Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Google plans to cut off funding to DeviantArt, Fanfiction dot Net, MediaMiner, and even Anime News Network
Google is planning to cut off funding to websites that are deemed "illegal", this may include DeviantArt, Fanfiction dot Net, and MediaMiner because they are hosting derivative works of copyrighted material. Anime News Network may also be in danger of losing funding in advertisement because they are linking to copyrighted material from media news sources. Toonzone could also lose funding in advertisement which they post links to copyrighted material from other media sources, while the forum rules prohibit linking to pirated material such as torrents. This also goes with Neogaf, Anime Vice, and Gaijinside.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
European Human Rights Court Ruling could mean a second attempt to ratify ACTA
A European Human Rights Court Ruling, according to Techdirt, says that copyright doesn't violate human rights. This ruling will allow the European Parliament to make another attempt to ratify ACTA regardless of the opposition. If copyright is compatible with the EU's human rights law, then so is ACTA. Seeing the Chris Dodd, MPAA chairman is very pleased on the ruling and even suggesting that the EU must again ratify ACTA.
With ACTA ratified and into full force after six ratifications, patent trolls will have the right to harass consumers, schools, universities, and businesses for money. Non commercial uses can be treated as commercial copyright infringement including parodies, mashups, etc. Even singing a copyrighted song in the shower or the song "Happy Birthday" which is owned by Time Warner is infringement
One patent troll coming by the name Project Paperless, sued several companies for using copiers they claim to patent, whether the patent is owned by companies such Microsoft, Xerox, Currently, US Congress are trying to pass legislation to combat Patent abuse. With ACTA ratified into full force, Project Paperless is free to continue on harassing and suing businesses until they go bankrupt and shut down.
With ACTA ratified and into full force after six ratifications, patent trolls will have the right to harass consumers, schools, universities, and businesses for money. Non commercial uses can be treated as commercial copyright infringement including parodies, mashups, etc. Even singing a copyrighted song in the shower or the song "Happy Birthday" which is owned by Time Warner is infringement
One patent troll coming by the name Project Paperless, sued several companies for using copiers they claim to patent, whether the patent is owned by companies such Microsoft, Xerox, Currently, US Congress are trying to pass legislation to combat Patent abuse. With ACTA ratified into full force, Project Paperless is free to continue on harassing and suing businesses until they go bankrupt and shut down.
The FCC is not proposing a Super Wifi plan to give everyone free wifi
There are false rumors that the FCC is proposing a Super Wifi plan to give everyone free wifi, free phone service and free internet.
What the FCC really proposed after the National Broadband Plan was enacted, is to auction UHF spectrum (channels 31-51) to big telcos, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-mobile. You may want to look at this on Snopes before you get excited.
1 Spectrum bandwidth is too expensive.
2. Nationwide wifi broadband will be too expensive as big telcos impose data caps, you may want to consider using cable/satellite broadband like Xfinity, Hughesnet, and Exede.
3. How are you going to handle all the copyright lawsuits if you had a white space device to give everyone free public wifi? In order for you to offer public wifi, you must adopt stricter rules to combat online piracy including the six strikes system.
The Internet is going to die sooner or later. So you better get the old rabbit ears, read a paperback book, and explore nature.
What the FCC really proposed after the National Broadband Plan was enacted, is to auction UHF spectrum (channels 31-51) to big telcos, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-mobile. You may want to look at this on Snopes before you get excited.
1 Spectrum bandwidth is too expensive.
2. Nationwide wifi broadband will be too expensive as big telcos impose data caps, you may want to consider using cable/satellite broadband like Xfinity, Hughesnet, and Exede.
3. How are you going to handle all the copyright lawsuits if you had a white space device to give everyone free public wifi? In order for you to offer public wifi, you must adopt stricter rules to combat online piracy including the six strikes system.
The Internet is going to die sooner or later. So you better get the old rabbit ears, read a paperback book, and explore nature.
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