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Microsoft wird alte Versionen von Skype abschalten und verwirrt damit die Linux-Nutzer seines Dienstes. Die Abschaltung gilt laut einem Community-Manager aber explizit nicht für die Linux-Builds. Langfristig kann es bei der alten Version jedoch zu Problemen kommen, weshalb bereits ein Ersatz entsteht. (Skype, Microsoft)

Ein Mann und sein Gewehr gegen die Wehrmacht: In Sniper Elite 4 kämpft Geheimagent Karl Fairburne erneut im Szenario des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Diesmal tritt er im sonnigen Süditalien an, um die Entwicklung einer Geheimwaffe zu verhindern. (Games, Spieletest)

Mit dem Zenfone 3 Max hat Asus ein neues Android-Smartphone mit großem Akku, 16-Megapixel-Kamera, Fingerabdrucksensor und großem Full-HD-Display vorgestellt. Der Preis von 280 Euro klingt angesichts der Ausstattung gut - Abstriche werden Nutzer aber bei der Prozessorleistung machen müssen. (Asus, Smartphone)

Mit IEEE 802.11ax können die Bandbreiten zum Client kaum noch gesteigert werden. Trotzdem ist die neue Technik dank MU-MIMO interessant, da die Kapazitäten für mehr Nutzer deutlich erhöht werden. Qualcomm hat die ersten Chips für den nächsten WLAN-Standard so gut wie fertig. (802.11ax, WLAN)

Lenovo is refreshing its mid-range Yoga 500 series convertible notebook lineup. Last year the company introduced the Yoga 510, which is sold in the United States as the Lenovo Flex 4. This year the company is launching a followup called the Yoga 520. The new model will be available with 14 and 15.6 inch screen […]

Lenovo Yoga 520 convertible notebook coming soon (leaks) is a post from: Liliputing

Nach der angekündigten Berufung im Streit Oracle gegen Google um Urheberrechte an Java-APIs liegt nun die Begründung von Oracle vor. Das Unternehmen fordert darin einen neuen Prozess, um all seine Beweise vorlegen zu können. (Oracle vs. Google, Urheberrecht)

Bis 2025 Strom aus Kernfusion produzieren: Diesen mehr als ehrgeizigen Plan verfolgt das britische Unternehmen Tokamak Energy. Nicht alles, was die Firma sagt, ist verkehrt. Ein Bericht von Frank Wunderlich-Pfeiffer (Kernfusion, Internet)

In 2014, Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner Music, Nordisk Film and the Swedish Film Industry teamed up in a lawsuit designed to force Swedish ISP Bredbandsbolaget (Broadband Company) to block The Pirate Bay and streaming portal Swefilmer.

In a move that was to irk the ISP, the rightsholders argued that Bredbandsbolaget should be held liable for the infringements of the ‘pirate’ sites, if it refused to block them.

In response, Bredbandsbolaget dug in its heels while insisting that its only role is to provide subscribers with unfettered access to the Internet. The upholding (or otherwise) of this concept would be a landmark moment for all Swedish ISPs.

The case went to trial at the Stockholm District Court during October 2015. Considering the outcomes of similar cases against ISPs elsewhere in Europe, Bredbandsbolaget was expected to lose. Instead, however, the ISP won its case, with the District Court ruling that when Bredbandsbolaget facilitated access to The Pirate Bay, that did not amount to participation in a crime under Swedish law.

Soon after, the defeated rightsholders filed an appeal. The case was heard again last September, running for several days at the brand new Patent and Market Court of Appeal. Today the Court made its decision and it’s bad news for the ISP and by extension other ISPs and their collective customers.

In a ruling handed down minutes ago, the Court overruled the earlier ruling of the District Court and ordered Bredbandsbolaget to implement “technical measures” to prevent its customers accessing the ‘pirate’ sites through a number of domain names and URLs.

The Court found that under EU law it is possible for copyright holders to obtain an injunction against ISPs whose services are used to commit copyright infringement, even if the ISP only provides its customers with Intenet access. It found that the Swedish Copyright Act should be interpreted “in the light of EU law.”

The Court also considered whether such a blocking injunction would be proportional. In this respect, it found that since the content being made available via The Pirate Bay and Swefilmer is primarily copyright protected and distributed illegally, then an injunction would be an appropriate response.

“In today’s judgment, the Patent and Market Court held that right holders such as film and music companies can obtain a court order in Sweden against an ISP, which forces the ISP to take measures to prevent copyright infringement committed by others on the Internet,” Court of Appeals Judge Christine Lager said in a statement.

“The decision is based in EU law and Swedish Law should be interpreted in the light of EU law. Similar injunctions have already been announced, such as in Denmark, Finland, France and the UK, but the verdict today is the first of its kind in Sweden.”

The injunction has a time limit of three and years and has a penalty of $56,000 if the ISP fails to comply. The verdict can not be appealed.

“It is a dangerous path to go down, which forces Internet providers to monitor and evaluate content on the Internet and block websites with illegal content in order to avoid becoming accomplices,” Bredbandsbolaget and fellow ISP Telenor warned in an earlier statement.

“We don’t think that tougher legislation and blocking requirements are an effective way to stop the illegal distribution of copyrighted works on the Internet.”

While the current injunction covers just two sites, this ruling opens the floodgates to rightsholders looking to block potentially hundreds of sites.

Source: TF, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.

Ein geklautes Gerät, mit dem der Dieb nichts anfangen kann, weil es sich selbst zerstört, wenn er es auspackt: Was nach einem Film klingt, könnte bald Realität sein. Saudi-arabische Forscher haben einen Mechanismus entwickelt, der einen Chip in Sekunden zerstört. (Wissenschaft, Technologie)

Das Entwicklerstudio Subset Games stellt vor, woran es nach dem quasi kultigen Faster than Light (FTL) arbeitet: an einem bewusst einfach gehaltenen Strategiespiel namens Into the Beach, in dem Menschen gegen Aliens kämpfen. (Strategiespiel, Games)