Collaborate Disseminate
Earlier this month, we posted coverage of an ingenious calculator hack that took a Casio calculator and put an ESP8266 module and an OLED display in the space occupied by its solar cell. Controlled by a pair of unobtrusive Hall effect devices, the calculator could have been used as an …read more
Continue reading DMCA Takedown Issued Over Casio Code That Wasn’t
It’s not the first ISP to be held accountable for alleged piracy: Cox is looking at a $1b damage order. Continue reading Reveal the identities of alleged pirates, court tells ISP
A US court shielded ISP account holders from a request for expedited discovery to see whose IP addresses were used to share pirated videos. Continue reading Judge lambasts porn company for spewing copyright lawsuits
The Watch Tower sought to unmask a Jehovah’s Witness who posted its content to show what data the organization collects and processes. Continue reading Redditor can stay anonymous, court rules
Photo sharing website Flickr is trying to combat copyright infringement with a service that spots copies of its users’ images online. Continue reading Flickr tackling online image theft with new AI service
The /r/piracy subreddit is deleting all posts older than six months after allegedly being alerted to an overwhelming amount of copyright complaints. Continue reading Reddit’s Piracy Subreddit Is Purging a Decade of Posts
If the music industry has its way, accused pirates could be kicked off the internet permanently based on what’s often flimsy evidence of guilt. Continue reading Music Industry Sues Major ISP In Bid to Kick Pirates Offline Permanently
By submitting fake copyright “flags” a scammer demanded hundreds of dollars via Paypal or Bitcoin and even managed to get past YouTube’s anti-abuse team. Continue reading A Scammer Used YouTube’s Copyright System to Ransom Creators
In 1998, Congress unanimously passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) to implement two international copyright treaties. Among other provisions, the DMCA addresses the use of technical measures (digital rights management or DRM… Continue reading The Right to Repair Your Electronics Just Got Stronger
But critics say losing access to an essential utility is a problematic over-reaction to copyright infringement. Continue reading AT&T Will Kick Internet Users Offline for Piracy