Just another news site
Der Franchise-Terrorismus des IS: “Der Konflikt und das Blutvergießen werden nicht verschwinden”
Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, a body of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, has hired Hello Kitty to become its Copyright Ambassador. According to the people behind her appointment, Hello Kitty volunteered for the position because she really respects copyright.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
From relatively humble beginnings way back in 1974, Hello Kitty is now one of the most popular media franchises of all time. Indeed, a report last year revealed that the cartoon character has generated an eye-watering $80 billion in sales.
Over the years, Kitty White – to cite her real name – has had her own clothing and toy lines, appeared in manga and anime, and featured in games and music. But despite being obviously busy, this week it was revealed yet more is on the horizon, this time working for the government in Japan.
According to local anti-piracy group CODA, Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs appointed Hello Kitty to the role of Copyright PR Ambassador. This week there was an inauguration ceremony during which Koichi Hagita, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, welcomed Hello Kitty to her new role.
Masaharu Ina, CODA’s Director of Overseas Copyright Protection, informs TorrentFreak that he obtained a license from Hello Kitty owner Sanrio last year, paving the way for the new career move. We asked if anyone else was considered for the position. Apparently not.
“Are you serious? No way. We could think nobody but Kitty,” he said.
“She is one of the most well-known celebrities and is loved by everybody worldwide. And she respects and takes copyright seriously. We admire her for her motto ‘Everyone in the world is my friend.’ Isn’t she lovely and perfect for telling the importance of copyright protection to the world sweetly?”
Masaharu Ina says that Hello Kitty’s role is to “be the beacon for copyright protection.” She will be looking out for those not respecting the law and if people misbehave online, they will really disappoint her.
“She would not fancy people who patronize pirate sites. We believe that the benevolent Hello Kitty should persuade people with love to buy genuine products,” Ina predicts.
At the moment Hello Kitty will be working in Japan but she could end up anywhere in future.
“I will try my best to let everybody know the importance of copyright,” Hello Kitty says, commenting on her new job for which she won’t get paid.
“We heard that she volunteered for this honorary job because she really respects copyright,” Ina says. “Although she may not mind having some apple pie and tea in a peaceful afternoon.”
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
More Pentagon spending, a Cold War-style “hotline,” and a curb on chip exports to China.
Enlarge / Closeup of a Predator MQ-9 uncrewed aerial vehicle. (credit: Tobias Schwarz | Getty Images)
US Reps. Will Hurd and Robin Kelly are from opposite sides of the ever-widening aisle, but they share a concern that the United States may lose its grip on artificial intelligence, threatening the American economy and the balance of world power.
On Thursday, Hurd (R-Tex.) and Kelly (D-Ill.) offered suggestions to prevent the US from falling behind China, especially, on applications of AI to defense and national security. They want to cut off China’s access to AI-specific silicon chips and push Congress and federal agencies to devote more resources to advancing and safely deploying AI technology.
Although Capitol Hill is increasingly divided, the bipartisan duo claims to see an emerging consensus that China poses a serious threat and that supporting US tech development is a vital remedy.
Read 14 remaining paragraphs | Comments
Drei junge Männer sollen hinter dem Angriff auf den Microblogging-Dienst Twitter stecken. (Twitter, Soziales Netz)
Drei junge Männer sollen hinter dem Angriff auf den Microblogging-Dienst Twitter stecken. (Twitter, Soziales Netz) Drei junge Männer sollen hinter dem Angriff auf den Microblogging-Dienst Twitter stecken. (Twitter, Soziales Netz)
Drei junge Männer sollen hinter dem Angriff auf den Microblogging-Dienst Twitter stecken. (Twitter, Soziales Netz) Per Notstandsrecht aus der Kolonialzeit werden die Wahlen um ein Jahr verschoben. Deutschland folgt Großbritannien, Australien und den USA und kündigt das Auslieferungsabkommen auf
Nach dem Urteil des Europäischen Gerichtshofs für Menschenrechte brauchte Spanien noch fast zwei Jahre, um die Unrechtsurteile zu annullieren, über die fünf Basken 6,5 Jahre inhaftiert waren
“With reuse, we can actually drive down costs and we can increase access.”
Crew Dragon is shown docked to the Harmony module on the International Space Station. [credit: NASA ]
Weather permitting, SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft will splash down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday. Forecasters are closely watching conditions due to Hurricane Isaias but are hopeful the mission will find calm seas and light winds offshore from the Florida Panhandle.
Unlike the Apollo missions, which returned to Earth in the Pacific Ocean, NASA and SpaceX chose to target a splashdown near the Florida Peninsula. The main reason they did this is to get crews more quickly back to their homes, near Houston, after a spaceflight.
However, landing Dragon near Florida has another advantage for SpaceX. By splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico or nearshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean, a SpaceX recovery boat can transport the Crew Dragon vehicle back to the company's facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station within days. This has become all the more important after a recent announcement that NASA will allow SpaceX to begin reusing its Crew Dragon spacecraft early next year.
Read 8 remaining paragraphs | Comments
Social distancing and breakdowns in reporting have led to startlingly low numbers.
Enlarge / A masked pedestrian crosses an empty street at a usually busy intersection in the Central Business District on February 3, 2020, in Beijing, China. (credit: Getty | Keven Frayer)
Reports of influenza and a host of other infectious diseases have plummeted as the COVID-19 pandemic has driven people into lockdowns.
In many places, social distancing measures aimed at curbing the spread of the new coronavirus may be smothering the spread of other infectious diseases at the same time. But, in other places, the pandemic may simply be masking disease spread, as people may avoid seeking care for more routine infections while health care systems stretched thin by the pandemic may struggle to conduct routine, surveillance, testing, and reporting.
Some of the resulting declines are dramatic. Countries across the Southern Hemisphere have reported much lower numbers of influenza than usual. Australia, for instance, began 2020 with a relatively high level of flu—reporting around 7,000 lab-confirmed cases in both January and February. But the outbreak crashed in March, with reports of only 229 cases in April, compared with nearly 19,000 in April 2019, as noted by the New Scientist.
Read 5 remaining paragraphs | Comments
Können die in Europa und den USA implementierten Konjunkturmaßnahmen den gegenwärtigen Krisenschub wirksam begegnen?
You must be logged in to post a comment.