Ein Fehler in der Datumsfunktion von iOS macht ein iPhone unbrauchbar: Wenn das Datum manuell auf den 1. Januar 1970 gestellt wird, bleibt das iPhone bei einem Neustart in einer Bootschleife hängen. Dann lässt es sich nur mit viel Aufwand wiederbeleben. (iPhone, Smartphone) 
Ein Fehler in der Datumsfunktion von iOS macht ein iPhone unbrauchbar: Wenn das Datum manuell auf den 1. Januar 1970 gestellt wird, bleibt das iPhone bei einem Neustart in einer Bootschleife hängen. Dann lässt es sich nur mit viel Aufwand wiederbeleben. (iPhone, Smartphone) From a new way to pirate to a new way to prevent piracy, read the news roundup for the week ending 15 February 2016
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From a new way to pirate to a new way to prevent piracy, read the news roundup for the week ending 15 February 2016
A group of Hollywood studios and technology partners have asked the U.S. Government to assist in solving a long-running court battle against the Antigua based software company SlySoft. Despite an earlier conviction SlySoft continues to offer its DVD and BluRay ripping tools. To progress the matter, rightsholders have asked the U.S. to place Antigua on the Priority Watch List.
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AACS, the decryption licensing outfit founded by a group of movie studios and technology partners including Warner Bros, Disney, Microsoft and Intel, has targeted several DRM-circumvention tools in recent years.
The company sued the makers of popular DVD ripping software DVDFab in the U.S and also went after the Antigua-based company SlySoft, known for its AnyDVD software.
The latter case was first referred to the criminal enforcement authorities in 2007, and after seven years of proceedings it resulted in a clear win for the licensing company.
An Antiguan court found Slysoft owner Giancarla Bettini guilty of six charges under the 2003 Copyright Act and ordered him to pay a fine of $5,000 per offense. Failure to pay would result in a six months in jail for each offense.
However, despite this positive outcome not much changed. SlySoft’s owner immediately filed an appeal which effectively put the convictions on hold. After two years the appeal has yet to begin and AnyDVD remains widely available.
In what appears to be a last-ditch effort, AACS is now asking the United States Trade Representative to take on the matter. The licensing company is asking the Government to place Antigua on its copyright Priority Watch List.
“Circumvention through programs such as SlySoft’s AnyDVD HD is a source for widespread, large-scale and commercial copyright infringement by users located in the United States, as well as Antigua & Barbuda, and many other countries,” AACS writes (pdf).
“Such circumvention also harms the legitimate consumer electronics and information technology companies that build compliant content playback devices that ‘play by the rules’.”
In the letter AACS describes its efforts to address the matter through the Antiguan legal system, but notes that the earlier conviction failed to resolve the problem.
“SlySoft has continued to operate on essentially the same basis as before the conviction, with no interruption of its ‘business’ and no relief for AACS LA and the content companies whose movies are the subject of SlySoft’s circumvention activities,” the group writes.
According to AACS the DVD ripping software has been downloaded by “tens of thousands of individuals” over the past two years, while categorizing the harm it’s done as “extremely high.”
Placing Antigua on the Priority Watch List is a logical next step, according to AACS, which will put pressure on the Caribbean island and permit the parties involved to carefully investigate the matter.
“AACS LA respectfully requests that the USTR place Antigua on its Priority Watch List, which will permit AACS LA and the USTR’s Office to evaluate Antigua’s activities in the coming months, including its prosecution of SlySoft and its founder.”
It’s not common for a single court case to escalate into an “international incident” so it’s not clear whether the U.S. Government will take on the recommendation.
That said, this is not the first trade dispute between Antigua and the United States.
In 2005 the WTO ruled that the US refusal to let Antiguan gambling companies access their market violated free-trade, as domestic companies were allowed to operate freely. In 2007 the WTO went a step further and granted Antigua the right to suspend U.S. copyrights up to $21 million annually.
In response Antigua opted to start their own pirate site, with permission from the World Trade Organization. This pirate site never saw the light of day and both countries are reportedly still working on a resolution.
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“Slippery Slope to Violent Extremism” is an awful game unworthy of even pirating.
(credit: FBI)
After months of delay, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has unveiled an online educational site for children. The bureau's "Don't Be A Puppet: Pull Back the Curtain on Violent Extremism" program is designed to sway kids from falling prey to violent extremists.
It's a great concept, as we often hear of one prosecution after another of somebody in the US being apprehended after wanting to join ISIS and succumbing to the terror group's online recruitment tactics.
The site, which surprisingly lauds the First Amendment, teaches kids about propaganda, symbols, and "groupthink." It talks about "what is violent extremism" and, among other things, how violent extremists make contact.
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From CompuServe to Telegram, chat has come a long way—and it’s just getting started.
At the end of October 2014, something very important came to an end. After 15 years of changing the way people communicated forever, Microsoft closed down its MSN Windows Live service.
Originally named MSN Messenger, its demise was not an overnight failure. Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype for £5.1 billion in 2012 meant it was only a matter of time before it was finally closed. China was the last territory to migrate the service to Skype; other countries did so 12 months earlier.
At its height, MSN Messenger had more than 330 million users after originally being launched to rival the emerging chat networks of AOL's AIM service and ICQ, followed by the entry of Yahoo Messenger. It was the social network of its day and as influential and dominant as Facebook is today.
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At first glance the CTL NL6x Chromebook looks a lot like other laptops with Chrome OS. It has an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, an Intel Celeron N2940 processor, and 16GB of storage. But there are a few things that help set this $269 model apart. First, it’s one of a few Chromebooks […]
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At first glance the CTL NL6x Chromebook looks a lot like other laptops with Chrome OS. It has an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, an Intel Celeron N2940 processor, and 16GB of storage. But there are a few things that help set this $269 model apart. First, it’s one of a few Chromebooks […]
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Nach Ansicht zweier Hersteller soll 3D-Drucktechnik demnächst auch in Kinderzimmern Einzug halten. Beide Ansätze sind aber grundverschieden. (3D-Drucker, Technologie) 
Nach Ansicht zweier Hersteller soll 3D-Drucktechnik demnächst auch in Kinderzimmern Einzug halten. Beide Ansätze sind aber grundverschieden. (3D-Drucker, Technologie) Diverse Mac-User, die ein Update von Adobe installiert haben, haben sich gewundert: Es löscht Dateien aus einem Ordner auf der Festplatte. Adobe hat das Update gestoppt und es gibt einige Behelfslösungen. (Creative Cloud, Grafiksoftware) 
Diverse Mac-User, die ein Update von Adobe installiert haben, haben sich gewundert: Es löscht Dateien aus einem Ordner auf der Festplatte. Adobe hat das Update gestoppt und es gibt einige Behelfslösungen. (Creative Cloud, Grafiksoftware) 
Beschädigte Gebäude mit Drohnen zu erkunden, ist besser als hineinzugehen. Die Darpa hat die dafür nötigen Algorithmen entwickeln lassen und getestet: Drohnen fliegen mit hoher Geschwindigkeit durch enge Gänge. (