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Submission + - Webcam saves walker (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by siloko on Wednesday February 03, 2010 @01:33PM

siloko writes: A German walker stranded on sea ice after abandoning the beach in favor of a better picture of the sunset has been saved after flashes from his camera were spotted by a tourist webcam viewer hundreds of miles away. After darkness fell over the the seaside town of St Peter-Ording the walker became disorientated and couldn't locate the coast. In desperation the walker, who hasn't been named, started using his camera flash to attract attention, which was noticed by a woman watching a webcam of the are. She notified the police who located the man and escorted him to safety. Full story on the BBC.

Submission + - 'Creative Industries' call for file-sharers ban (bbc.co.uk)

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siloko

on Monday May 11, 2009 @11:11PM

siloko writes: "An alliance of so-called 'Creative Industries', including the UK Film Council, have signed a joint statement asking the UK government to force ISPs into banning users caught sharing illegally. In an "unprecedented joint statement", the alliance predicted a "lawless free-for-all" unless the government ensured the "safe and secure delivery of legal content". The previous tactic of pursuing individual file-sharers in the courts appear to have been abandoned. "Instead, [the government] should provide enabling legislation, for the specific measures to be identified and implemented in an Industry Code of Practice," it recommends. One wonders how they remain 'creative' in their vocation when they keep on trotting out the same old story backed up by imaginary statistics (they claim 50% of net traffic in the UK is illegal content but provide no evidence for this figure). The BBC also has a blog entry dissecting their statement."

Submission + - ISP says no to BPI pressure (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by siloko on Friday April 04, 2008 @01:19AM

siloko writes: From the article: The head of one of Britain's biggest internet providers has criticised the music industry for demanding that he act against pirates. Charles Dunstone of Carphone Warehouse, which runs the TalkTalk broadband service, is refusing. He said it is not his job to be an internet policeman. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7329801.stm

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