Forget Interest Rate Cuts. One Economist Says Rate Hikes Are More Likely This Year - CNET
Updated: 2024-04-25 21:11:00
If you're waiting for relief from high interest rates, it might not happen until 2025.
U.S. “Know Your Customer” Proposal Will Put an End to Anonymous Cloud Users
Updated: 2024-04-25 16:38:30
Late January, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a notice of proposed rulemaking for establishing new requirements for Infrastructure as a Service providers (IaaS) . The proposal boils down to a 'Know Your Customer' regime for companies operating cloud services, with the goal of countering the activities of "foreign malicious actors." Yet, despite an overseas focus, Americans won't be able to avoid the proposal's requirements, which covers CDNs, virtual private servers, proxies, and domain name resolution services, among others.
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Researchers Showcase Decentralized AI-Powered Torrent Search Engine
Updated: 2024-04-25 09:49:54Researchers from Delft University of Technology plan to amplify their BitTorrent client "Tribler" with decentralized AI-powered search. A new demo shows that generative AI models make it possible to search for content in novel ways, without restriction. The ultimate goal of the research project is to shift the Internet's power balance from governments and large corporations back to consumers.
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Vietnam Admits Manga Piracy Problem as New BestBuyIPTV Details Emerge
Updated: 2024-04-24 19:09:18In a joint press release on Monday, the Premier League and Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment revealed the first-ever online piracy conviction in Vietnam. The news came as a surprise, as did comment published in local media attributed to a government official. It may seem like a small step, but admitting that Vietnam has a manga piracy problem, one that causes "hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to copyright owners," is a big step forward.
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‘Expensive’ Streaming Services Are a Key Reason for Americans to ‘Pirate’
Updated: 2024-04-24 09:26:13A new survey confirms that the high cost of online streaming services keeps piracy relevant. The findings suggest that one in three Americans have pirated a movie or TV series over the past year. Costs are a key motivator for these self-proclaimed pirates, with the number of legal subscription services and their price tags a key trigger.
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There’s More to Copyright Than Financial Incentives, Internet Archive Argues in Court
Updated: 2024-04-23 17:23:48The Internet Archive is doubling down on its position that its digital lending library service operates under the bounds of fair use. Major publishers assert that digitizing books without appropriate licensing amounts to infringement but IA counters that the practice is in the public interest. It also fits copyright's ultimate purpose; to promote the broad public availability of literature and other arts.
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New Piracy Shield Legal Challenge Filed at Italy’s Council of State
Updated: 2024-04-23 00:43:23Long before the launch of Italy's Piracy Shield blocking system, ISP association ASSOProvider warned that trouble lay ahead and innocent parties were likely to get caught up in the crossfire. After failing to stop the launch of the platform with a legal bid in 2023, ASSOProvider has mounted a new legal challenge at the Council of State, the body that ensures public administration is carried out legally in Italy.
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‘BestBuyIPTV’ Operator Sentenced in Vietnam’s First Ever Online Piracy Conviction
Updated: 2024-04-22 14:24:38An operator of the widely popular piracy service 'BestBuyIPTV' has received a 30-month suspended prison sentence in Vietnam. The prosecution followed criminal referrals from the Premier League and ACE, who note that this is the country's first-ever piracy conviction. While this is significant, the BestBuyIPTV brand isn't gone.
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Premier League Wants GoDaddy to Identify Live Streaming Pirates
Updated: 2024-04-21 10:58:33The Premier League wants domain registrar GoDaddy to identify people connected to dozen of pirate sports streaming domains that broadcast live football matches. The information, including IP-addresses and payment information, could assist with enforcement efforts. In addition, the Premier League would like GoDaddy to take action against these infringements but, as far as we know, that hasn't happened yet.
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Ex-Mangamura Owner Must Pay $11m to Publishers; He Says He Won’t
Updated: 2024-04-18 18:18:03A court in Japan has ordered the former operator of pirate site Mangamura to pay 1.7 billion yen ($11m) in damages to manga publishers Shogakukan, Kadokawa, and Shueisha. In 2021, Romi Hoshino received a three-year prison sentence after a criminal prosecution but in a subsequent civil action, the publishers hoped to recoup millions in damages. Commenting outside the Tokyo District Court on Thursday, Hoshino was clear: "I have no intention of paying anything."
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Uptobox Was Shut Down in 2023; A Court Will Decide Whether to Resurrect It
Updated: 2024-04-18 07:02:55Downtime at file-hosting platform Uptobox last September was initially described as a serious technical problem. It soon became apparent that several major Hollywood studios, StudioCanal, Apple and Amazon, had obtained a court order to seize Uptobox servers hosted at two cloud hosting companies. Seven months later, Uptobox's Dubai-based owner has just tried to convince a court that Uptobox should be resurrected.
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Despite 155 Piracy Incidents in Cinemas, Pirates Suffer Worst Year Since 2012
Updated: 2024-04-17 20:07:50
With shorter theatrical windows, access to legal streaming services, and a preference for consuming movies in higher quality, copies of films recorded in theaters are less attractive to Western consumers than they once were. Still, camcorder piracy remains a threat; data just released by the Film Content Protection Agency reveals that exhibitors reported 155 piracy-related security incidents in 2023. The end result was the worst year for pirates in the UK since 2012.
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Reddit Reports Surge in Copyright-Related User Bans
Updated: 2024-04-17 10:32:36Reddit's latest transparency report reveals that user bans for repeat copyright infringement skyrocketed in the last half of 2023. The company attributes the 258% increase to improved detection methods and increased operational capacity. The number of items that were removed from the site following copyright complaints dropped to little over half a million.
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Manga Publishers Grill YouTube & TikTok on Piracy and Content ID Restrictions
Updated: 2024-04-16 18:04:13During a recent copyright meeting at Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, representatives from Google (YouTube) and ByteDance (TikTok) were asked to give presentations on the topic of appropriate compensation. Soon, however, questions turned to Content ID, with a representative for manga publishers noting that, while record labels receive billions of dollars, the manga industry receives nothing.
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Daily News Updates: Your Guide to Staying Informed in the Digital Age
Updated: 2024-04-05 09:00:29: News from around the Globe Friday , April 5, 2024 RSS News from around the Globe Home News Politics Geopolitics Foreign Policy Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions Home Local Daily News Updates : Your Guide to Staying Informed in the Digital Age Stay Updated : Essential Tips for Daily News in the Digital Era Local News Daily News Updates : Your Guide to Staying Informed in the Digital Age By RSS Daily On Apr 5, 2024 Share In today’s fast-paced world , keeping abreast of the latest news can feel like a full-time job . With the flood of information available online , how can you ensure you’re staying informed without getting overwhelmed This guide is here to help you navigate the choppy waters of daily news updates , offering practical tips and insights to keep you informed , engaged , and