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Submission + - Microsoft wants help to edge browser to Linux (zdnet.com) 1

Submitted by think_nix on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @07:42AM

think_nix writes: An article posted on Zdnet Microsoft is asking Linux developers on what requirements would be for bringing Edge to Linux. Microsoft has also setup the survey here https://www.zdnet.com/article/.... The article mentions Microsoft

no technical blockers to keep us from creating Linux binaries

Is Microsoft a little late to the wrong party ?

Submission + - EU Ministers backing GMO Food. Allowing Nation States Approve or Deny.

Submitted by think_nix on Friday June 13, 2014 @07:19AM

think_nix writes: As reported from EU Parliament with a controversial follow up at rt . The EU Parliament is paving way for EU Nation States to decide on banning or allowing GMO grown foods within their respective territories. A further article at der Spiegel (German) (google translate) quotes the German Health Minister if countries cannot specifically scientifically argument the ban, this would allow GMO companies to initiate legal actions against the banning ruling states. Furthermore it was noted, given EU Parliaments current stance on not reintroducing border and customs controls between member states, this will make checks and controls of GMO foods between member states even more difficult. Also noting that the recently passed EU consumer food label law has no mention of GMO foods.

Submission + - DC Comics copyright suit over replicated Batmobile (wired.com)

Submitted by think_nix on Thursday February 02, 2012 @04:49AM

think_nix writes: Wired reports of U.S. District Judge Ronald S. W. Lew siding with DC Comics in the federal copyright court case against Gotham Garage owner Mark Towle. DC claims Towle of selling "unlicensed replica vehicle modification kits based on vehicle design copyrights from plaintiff’s Batman property, including various iterations of the fictional automobile, the Batmobile." Lew noted that, "DC Comics pleads sufficient facts to support its allogations. Although , generally copyright law does not apply to “useful articles” such as autos."

Submission + - Apache Harmony moves to Apache Attic (h-online.com)

Submitted by think_nix on Friday November 04, 2011 @12:40PM

think_nix writes: After the resignation of Apache from the the Java SE/EE Executive Committee, the time has now come for Harmony to be added to the Apache Attic. An open vote was taken within the PMC with a 20 — 2 majority.

Submission + - iPhone 4 prototype finder gets probation (wired.com)

Submitted by think_nix on Wednesday October 12, 2011 @09:04AM

think_nix writes: Brian Hogan who found an iPhone 4 prototype last year which was sold to Gizmodo for $5,000, has been sentenced to 1 year probation , 40 hours of community service and fined $250. Although the District Attorney's office was asking for jailtime. wired.com has the full story.

Submission + - RIAA Threatens ICANN with lawsuit (icann.org)

Submitted by think_nix on Friday January 21, 2011 @05:22AM

think_nix writes: A letter from Victoria Sheckler, Deputy General Counsel the RIAA to ICANN threatens to sue ICANN over the future implementation of the .music gTLD if certain "measures" are not met by ICANN in compliance with the RIAA. The letter states and points out such concerns as 'Community Objections', 'Lack of Transparency' , and 'Malicious Conduct' the reasons of concern from the RIAA.

As noted above, we are concerned that a music themed gTLD will be used to enable wide scale copyright and trademark infringment

Submission + - Pirate Bay shuts down tracker (torrentfreak.com)

Submitted by think_nix on Tuesday November 17, 2009 @06:33AM

think_nix writes: The Pirate Bay has shut down their bit torrent tracker. Instead TPB is now using DHT [torrentfreak] (Distributed Hash Table) to distribute the torrents. TPB Blog [thepiratebay] states that DHT along with PEX (Peer Exchange) Technology is just as effective if not better for finding peers than a centralized service. The local (thelocal se) reports that shutting down the tracker and implementing DHT & PEX could be due to the latest court rulings in Sweden against 2 of tpb owners, and may decide the outcome of the case.

Submission + - UK ISP disconnects customers for file sharing

Submitted by think_nix on Friday July 24, 2009 @09:47AM

think_nix writes: Without any kind of warning, Karoo the only ISP in the area of Hull disconnects subscribers if they fileshare or are even suspected of filesharing. Copyright owners are also working with Karoo helping them identify and report suspected filesharers using their services . In order to get back service the first time subscribers then have to sign a waiver stating they will not do it again to have service restored. The original bbc Article here states that some subscribers have even had their access cut off for more than two years.

Submission + - Sweden Promotes Space Tourism by 2012 (thelocal.se)

Submitted by think_nix on Thursday March 19, 2009 @07:16AM

think_nix writes: The local.se is reporting for around 200,000 $USD tickets for eager space tourists looking for that outer space adventure will be purchasable from the Swedens Ice Hotel in Kiruna. The flights are planned to be run by Virgin Galactic, also allowing flights to be taken from New Mexico U.S.A. The Article further states that already around 300 Tickets have been purchased.

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