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Nach Nextcloud-Fork: Unbekannte Investoren übernehmen Owncloud-Unternehmen

Um das Owncloud-Geschäft weiterzuführen, ist das Unternehmen von einer Investorengruppe übernommen worden. Die neue Führung hat keine Open-Source-Erfahrung, dafür aber ein kreativ gelöstes Insolvenzverfahren hinter sich. (Owncloud, Open Source)

Netflix Password Sharing Now a Federal Crime?

If you currently share your Netflix password with a family member or a friend, or if you’re on the other end of the leeching process, then watch out – you may be helping to commit a federal crime, at least if you believe recent media reports.Many users…

If you currently share your Netflix password with a family member or a friend, or if you're on the other end of the leeching process, then watch out - you may be helping to commit a federal crime, at least if you believe recent media reports.

Many users share their Netflix or HBO Now passwords, in an attempt to save money, and up until now, streaming companies have turned a blind eye to the practice.

But a new opinion issued by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has change all of this, according to reports. The court has ruled on a case that appears to involve password sharing, and has ruled that the act is prosecutable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The case in which the opinion was handed down for relates to an ex-employee accessing confidential data using a colleague's password, but if interpreted in the wrong way, the ruling could apply to the sharing of Netflix passwords.

Netflix password sharing was not specifically referred to in the dissenting opinion on the case, but Judge Reinhardt, the dissenting judge, expressed worries that password sharers may become "unwitting federal criminals" under this ruling, for he believes the case is mainly about "password sharing". But ruling addresses and dismisses this concern, citing the narrow interpretation of the case ruling that won't extend to common password sharing.

"But the circumstance here - former employees whose computer access was categorically revoked and who surreptitiously accessed data owned by their former employer - bears little resemblance to asking a spouse to log in to an email account to print a boarding pass," the court's opinion read.

In other words, the ruling may be far too narrow to apply to Netflix or HBO password sharing, and so millions of users and their leecher friends/family have nothing to worry about.

Even in the event that password sharing was made a criminal offense, services like Netflix will be unwillingly to face the huge public backlash from referring their customers to federal prosecutors. In fact, Netflix has specifically referred to password sharing as a positive for the company, as a way to advertise their services to potential customers (who aren't willing to pay, just yet). HBO has also previously referred to password sharing as a "terrific marketing vehicle for the next generation of viewers".

[Via Fortune, Techcrunch, and Snopes]

Garmin Edge 820: Radcomputer zeigt Position der Tourbegleiter

Keiner kann mehr verloren gehen: Mit den Radcomputern Edge 820 und Edge Explore 820 von Garmin können Radfahrer die genaue Position ihrer Begleiter verfolgen – und bekommen sogar eine Meldung, wenn der Bewegungssensor einen Unfall registriert. (Garmin, Mobil)

Keiner kann mehr verloren gehen: Mit den Radcomputern Edge 820 und Edge Explore 820 von Garmin können Radfahrer die genaue Position ihrer Begleiter verfolgen - und bekommen sogar eine Meldung, wenn der Bewegungssensor einen Unfall registriert. (Garmin, Mobil)

Bakterien: Stromfresser können auch nützlich sein

Mit Regenwürmern fängt man Fische – und mit Strom ködern Forscher ungewöhnliche Bakterien. Sie hoffen, dass die nicht nur bei der Abwasseraufbereitung nützlich sein werden. Hinweis: Um sich diesen Text vorlesen zu lassen, klicken Sie auf den Player im Artikel. (Wissenschaft, Brennstoffzelle)

Mit Regenwürmern fängt man Fische - und mit Strom ködern Forscher ungewöhnliche Bakterien. Sie hoffen, dass die nicht nur bei der Abwasseraufbereitung nützlich sein werden. Hinweis: Um sich diesen Text vorlesen zu lassen, klicken Sie auf den Player im Artikel. (Wissenschaft, Brennstoffzelle)

Crowdsourcing: Airbus zeichnet Lieferdrohnen aus

Eine Zulassung gibt es zwar noch nicht, dennoch wird an unbemannten Lufttransportern gearbeitet. In einem Designwettbewerb von Airbus haben fünf Entwürfe für Lieferdrohnen gewonnen. (Drohne, Technologie)

Magenta: Deutsche Telekom verkauft Telefonzellen ab 450 Euro

Wer sich eine Telefonzelle in den Garten stellen und als Dusche umbauen will, hat dazu die Chance. Die gelben Modelle der Deutschen Telekom sind allerdings ausverkauft. (Telekom, Telekommunikation)

Anonymisierung: Tor tauscht komplette Führungsriege aus

Nach dem Weggang von Jacob Appelbaum erneuert das Torprojekt alle Direktoren. Unter anderen ersetzt der renommierte Kryptologe und Sicherheitsforscher Bruce Schneier zwei Tor-Gründer. (TOR-Netzwerk, EFF)

Quartalszahlen: TSMC bereitet sich auf iPhone-Chip-Produktion vor

Gestiegener Umsatz, ein bisschen weniger Gewinn und gute Aussichten: Der Auftragsfertiger TSMC hat im zweiten Quartal 2016 wieder mehr Grafikchips produziert und bald stehen Mobile-SoCs an. (TSMC, Apple)

Counter-Strike: Valve will illegales Glücksspiel mit Skins stoppen

Lange hat Valve den Markt für Waffenskins und damit auch für wohl illegales Glücksspiel geduldet. Nun kommt die Kehrtwende: Das Millionengeschäft soll offenbar schnellstmöglich gestoppt werden. (Valve, OpenID)

Google Ends Lawsuit Against Mississippi AG Over Piracy Practices

Google has dropped its lawsuit against Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood. The search giant had been attempting to defend itself against an investigation into its anti-piracy practices but according to court papers filed Wednesday, some kind of collaboration is now on the agenda.

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For the past several years, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has been pressuring Google to stop copyright infringing content and prescription medicines being made available in search results.

In November 2014, Hood issued an administrative subpoena which aimed to reveal inside information detailing Google’s efforts to curtail the appearance of illegal content in listings.

A month later and on the back of secrets revealed as part of the Sony email leaks, Google sued Hood’s office, claiming that the Attorney General was working with groups including the MPAA to undermine its business.

Indeed, evidence produced in court filings showed Hood’s office being coached by lawyers at the MPAA, who in their “cozy relationship” even went as far as helping with the drafting of letters aimed at pressuring Google over piracy.

In March 2015, a judge in the Southern District of Mississippi granted an injunction to stop Hood’s investigation into Google, finding that “interference with Google’s judgment…would likely produce a chilling effect on Google’s protected speech.” Hood was also ordered not to bring any criminal or civil charges against the company.

However, in a blow to Google, just over a year later the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the ruling, noting that the federal judge’s decision to issue a preliminary injunction was made in error (pdf).

While this meant that Hood was free to pursue the administrative subpoena, shortly after the Court of Appeals decision he sent a letter to the court withdrawing it. However, Hood wasn’t quite done, noting that Google still needed to preserve documents demanded under the subpoena, just in case they were needed in future.

In response, Google demanded a rehearing before the Fifth Circuit panel. That was denied but the panel issued a slightly modified opinion which allowed Google to pursue a court ruling declaring that it can not be held liable for content posted by third parties.

But now, however, it appears that from conflict, some kind of peace has broken out. According to a court filing Wednesday, Google has backed down from its efforts to block Hood from investigating its copyright infringement and illegal content practices.

“It is hereby stipulated and agreed, by and between the parties to the above captioned action, by their undersigned counsel, that…….all of the claims that have been asserted in this action are hereby dismissed without costs to any party,” the filing reads (pdf).

The document, signed by lawyers representing both Google and Hood’s office, is short on detail and offers no clear explanation as to why Google decided to discontinue its complaint. However, it does suggest that some kind of agreement has been reached over the core issues at the heart of the dispute.

“[T]he Attorney General and Google endeavor to collaborate in addressing the harmful consequences of unlawful and/or dangerous online content,” the document reads.

While Google will be pleased with the outcome, the case was seen by some as a golden opportunity to see just how far Hood and the MPAA had collaborated on ‘Project Goliath‘. Now that an agreement of sorts has been reached, future revelations seem much less likely.

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