are getting smaller—can we reverse that?

Fishing wreaks havoc on North Sea cod evolution; long-term planning can help.

A man on a boat holding a large fish caught on a hook.

Enlarge (credit: Anton Petrus)

Generation over generation, catch after catch, fishing changes fish evolution. This phenomenon, called fisheries-induced evolution, is well documented, though it impacts the myriad species of fish differently. For the North Sea cod, it has meant that early bloomers thrive, while fish that are slower to mature get taken out of the gene pool. This has meant that the fish population is evolving toward smaller sizes. A recent paper models what it would take to reverse this effect through conservation, and what it would mean economically to do so.

“In general, fishing is one of the main drivers of change in marine ecosystems,” Hanna Schenk, a postdoctoral researcher at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig and one of the paper’s authors, told Ars.

Fishing increases mortality rates among fish—particularly large fish, which are caught in higher numbers because they are more likely to stay within fishers’ nets. In turn, this puts selective pressure on a species: fish that mature quicker (but remain smaller) gain an advantage. These smaller, early bloomers then pass on their genes more often, which impacts the whole population over time.

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Vecima Networks: Kanadische Ausrüster liefert 10G-Plattform für Kabelnetze

Charter Communications dürfte der Kabelnetz-Betreiber sein, der auf “10G” ausbaut. Es geht um einfaches Remote PHY, dass HFC-Nodes auf Distributed Access-Architecture Upgrade. (Docsis 4.0, Kabelnetz)

Charter Communications dürfte der Kabelnetz-Betreiber sein, der auf "10G" ausbaut. Es geht um einfaches Remote PHY, dass HFC-Nodes auf Distributed Access-Architecture Upgrade. (Docsis 4.0, Kabelnetz)

Gegen Netflix und Amazon: ARD will hunderte Millionen für Streamingtechnik ausgeben

Der neue ARD-Vorsitzende will relevantester Streaming-Anbieter in Deutschland werden. Seine Vison ist, die Macht der Social Networks und der großen Plattformbetreiber zu brechen. (Rundfunkbeitrag, Streaming)

Der neue ARD-Vorsitzende will relevantester Streaming-Anbieter in Deutschland werden. Seine Vison ist, die Macht der Social Networks und der großen Plattformbetreiber zu brechen. (Rundfunkbeitrag, Streaming)

(g+) DIY: RFID-Tags für eigene Projekte nutzen

Für wenige Euro lassen sich mit einem RFID-Reader Projekte einfach steuern und schalten. Wir erklären, was dafür nötig ist und wie es funktioniert. Eine Anleitung von Johannes Hiltscher (Anleitung, RFID)

Für wenige Euro lassen sich mit einem RFID-Reader Projekte einfach steuern und schalten. Wir erklären, was dafür nötig ist und wie es funktioniert. Eine Anleitung von Johannes Hiltscher (Anleitung, RFID)

Selbst Scorsese macht mit: Das Fake-Film-Phänomen Goncharov

In der Zeit vor dem Internet hätte Goncharov niemals die Aufmerksamkeit erhalten, die es nun hat. Angeblich von Martin Scorsese gedreht, soll es einer der größten Mafiafilme aller Zeiten sein. Nur: Es gibt ihn nicht. Von Peter Osteried (Filme & Serien,…

In der Zeit vor dem Internet hätte Goncharov niemals die Aufmerksamkeit erhalten, die es nun hat. Angeblich von Martin Scorsese gedreht, soll es einer der größten Mafiafilme aller Zeiten sein. Nur: Es gibt ihn nicht. Von Peter Osteried (Filme & Serien, Unterhaltung & Hobby)

BREIN Shut Down 449 Pirate Sites & Services in 2022

Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has been fighting pirates of all kinds for the last 25 years. BREIN’s latest annual report covering 2022 reveals that it completed 458 investigations and shut down 449 pirate sites. That’s 100 more than BREIN reported for 2021. Pirates are clearly persistent but BREIN is always up for the fight.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

BREIN logoPredicting whether specific torrent sites, streaming portals, or IPTV services will still be around in five years time, is difficult at best. At worst, almost impossible.

Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has been tackling pirates of all types for the last 25 years. Not only has it seen huge numbers come and go, BREIN can claim direct responsibility for thousands going offline. A relentless production line of pirate platforms means that BREIN being around in five years’ time seems easier to predict.

458 Investigations, 449 Sites/Services Removed

Published this week, BREIN’s annual report for 2022 covers enforcement actions carried out on behalf of rightsholders across most sectors, including movies, TV shows, music, games, and publishing.

BREIN says it completed 458 investigations in 2022, leading to 449 illegal sites/services being removed from the internet. BREIN refrains from publicly naming its targets but these figures certainly aren’t unusual. BREIN reported the shutdown of 349 infringing platforms in 2021 and 466 in 2020.

While sites returning under new branding may play some role in these persistently high numbers, the fact that full-blown pirate sites can now be deployed in minutes could be a more significant factor. But whatever the circumstances, BREIN has a tool for every occasion.

Preventing Big Sites From Getting Bigger

The Netherlands has long been associated with large piracy platforms but not necessarily because they were operated or hosted there. BREIN’s persistence on the legal front means that some of the largest torrent sites – The Pirate Bay, RARBG, 1337x, YTS, EZTV, LimeTorrents and KickassTorrents variants – are now dynamically blocked by major ISPs under the terms of a Website Blocking Covenant.

At the end of 2022, 196 proxies and mirrors were also blocked by IP address and/or DNS. BREIN further reports that an additional 328 proxies were ‘stopped’ by other means last year.

Until relatively recently the sites mentioned above could still be found in Google’s search results, but BREIN helped to change that too.

In cooperation with Google late 2021, Pirate Bay domains were deindexed from search results. By the end of 2022, Google had deindexed all seven torrent sites mentioned above – 341 unique domains according to BREIN.

For domains and URLs not covered by the above, BREIN sends takedown notices directly to Google. In 2022, BREIN removed 290,324 results from Google search.

Other Strategies and Enforcement Action

In the event that users manage to circumvent the above, landing on a blocked site or any number of larger (and smaller) platforms, BREIN has a number of options available.

One is to interfere with a platform’s ability to generate revenue through advertising. In 2022, BREIN says it “addressed” 36 advertisers doing business on pirate sites and carried out 2,869 interventions against adverts promoting infringing content.

Since all pirate sites and services need people to run them, supply content, and in some cases sell a particular product, BREIN also targets key people in these roles.

Last year, BREIN says it brought the activities of 19 major uploaders, administrators, and ‘scripters‘ to an end. It also stopped 19 traders of IPTV/VOD subscriptions.

During the year, BREIN reached 45 settlements with individuals accused of various types of infringing activity. This included 16 unwelcome home visits, otherwise known as ‘knock and talks’.

In some of these cases, BREIN had already obtained an ex parte court order to restrain infringing activity so not answering the door wouldn’t have helped.

BREIN’s Annual Report 2022 can be found here

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.