Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 27, 2010 at 9:48:00 PM CET
ACTA: "Keine Verpflichtung zu Netzsperren"
EU-Handelskommissar Karel de Gucht hat sich in der Debatte um das umstrittene Anti-Piraterie-Abkommen ACTA gegen die Verpflichtung zu Netzsperren nach wiederholten Urheberrechtsvergehen ausgesprochen. Unterdessen ist eine Liste von Ländern durchgesickert, die sich gegen die Veröffentlichung von Verhandlungsdokumenten wehren.
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Topic: ART - on February 27, 2010 at 1:41:00 PM CET
Staple Art of Baptiste Debombourg
Eindrucksvolle Arbeit des französischen Künstlers Baptiste Debombourg. 35,000 staples, placed over 75 hours.
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Topic: NATURE - on February 27, 2010 at 1:40:00 PM CET
Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier
An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg, scientists said on Friday, in an event that could affect ocean circulation patterns.
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Topic: STRANGE - on February 27, 2010 at 1:37:00 PM CET
Visitors evacuated as Dubai's shark aquarium cracks open
An aquarium and a shopping centre in Dubai have been evacuated after water leaked from a massive tank holding hundreds of sharks.
Safety officials said the "small crack" appeared in the tank which holds 10 million litres of water and more than 33,000 underwater creatures.
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Topic: LONGEST - on February 27, 2010 at 1:34:00 PM CET
Man with 'world's longest hair', Tran Van Hay, dies in Vietnam
Tran Van Hay is thought to have had hair up to 6.8 metres long, although it had never been officially measured for a record attempt. It stretched in a thick, matted cord around his body, resembling a massive furry boa constrictor.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on February 27, 2010 at 1:32:00 PM CET
Swedish Investigator Hired By Warner Bros. During Pirate Bay Investigation Now In Charge Of IT Crime In Sweden
You may recall, back before The Pirate Bay trial in Sweden, a story came out about how the lead police investigator in the case just happened to take a job at Warner Bros. movie studio while The Pirate Bay investigation was still ongoing.
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