Topic: COPYRIGHT - on April 7, 2012 at 4:09:00 PM CEST
Where TPP Goes Beyond ACTA -- And How It Shows Us The Future Of IP Enforcement
ACTA and TPP have much in common. That's no coincidence, since they are both born of a common desire to move away from multilateral forums like WIPO that are relatively open to scrutiny, to invitation-only groups negotiating behind closed doors. That lack of transparency has allowed all kinds of extreme measures to be proposed without any countervailing arguments being heard about why they are neither fair nor sensible.
On "Technological Protection Measures" TPP has two nasty turns of the infringement screw:
TPP goes beyond ACTA by applying provisions on technological protection where circumvention is carried out unknowingly or without reasonable grounds to know.
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TPP goes beyond ACTA by explicitly limiting the possible limitations and exclusions to the TPM circumvention rules, while ACTA gives a country free reign to create exceptions and limitations it finds reasonable.
The second of those is particularly troublesome, since it reduces the scope for signatories to introduce more balanced copyright laws even if they wanted to. </p>
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on April 7, 2012 at 2:16:00 PM CEST
Fotografierverbot von Polizisten rechtswidrig - aber...
Das Fotografieren von Polizeikräften im Dienst ist ein Thema, das in der Praxis gerne auf unterschiedliche Rechtsaufassungen von Fotografen und Polizeibeamten stößt, in Fotografieforen immer mal wieder heiß diskutiert wird und auch in der Theorie nicht ganz uninteressant ist. Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht hat nun letztinstanzlich ein Fotografierverbot von sich im Dienst befindlichen Polizisten als rechtswidrig aufgehoben. Das Urteil ist über den konkreten Fall hinaus interessant, da das Gericht ganz grundsätzliche Sachverhalte festgelegt hat. Auch wenn die Schlagzeilen es suggerieren mögen: Einen Freibrief für das beliebige Fotografieren und Veröffentlichen von Polizeibeamten gibt es weiterhin nicht.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on April 7, 2012 at 2:14:00 PM CEST
"Die 'stille SMS' ist nicht durch die Strafprozessordnung gedeckt"
Im Interview mit Telepolis erklärt der Experte für Strafrecht und Strafverfahrensrecht Tobias Singelnstein, warum die heimlichen Ortungsmaßnahmen quer zur bundesdeutschen Rechtsetzung liegen
Seit letztem Herbst wird offenkundig, wie extensiv Bundesbehörden ebenso wie Landeskriminalämter Mobiltelefone mit sogenannten "stillen SMS" als Ortungswanze nutzen.
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Topic: Drone - on April 7, 2012 at 2:12:00 PM CEST
US draws up plans for nuclear drones
Technology is designed to increase flying time 'from days to months', along with power available for weapons systems
American scientists have drawn up plans for a new generation of nuclear-powered drones capable of flying over remote regions of the world for months on end without refuelling.
The blueprints for the new drones, which have been developed by Sandia National Laboratories – the US government's principal nuclear research and development agency – and defence contractor Northrop Grumman, were designed to increase flying time "from days to months" while making more power available for operating equipment, according to a project summary published by Sandia.
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Topic: TV - on April 6, 2012 at 1:48:00 PM CEST
The Koch Brothers - Aljazeera
Charles and David Koch are each worth about $25bn, which makes them the fourth richest Americans. When you combine their fortunes, they are the third wealthiest people in the world. Radical libertarians who use their money to oppose government and virtually all regulation as interference with the free market, the Kochs are in a class of their own as players on the American political stage. Their web of influence in the US stretches from state capitals to the halls of congress in Washington DC.
The Koch brothers fueled the conservative Tea Party movement that vigorously opposes Barack Obama, the US president. They fund efforts to derail action on global warming, and support politicians who object to raising taxes on corporations or the wealthy to help fix America’s fiscal problems. According to New Yorker writer Jane Mayer, who wrote a groundbreaking exposé of the Kochs in 2010, they have built a top to bottom operation to shape public policy that has been "incredibly effective. They are so rich that their pockets are almost bottomless, and they can keep pouring money into this whole process".
Koch industries, the second largest privately-held company in the US, is an oil refining, chemical, paper products and financial services company with revenues of a $100bn a year. Virtually every American household has some Koch product - from paper towels and lumber, to Stainmaster carpet and Lycra in sports clothes, to gasoline for cars. The Koch’s political philosophy of rolling back environmental and financial regulations is also beneficial to their business interests.
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Topic: POLITIK - on April 6, 2012 at 1:41:00 PM CEST
France election 2012: Nicolas Sarkozy bans cheese from Elysée Palace
It is an admission that is verging on sacrilegious for a French president. But Nicolas Sarkozy's top chef has revealed that the French head of state has banned cheese from the table at the Elysée Palace.
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Topic: NATURE - on April 6, 2012 at 1:40:00 PM CEST
Photosynthese - Das grüne Wunder
Photosynthese ist der wichtigste Prozess unter der Sonne - ohne sie gäbe es kein Leben auf der Erde. Könnte der Mensch sie beherrschen, wäre er seine Energiesorgen los. Forscher arbeiten daran.
Sallie Chisholm redet nicht lange drum herum: "Ich finde, dass sich jeder Mensch jeden Tag vor der Sonne verbeugen sollte. Und danach vor einer Pflanze." Sie meint das weder ironisch, noch steht sie im Verdacht, esoterisch angehaucht zu sein. Sie findet nur, dass die Leistungen der Natur nicht genügend gewürdigt werden. "Manchmal wache ich morgens auf und denke, ich dreh' durch, weil sich niemand darum kümmert."
Ihr Kopfschütteln über die Ignoranz der Welt kommt nicht von ungefähr: Seit 25 Jahren erforscht die Ökologin vom Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Mikroben, die das Meer bevölkern und denen das Leben auf der Erde viel zu verdanken hat. In den Ozeanen leben so viele von ihnen, dass Chisholm sie gar als "unsichtbaren Wald" bezeichnet. Unsichtbar, weil er unter der Meeresoberfläche verborgen liegt. Unsichtbar aber auch,
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Topic: food - on April 6, 2012 at 1:34:00 PM CEST
Poland to ban Monsanto's GM maize
Poland will impose a complete ban on growing the MON810 genetically modified strain of maize made by US company Monsanto on its territory, Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki said Wednesday.
"The decree is in the works. It introduces a complete ban on the MON810 strain of maize in Poland," Sawicki told reporters, adding that pollen of this strain could have a harmful effect on bees.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on April 6, 2012 at 1:31:00 PM CEST
LHC is back with big energy boost
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is operating again after its winter break.
Early on Thursday, opposing stable beams of protons were smashed into each other at four observation positions.
The total collision energy in these bunches of sub-atomic particles was eight trillion electron volts - a world record.
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Topic: MUSIK - on April 6, 2012 at 1:28:00 PM CEST
5000+ Artists Line Up For a Pirate Bay Promotion
Record labels and Hollywood have described The Pirate Bay as one of the biggest threats to their business, but thousands of artists clearly disagree with this view. In recent weeks more than 5000 independent artists have signed up to be promoted by the world’s largest torrent site. Those who were lucky enough to be featured are overwhelmed by the career boost and the positive responses from the public.
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Topic: MUSIK - on April 6, 2012 at 11:51:00 AM CEST
Jim Marshall, Founder of Marshall Amplifiers, Dies
Jim Marshall, the inventor who changed the sound of rock music, has died at age 88, according to a statement issued by the company that bears his name.
A drummer by trade, in the early ‘60s Marshall invented what became known as the Marshall JTM 45 guitar amplifier, seen by many guitarists as an improvement over the then-state-the-art Fender Bassman. In subsequent years, Marshall, who had been selling musical equipment out of a small shop in London, increased the effectiveness of the amps, which continue to be fitted with his name in white script against a black background.
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Topic: DRUGS - on April 6, 2012 at 11:46:00 AM CEST
ANF DG removed
ISLAMABAD: Anti-Narcotics Force Director General Major General Syed Shakil Hussain has been removed from his post, while government spokesperson said that his services have been taken back by the Army.
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